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AUS government to have second crack at tightening citizenship requirements.

Australian Citizenship Changes

Turnbull government plans to have a second go at passing its citizenship changes in the first half of this year. The Turnbull government's original plans to tighten citizenship requirements included making permanent residents wait four years instead of one to apply, as well as rolling out a university level English language test.


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By Madhura Seneviratne, Marija Zivic

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Turnbull government plans to have a second go at passing its citizenship changes in the first half of this year. The Turnbull government's original plans to tighten citizenship requirements included making permanent residents wait four years instead of one to apply, as well as rolling out a university level English language test.



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