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Local councils are now allowed to choose when they want to hold citizenship ceremonies: Current Affair 19 Dec

Citizenship day

Source: AAP

Today -19 December, SBS Sinhala Radio current Affair Feature on Local councils are now allow to to choose when they want to held citizenship ceremonies


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  • Local councils will no longer be forced to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day, after Federal Labor scrapped a decision by the former Coalition government. Some Melbourne councils had resolved not to hold the ceremonies on Australia Day, out of respect for Indigenous communities.

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