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Who can call Australia home and when can they do so?

Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Peter Dutton

Malcolm Turnbull, left, and Peter Dutton Source: AAP

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has unveiled the biggest overhaul in Australia's citizenship standards in decades.Migrants hoping to call Australia home will now be tested on their English skills, as well as questioned about their cultural values and attitudes towards women. People and communities around Australia are trying to come to terms with changes to Australia's citizenship requirements, with many now facing a much longer wait for citizenship than they were expecting. Kulasegaram Sanchayan reports in Tamil based on features prepared by Matt Connellan and James Elton-Pym.


 

 

 


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