'Significant increase' in processing of Australian citizenship applications: Citizenship Minister

Citizenship Minister David Coleman says there has been a "significant improvement" in the processing of citizenship applications after more resources were put into the system.

Australian citizenship application fee has been raised after five years. Source: AAP

You can also read the full version of this story on SBS Punjabi here.

Minister for Immigration and Citizenship David Coleman says the processing times for Australian citizenship applications are reducing with the department throwing in more resources following criticism in the face of a mounting backlog of applications.