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The demand to be an Australian citizen has never been higher, according to the federal government, which estimates close to 189,000 people are now waiting for their citizenship applications to be processed. This is more than eight times the number in 2015, when there were just under 23,000 people.


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The demand to be an Australian citizen has never been higher, according to the federal government, which estimates close to 189,000 people are now waiting for their citizenship applications to be processed. This is more than eight times the number in 2015, when there were just under 23,000 people.



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