Calls for tougher language requirements for citizenship

Federal goverment backbencher Sharman Stone is calling for stricter English language requirements for prospective citizens.

Calls for tougher English language requirements for prospective citizensCalls for tougher English language requirements for prospective citizens

Calls for tougher English language requirements for prospective citizens

A federal goverment backbencher is calling for stricter English language requirements for prospective citizens.

Victorian Liberal MP Sharman Stone says people who cannot speak English don't have the chance to participate in community life.

She told Harriet Conron why she thinks English skills are important for citizenship.

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By Harriet Conron


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