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Labor scraps local council rule to hold Australia Day citizenship ceremonies

Published 16 December 2022, 5:12 am

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. Under the changes councils will be able to hold the ceremonies in a six day window around January 26, though the government says it still has a strong expectation they will be held on the public holiday.

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