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Can a short multiple-choice test encourage new citizens to connect with a sense of national identity, or does it risk oversimplifying complex, contested ideas?
Language tests for citizenship are increasingly common overseas. But they will not boost English skills among new Australians.
The revamped citizenship test would include questions focused on “Australian values”. But why not ask prospective Australians to show an understanding of our ancient landscape and unique species too?
Simulating some experiences of immigrant life can help nonimmigrants learn to understand, and even trust, people from other countries more.
It’s unclear if the Life in the UK test is designed to test whether somebody has already integrated, or to encourage it.
Citizenship is increasingly becoming something that must be ‘earned’, but this undermines basic rights.
The government has finally found an issue it can cast in terms of “national security” on which it can get a fight with Labor. Bill Shorten usually sticks leech-like to bipartisanship on anything with even…
The English language test is an unfair barrier to anyone for whom English is not their mother tongue.
There has been much talk recently about “Australian values”. The new citizenship test will require aspiring Australians to demonstrate they possess them, or can at least reproduce them under exam conditions…
Refugees are both more likely to apply for citizenship, and twice as likely as other migrant groups to have to retake the test.
There is a risk that if Australian citizenship is too hard to attain, it will create a two-tier system of permanent residency.
Malcolm Turnbull is continuing his pitch to assert ‘Australian values’ and national identity.
The most important benefit of citizenship for migrants is the sense of inclusion and acceptance into their adopted community.
Ten years ago as a BBC special correspondent Kurt Barling broke the story of a teenager who had been abused as a domestic servant. Now he reports on what happened next.
Today, October 1, the Australian citizenship test turns seven. This is the official test that determines if a migrant can become an Australian citizen. It is a good time to evaluate its performance. The…
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