A dedicated section on Australian values will be included in all tests for hopeful citizens from mid-November, the government has announced on Australian Citizenship Day.
Australia’s citizenship test is getting its first update in more than a decade, with a focus on Australian values.
“We are asking those who apply for citizenship to understand our values more deeply before they make the ultimate commitment to our nation.”The updated citizenship test will comprise of 20 multiple choice questions, including five new questions on Australian values. The applicant will be required to correctly answer all five of the questions on values, with a mark of at least 75 per cent overall, to pass the test.
Do you agree that men and women should be provided equality of opportunity when pursuing their goals and interests?These aren’t the exact questions in the test and answers will be multiple choice. “I felt a sense of relief when I got that email,” he said. “Knowing that process was ending was a relief because I didn’t engage a migration agent or lawyer or anything. I had taken on the stresses myself.”He was sworn-in as an Australian citizen on 26 January 2018, a day he’ll never forget.
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