Victoria has welcomed its newest citizens in an emotional Australia Day ceremony at Melbourne’s Town Hall.
Almost 100 people proudly became Australian at the ceremony at Town Hall, which welcomed couples, families, and individuals.
Priyanka Deshpande and her husband Vinayak Shenoy at a Citizenship ceremony at Melbourne Townhill on Australia Day. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling While her family back in India were supportive, Priyanka said the hardest part about embracing Australian citizenship was having to give up her own Indian citizenship, as the country did not allow dual-citizenships.
The 28 year-old said he had been attempting for almost a decade to become a citizen after first studying and then gaining employment in Australia. Scottish couple Daniel and Lorraine McKenna and their son Zachary all received their citizenship on Wednesday, after eight years in Australia.“I’d been here before and I loved it and I wanted to come back again,” Lorraine said.
While Australia had similar cultural values to Scotland, Daniel said there was one adjustment he took a while to come to terms with.
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