The opposition has pledged to reinstate a requirement for local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day.
The opposition has promised to reinstate a requirement for councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day after 81 councils boycotted the tradition.
“The Prime Minister sent a signal to those councils that Australia Day didn’t matter and that it was something to be ashamed of,” Mr Dutton said.Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton has said he would mandate councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day. Picture: NewsWire / Valeriu Campan
“Would we reinstate a requirement for councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day? You bet,” Mr Dutton said. The issue has become increasingly contentious as debates over the significance of January 26 have grown louder.
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