Highlights. Changes in the citizenship test come into effect on 15 November 2020; Five new questions focusing on the Australian values will be added, in a total of 20 questions ...

Becoming an Australian citizen is about to get tougher as the country plans a major shake-up of its immigration process — including a new test of "values." Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on ...

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.

With more than 1200 new Aussies failing the citizenship test three times last year before going on to pass it, and the Home Affairs Department accused of taking too long to process applications ...

Migrants hoping to become Australian citizens are failing the test in huge numbers, new data has revealed. Out of the 288,603 citizenship tests that were completed from May 2022 to August 2023 ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated Australia's population. It is 24 million. SYDNEY — The Australian government unveiled sweeping new citizenship rules this ...

Sydney: Australia plans to raise the bar for handing out citizenships by lengthening the waiting period, adding a new "Australian values" test and raising the standard for English language as part ...

Australia’s government broadened a crackdown on immigration with plans to test citizenship applicants on their acceptance of the country’s culture—a change it denies targets Muslims.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tightened Australian citizenship rules in a further crackdown on immigration as his government seeks to boost its flagging popularity.