The previous federal government's ruling on citizenship ceremonies has been overturned. 9News
Citizenship Minister Andrew Giles said the "pragmatic" change would allow councils to conduct the ceremonies on any day between January 23 and January 29.
"The government's priority is to ensure that, where people have made the choice to become Australia citizens, they are afforded that opportunity in their own communities, with friends and family, in a timely way." Although the government cited "pragmatic" considerations such as costs and scheduling in its announcement, the debate around January 26 ceremonies has also been shaped by the broader clash over whether the day dubbed "Invasion Day" by many Indigenous Australians is the appropriate one to celebrate new Australians.
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