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Citizenship test 'could face court'.

Australasian Business Intelligence, September, 2006

Byline: Bernard Lane

Sep 19, 2006 (The Australian - ABIX via COMTEX) -- The Australian Government plans to introduce a citizenship test for those wanting to settle in the country. It would ascertain the knowledge of Australian cultural values and the English language proficiency of the applicant. However, the Australian National University's director of the Centre for International & Public Law, Kim Rubenstein, warns the necessary legislation must be carefully prepared, or the courts will need to deal with legal action by those failing the exam. Swinburne University of Technology sociologist Katharine Betts and Ghassan Hage, an anthropologist at the University of Sydney, also note that the values to be featured need to be seen as aspirational ones and giving...

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