Updated test and pass rate to take effect from 19 October 2009
The Australian government have announced that all would-be citizens will need to take a new revised citizenship test from 19 October 2009. The pass mark for the new test will increase from 60 per cent to 75 per cent but will not contain any mandatory questions. more ...

Australian Citizenship Exam Undergoes Major Changes
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) of Australia recently announced changes made to its citizenship exam. more ...

Australian government cuts immigration program
The Rudd Government will cut the 2008-09 permanent skilled migration program by 14 per cent to protect local jobs while ensuring employers can access skilled professionals in industries still experiencing skills shortages. more ...

Citizenship Test to be revised by August 09 - Pass mark raised to 75 percent
The federal government has announced that a revised Australian Citizenship Test will be ready by August 2009. The changes will include increasing the pass mark from 60 to 75 percent and shifting the test's focus to democratic beliefs, rights and liberties and law. more ...

Citizenship test review to be released
The federal government will release a review of the controversial citizenship test within weeks according to The Age. more ...

Celebrating Australian Citizenship Day 2008
More than 1600 people will become Australian citizens today as part of Australian Citizenship Day celebrations around the nation. more ...

Independent committee to review citizenship test
An independent committee of seven eminent Australians will review the citizenship test, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced today. more ...

Australian Government to Review Citizenship Test
The Minister of Immigration has announced that the Australian citizenship test is to be reviewed amid the release of figures that show a significant proportion of applicants have failed the test. more ...

Citizenship testing begins with 83% pass rate
In the first week of Australian citizenship testing, 83% of would-be citizens passed the multiple choice test. However the government admitted that not all of the questions had been finalised in time and that further test questions were planned. more ...

Australian citizenship tests to start in October 2007
The Australian government has finally published the resource book and set the start date for the citizenship test. Most people wishing to submit an application for Australian citizenship on or after 1 October 2007 will first need to pass the Australian Citizenship Test. more ...

Australian Citizenship Test Approved by Senate
The Federal Senate in Australia has approved the legislation required to implement the Australian Citizenship Test. more ...

Becoming an Australian Citizen: A Summary
The Australian government recently released a draft of Becoming an Australian Citizen – the resource book that applicants will study for the Australian Citizenship Test. We summarise the contents of the book here. more ...

Sample questions from Becoming an Australian Citizen
The Australian federal government has released a draft of the resource book Becoming an Australian Citizen. The book includes 20 sample questions, designed to give a feel for what the test questions will be like. more ...

Government releases draft resource book for test
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews has released a draft version of the resource book that prospective citizenship test applicants will use to study for the citizenship test. He has also revealed more details of how the test will work. more ...

New Aussie test to be based on Britishness test
The materials used by would-be Australian citizens will be based on a UK booklet used for Britain's own citizenship test. more ...

Further details about Aussie test topics revealed
The Australian citizenship test will include questions on the country's Christian background, geography and the colour of the flag. more ...

Increase in Iraqi refugees comes at the expense of those from Africa
The Australian federal government has announced that it will lift the intake of refugees from the Middle East. But this will result in a dramatic decrease in refugees from Africa more ...

Australia targets English speakers for immigration
Speakers of English will be awarded extra credit under the points system for immigration operated by the Australian government more ...

Citizen test easier for some
The Australian Government has left open the option of offering an easy version of its citizenship test to migrants who are unable to meet the English requirements of the main test. more ...

Australian Residents Rush to Become Citizens Before the Going Gets Tough
NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 06/24/2007 - The Australian Government’s plans to make it tougher to become an Australian Citizen have prompted a surge in applications from people trying to beat its introduction in September . more ...

Answers to sample questions
Answers to sample questions from the draft resource book Becoming an Australian Citizen more ...