Is Australia Day the right time to hold citizenship ceremonies?
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14 December 2022 at 9:03 am #1784834
Jan FisherParticipantAs Australia Day approaches the vexatious issue of citizenship ceremonies has raised its ugly head again.
One Melbourne council will not hold a citizenship ceremony on January 26, despite the former federal government forcing councils to continue with the events. The current government has gone radio silent on whether they will enforce the edict.
The Greens-led Merri-bek council, which takes in the suburbs of Brunswick, Coburg and Fawkner voted to accept a recommendation from its First Nations advisory committee to stop holding the ceremony on January 26.
Neighbouring councils of Darebin and Yarra were stripped of their rights to hold citizenship ceremonies in 2017 for similar stands.
Should the federal government force councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Australia Day?
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15 December 2022 at 10:21 am #1785153
ronlobyParticipantWhy not? There must be a “DAY” to officially welcome new people into our country. Just because 26 January stirs some people a bit doesn’t mean we can’t use Australia Day. Maybe we could use Christmas Day instead because that is a public holiday also. Let’s get real people and use the 26th of January.
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