Australia unveils immigrant tests
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Australia is to introduce a citizenship test, based on "mateship" and including language and culture issues.
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Most Canadians know so little about their own country that they would flunk the basic test that new immigrants are required to take before becoming citizens, according to a poll released on Friday.
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France's parliament passes a new bill introducing possible DNA tests for foreigners who want to join relatives.
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Australia will issue its first formal apology to the country's indigenous people next month
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People who want to become Australians  will have to commit to broad values of &quot;mateship&quot; and may need  to brush up on horse racing and political history under new  citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
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Australia said on Sunday it was relaxing its migration program to allow more skilled workers into the country where the jobless rate is at a three-decade low and most companies face a labor shortage.
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Australia announced plans to toughen its citizenship policies but denied that new demands requiring immigrants to pledge allegiance to Australian values were aimed at Muslims.
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ADELAIDE, Australia  - A training school for counter-terrorist spies from Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific will be set up if the coalition is re-elected on Saturday, Prime Minister John Howard said Tuesday.
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Australia, which is already training the new Iraqi police and military forces, has been asked to help train Iraq's intelligence and security officers.
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Migrants who want to become Australian citizens will have to be able to correctly identify the country&#39;s prime minister and national flower, according to a new draft citizenship test released Sunday.
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A new security pact between Australia and Indonesia came into force Thursday at a ceremony in Perth attended by the foreign ministers of the at-times testy neighbours.
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A high failure rate among migrants  sitting a citizenship exam introduced by Australia's former  conservative government has prompted a re-think of the  controversial test, criticized by some as racist.
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Singapore&#39;s Changi Airport is testing a combined airline check-in and immigration system in what aviation authorities in the city-state said is a world first that will save passengers time and hassle.
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People who want to become Australians will have to commit to broad values of "mateship" and may need to brush up on horse racing and political history under new citizenship tests outlined by the government on Sunday.
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Australian doctors use genetic screening to ensure that a test tube baby's blood is compatible with its mother's.
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The government wants to make the citizenship test for immigrants more meaningful, requiring a better understanding of America's history and government institutions. No longer would it be sufficient to know the three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial). Applicants could also be asked why there are three branches of government.
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Australian opposition parties yesterday backed a call for Australian Prime Minister John Howard to take a lie detector test in the wake of allegations he knowingly made false statements about asylum seekers ahead of 2001 elections.