Ceremonies welcome 16,000 new Australian citizens from 150 countries

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More than 16,000 people from over 150 nations have become citizens on Australia Day at 400 ceremonies across the country. 7NEWS

Fast forward eight years and the pair are married with two children, and now among the newest Australians after taking part in the national citizenship ceremony inMr Chitsungo, originally from Zimbabwe, and Ms Sy, originally from the Philippines, arrived as international students in 2014.

The couple along with their eldest child Tanatswa, 3, are among the 19 people conferred as citizens during the ceremony on Australia Day. “We came here as international students and then we decided to be permanent residents, and now there’s lots of privileges to be a citizen.”

 

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