Posted on 10/18/2017 6:53:24 PM PDT by Olog-hai
The Australian government said Thursday it was prepared to relax its proposed English language test for new citizens as a compromise to get other tough new restrictions on attaining citizenship through Parliament.
Immigration and Borden Protection Minister Peter Dutton said his conservative government was prepared to reduce its proposed English-language skill threshold from “competent” to “modest:” a level of basic communication with many mistakes. The change would be from level six to five on the nine-level International English Language Testing System scale. Language skills are not currently tested in the Australian citizenship process although some English is required.
”We believe very strongly that the proposal that we’ve put forward is moderate, it’s sensible,” Dutton told reporters, adding that the new rules would enable the government to cancel the visas of convicted criminals who could otherwise become citizens under the current rules. …
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Well, if a male sheep is a jumbuck, is a ewe really a jumdoe?
Is “Mate” gender specific?
Will it change?
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