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  • Australian govt pushes easier language test for new citizens

    10/18/2017 6:53:24 PM PDT · by Olog-hai · 4 replies
    Associated Press ^ | Oct 18, 2017 9:10 PM EDT | Rod McGuirk
    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...