The MCNT welcomes the recent study by the Migration Integration Policy Index (IMPEX) which found that Australia is a world leader in providing a clear path to citizenship. Australia ranked 3rd out of 33 countries in citizenship policies and 5th in its overall approach by to providing opportunities for citizenship and participation in society. While the Citizenship Test has become fairer and more flexible, the levels of English required are still however more demanding than in other comparable countries and in this sense it is discriminatory and infringes on the human right of nationality...
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Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory
Thomas Huddleston
Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Group
Thomas Huddleston is a policy analyst at the Migration Policy Group, a European think-and-do-tank. He coordinates MPG’s research for European cooperation on national integration policies, including the second and third editions of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) (published in February 2011) and the third edition of the European Commission’s Handbook on Integration.
