Every year thousands of people are confirmed as new Australians.
Many of them attend citizenship ceremonies to make it official, with Australia Day being one of the most popular occasions to make that affirmation.
This year, about 300 councils held it on that day, but 36 did not.
Under new mandatory changes, Federal Minister for Citizenship David Coleman says all councils will have to hold them on January the 26th.
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