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- O le ripoti le Multicultural Framework Review ua faasalalauina faalauaitele ma e 29 fautuaga poo recommendations o loo aumai ai
- E 10 fautuaga o loo faapea mai e tatau ona faatinoina nei, e aofia ai le su'ega sitiseni le citizenship test.
- Ua talisapaia e le faalapotopotoga le Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) le ripoti mai le Iloiloga.
O le o se iloiloga tele e 200 itulau le tele o lana ripoti, ma o loo vala'au ai i le malo e toe silasila i fuafuaga ma tulafono e tuleia ai le atunuu o se atunuu e "tele ma anoanoa'i" tu, aganu'u ma gagana o loo aofia ai.
E 'ova i le tausaga na faagasolo ai galuega a le Komiti, ma ua vala'au i lana ripoti i le malo tele e auala i ni fautuaga poo recommendations e 29 - o le 10 o ia fautuaga o loo vala'au ia faatinoina i se taimi vave.
O le ripoti ma le iloiloga na faia i soalaupulega ma tagata e 'ova i le 1,400 ma faalapotopotoga e 750 i le atunu'u.
"Australia stands at a unique crossroads where we have a great opportunity to craft an inclusive future where not only do we celebrate our differences, but also our shared values to help form our national identity,” na saunoa ai Dr Bulent Hass Dellal, le faatonu o le Australian Multicultural Foundation ma le ta'ita'ifono o le komiti.
O se tasi o fautuaga taua, o le iloiloga o teuteuga i le auala o loo faia ai le su'ega mo sitiseni, le citizenship test, lea ua fautuaina ai le faia o le su'ega i isi gagana atoa ai ma le gagana Igilisi.
Dr Bulent Hass Dellal AO was the chair of the review which was launched in 2023. Source: SBS
"Apart from a very small category that are exempted from the exam, the test, the rest are required to do the test in English, which is very challenging for some groups, especially minority and refugees categories and some family visa-holders," na ia saunoa.
O le isi fautuaga o le faavaeina o se Komisi se Multicultural Affairs Commission ma sona Komesina, ma se matagaluega tuma'oti, se Department of Multicultural Affairs, Immigration and Citizenship, ma sona lava minisita.
Na faaalia e se sui soo'upu o le matagaluega o Home Affairs o le a silasila le malo i le ripoti ma fautuaga o aumai ai ona "solaupuleina lea o ona vaega taua ma le tele o itutino ma matagaluega tala feagai o le malo nei ma aga'i ai i le lumana'i."
Na ta'ua e le sui soo'upu, o le su'ega sitiseni le citizenship test e taua e iloa ai o malamalama le tagata o talosaga e fia sitiseni i le "Igilisi faigofie ma vaega taua o le sosaiete o tagata i Ausetalia", o le malamalama i le Igilisi e faalagolago iai lona auai ma avea ma tagatanu'u.
“The citizenship test will continue to be offered only in English as this reflects the role our national language plays in unifying the community and ensuring those who become citizens can fully participate in Australian society,” na saunoa ai foi le sui soo'upu.
“The department continuously monitors the operation of the test in order to consider any potential adjustments and support that may be needed.”
Ua talisapaia e le faalapotopotoga le Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) fautuaga a le iloiloga e faatatau i le su'ega sitiseni, le citizenship test.
“In too many cases, we see families divided between those who are able to pass the citizenship and those who cannot,” na saunoa ai le faatonu o le RCOA,Paul Power.
“Instead of penalising those with low English proficiency, we should strive to encourage all individuals to become citizens and contribute to Australian society. We urge the government to implement the Panel’s recommendation for a comprehensive review of the citizenship test.”
Na saunoa le Professor of Sociology, Andrew Jakubowicz, e $100 miliona na faaagaga e le malo tele mo mata'upu i tu ma aganu'u 'ese'ese' ( e leai se fautaga e tasi ua talia ma faatinoina e le malo.
"A lot of the recommendations of the review relate to parts of government doing new things, and there's no framework until the multicultural commission is established, if it is established, of ensuring that those sorts of things happen."
This story was originally produced as a by SBS News journalists Sophie Bennett and Catriona Stirrat.
