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After scrapping 457 visa, Australia unveils tougher citizenship laws

Announcing sweeping changes to Australia's citizenship laws, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Thursday unveiled tighter requirements for new applicants, a move that follows the scrapping of the 457 visa program for foreign workers. Under the new reforms, the applicants must be permanent residents for at least four years — – three years longer than at …

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April 20, 2017