Children wave Australian flags for the arrival of Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla to attend a Sunday morning service at St Thomas' Anglican Church in Sydney, Australia on Oct. 20, 2024. Dean Lewins/Pool/AFP via Getty Images
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has pledged that if he wins power, within 100 days he will force all local councils to hold citizenship ceremonies on Jan. 26—Australia Day.
“I want us not to be divided, but I want us to stand up for what we believe in, and we will do that again, and we will have pride again in our country,” Dutton stated.
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
