Migrants groups embrace rejection of citizenship laws

Members of the public hold flags at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and Flag Raising event in Canberra.

Members of the public hold flags at an Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and Flag Raising event in Canberra. Source: AAP

Ethnic community groups have welcomed a decision by the Senate to block a proposed citizenship bill after it missed a deadline to be addressed in federal parliament.



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