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Wait times for Australian citizenship have blown out by several months. Greens Senator @NickMcKim and the @CPSUnion are blaming deep staffing cuts for the rapid decline. Story: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/citizenship-wait-times-rapidly-worsen … via @AAPNewswire #auspol
Nick McKim on the blowout in citizenship wait times: "People who want to make such an important commitment to Australia by becoming citizens should be respected by having their applications dealt with in a reasonable timeframe." https://au.news.yahoo.com/citizenship-wait-times-rapidly-worsen-081511313--spt.html …
CPSU acting deputy secretary Brooke Muscat-Bentley responds to staffing at the Department of Home Affairs: "Putting the system under so much unnecessary pressure benefits no-one." #auspol
A Home Affairs spokesman on worsening waits for citizenship decisions, with more applications each year: "Resolving these complex issues is often neither straightforward nor quick, as the decision-maker is faced with a set of circumstances unique to each case."
Thanks Daniel for bringing this story to people's attention. My wife is also part of the waiting crowd. All her travel plans are on hold which is very unfair when you have family overseas that you haven't seen in a long time.
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