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
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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 …
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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."
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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."
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