5 episodes
Australian Citizenship - Our Common Bond Department of Home Affairs
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Australian citizenship is a privilege that offers enormous rewards. By becoming an Australian citizen, you are joining a unique national community.
This podcast will help you prepare for the Australian citizenship test. It presents the most important points in the testable section of the resource book ‘Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond’.
This podcast contains all the information you need to pass the Australian citizenship test.
There are five episodes:
•Episode One - Introduction
•Episode Two – Australia and its people
•Episode Three – Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties,
•Episode Four – Government and the law in Australia
•Episode Five – Australian values
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Episode One – Introduction
This episode provides an introduction to the Australian Citizenship - Our Common Bond podcast.
In this episode, there is information about:
The Australian citizenship test; and
The Australian citizenship ceremony and the Australian citizenship pledge. -
Episode Two – Australia and its people
• This episode provides an overview of Part One of the resource book Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond, on Australia and its people.
In this episode, there is information about:
• Australia’s people;
• Australia’s states and territories; and
• traditions and symbols. -
Episode Three - Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties
This episode provides an overview of Part Two of the resource book Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond on Australia’s democratic beliefs, rights and liberties.
In this episode, there is information about:
Our democratic beliefs;
Our freedoms;
Our equalities;
The responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship; and
Participating in Australian society. -
Episode Four – Government and the law in Australia
This episode provides an overview of Part Three of the resource book Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond on Government and the law in Australia.
In this episode there is information about:
How Australian citizens have a say;
Our system of government, including how Australia is governed and the responsibilities of each level of government; and
How laws are made and administered. -
Episode Five – Australian values
This episode provides an overview of Part Four of the resource book Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond on Australian values.
In this episode there is information about:
Our values; and
Our community.