Minister attends citizenship ceremony at Albert Hall 80th anniversary
Monday, 10 March 2008
The Royal Military College Campbell Trumpeters herald the start of the citizenship ceremony.
(Photograph by Daniel Balaban "Eagle Eye" Photography 2008)
Mohammed Shafique Ali Al-Islam accepts his certificate of citizenship from Senator Evans.
(Photograph by Daniel Balaban "Eagle Eye" Photography 2008)
Maureen Smith waves to the audience with her citizenship certificate in hand.
(Photograph by Daniel Balaban "Eagle Eye" Photography 2008)
The Morales family (L-R): Pacifico, Gabriel and Emma Morales proudly present their citizenship certificates.
(Photograph by Daniel Balaban "Eagle Eye" Photography 2008)
New citizens Ashita and Prakesh Vadher with their children, Milan (4) and Ravi (6 weeks) join the minister, Senator Evans and Annette Ellis (left), Member of Parliament for Canberra.
(Photograph by Daniel Balaban "Eagle Eye" Photography 2008)
Senator Chris Evans presided over an Australian citizenship ceremony at the Albert Hall 80th anniversary in Canberra, in March 2008.
In warmly welcoming the conferees, the minister highlighted the importance of their decision to become an Australian citizen.
He also reflected on the contribution of some four million people from more than 200 countries who have chosen to become Australian citizens since 1949.
The new citizens at the Albert Hall ceremony came from Bolivia, Chile, Fiji, Iraq, Iran, the Sudan and many other countries, displaying the diversity of Australia’s immigration program.
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Last update: 13 August 2008 at 17:14 AEST