{"id":141514,"date":"2024-09-07T09:23:45","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=141514"},"modified":"2024-09-07T09:23:45","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T09:23:45","slug":"australian-citizenship-day-17-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September"},"content":{"rendered":"

Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Source :\u00a0Qld Daehaena Sri Lankan Newsletter<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to reflect on:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 the meaning and importance of Australian citizenship<\/span>
\n\u2022 responsibilities and privileges we have as citizens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Whether we are citizens through birth or by active choice, it is a chance for all Australians to:<\/span>
\n\u2022 take pride in our citizenship<\/span>
\n\u2022 celebrate our democratic values<\/span>
\n\u2022 think about what unites us as Australians.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every year on this day, Australia welcomes thousands of new citizens in local communities across the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Australian<\/a><\/p>\n

Image Source :\u00a0arcmigration<\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

History of Australian Citizenship Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Australian Citizenship Day was first celebrated in 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Australian Government established the day in 2001 in response to a recommendation by the Australian Citizenship Council in their 2000 report Australian Citizenship for a New Century.<\/span><\/p>\n

The recommendation came from a proposal of the 1999 National Schools Constitutional Convention that a citizenship day be established to allow all Australians to celebrate their Australian citizenship.<\/span><\/p>\n

17 September was chosen as Australian Citizenship Day as it is the anniversary of the renaming, in 1973, of the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 to the Australian Citizenship Act 1948.<\/span><\/p>\n

Celebrating Australian Citizenship Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Australia is one of the most culturally diverse nations in the world. Since 1949, we have welcomed more than 6 million new citizens to our shores.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our Australian citizenship is the common bond which unites us all.<\/span><\/p>\n

Through our Australian citizenship, we have a commitment to respect and uphold the values of Australian society which are:<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 respect for the freedom and dignity of the individual;<\/span>
\n\u2022 freedom of religion (including the freedom not to follow a particular religion), freedom of speech an freedom of association;<\/span>
\n\u2022 commitment to the rule of law, which means that all people are subject to the law and should obey it;<\/span>
\n\u2022 parliamentary democracy whereby our laws are determined by parliaments elected by the people, those laws being paramount and overriding any other inconsistent religious or secular \u201claws\u201d;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 equality of opportunity for all people, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, race or national or ethnic origin;<\/span>
\n\u2022 a \u2018fair go\u2019 for all that embraces:<\/span>
\n\uf02a mutual respect;<\/span>
\n\uf02a tolerance;<\/span>
\n\uf02a compassion for those in need;<\/span>
\n\uf02a equality of opportunity for all;<\/span>
\n\u2022 the English language as the national language, and as an important unifying element of Australian society.<\/span><\/p>\n

Courtesy: https:\/\/immi.homeaffairs.gov.au\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly\u00a0to\u00a0your\u00a0inbox!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September Source :\u00a0Qld Daehaena Sri Lankan Newsletter We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to reflect on: \u2022 the meaning and importance of Australian citizenship \u2022 responsibilities and privileges we have as citizens. Whether we are citizens through birth or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":141515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[1881,55465,47176,69913,31353],"class_list":{"0":"post-141514","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-australia","9":"tag-australian-citizenship","10":"tag-australian-citizenship-day","11":"tag-history-of-australian-citizenship-day","12":"tag-the-australian-government","13":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"\nAustralian Citizenship Day, 17 September - eLanka<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"eLanka\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"eLanka admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\"},\"headline\":\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\"},\"wordCount\":409,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png\",\"keywords\":[\"Australia\",\"Australian citizenship\",\"Australian Citizenship Day\",\"History of Australian Citizenship Day\",\"the Australian Government\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Articles\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\",\"name\":\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September - eLanka\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Australian Citizenship Day\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Articles\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/category\/articles\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\",\"name\":\"eLanka\",\"description\":\"eLanka - Sri lanka events in Australia\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization\",\"name\":\"eLanka\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg\",\"width\":192,\"height\":82,\"caption\":\"eLanka\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elanka\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SriLankanDownUnder\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd\",\"name\":\"eLanka admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"eLanka admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/author\/elanka\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September - eLanka","description":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September","og_description":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all","og_url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/","og_site_name":"eLanka","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/","article_published_time":"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"eLanka admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"eLanka admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/"},"author":{"name":"eLanka admin","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd"},"headline":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September","datePublished":"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/"},"wordCount":409,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png","keywords":["Australia","Australian citizenship","Australian Citizenship Day","History of Australian Citizenship Day","the Australian Government"],"articleSection":["Articles"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/","name":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September - eLanka","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png","datePublished":"2024-09-07T09:23:45+00:00","description":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September We celebrate Australian Citizenship Day each year on 17 September.The day is an opportunity for all","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Australian-Citizenship-Day.png","width":600,"height":400,"caption":"Australian Citizenship Day"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/australian-citizenship-day-17-september\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Articles","item":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/category\/articles\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Australian Citizenship Day, 17 September"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#website","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/","name":"eLanka","description":"eLanka - Sri lanka events in Australia","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#organization","name":"eLanka","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/elanka-logo.jpg","width":192,"height":82,"caption":"eLanka"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/eLanka.com.au\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/elanka\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SriLankanDownUnder"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/f6e635b74ab35ef88a68a9973cacc5bd","name":"eLanka admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2e0d346a7f97b80e861cdeafe7b7de523b59f5060666f1a5da8369457bf9b6c3?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"eLanka admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew"],"url":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/author\/elanka\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141514"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":141516,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141514\/revisions\/141516"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}