Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is addressing a citizenship ceremony in Canberra, welcoming people who find themselves about to change into Australian residents.
He mentioned former Labor prime minister Ben Chifley officiated the very first Australia Day citizenship ceremony greater than 75 years in the past.
“Now we have constructed on that custom ever since as a result of, as Australians, we select to rejoice those that have chosen our nation as their dwelling and chosen us as their fellow residents,” he mentioned.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is welcoming new Australian residents at a ceremony in Canberra.Credit score: Bloomberg
The prime minister mentioned generations of individuals had seemed to Australia and dreamed of a greater life for themselves and their households.
“In doing so, have made this a good higher nation for us all.”
“That’s why I can consider no higher day for a citizenship ceremony than Australia Day.”
He mentioned Australia Day was an opportunity to pause and replicate on what Australians achieved as a nation.
Australia Day is our likelihood to pause and replicate on every thing that we now have achieved as a nation.
“And simply as Australia Day is about the best way all of the totally different parts of our previous add as much as what we now have within the current, it’s additionally very a lot about our future, and what we will acquire.“
He additionally spoke about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, who have been the bedrock of Australia’s range.
The bedrock of that range, after all, is the world’s oldest steady tradition.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals have been right here for thus lengthy that the very form of the continent has modified.
A time period that defies imagining.
What a rare privilege it’s, for his or her tradition to be the start of our nationwide story and for his or her knowledge to be a seamless a part of our nationwide life.
The enduring basis of our fashionable, affluent, peaceable and multicultural democracy.
As Australians, we cherish all we now have, we rejoice it. And every one in all us has the chance and the accountability so as to add to it.”