<P> The Australian citizenship test is a test applicants for Australian citizenship who also meet the basic requirements for citizenship are required to take . In order to be able to take the test, one must be a permanent resident of Australia and one must have applied for Australian citizenship . It was introduced in 2007 to assess the applicants' adequate knowledge of Australia, the responsibilities and privileges of citizenship and basic knowledge of the English language . The format of the test was amended in 2009 . </P> <P> In December 2006, it was announced that applicants for Australian citizenship who are over 18 and under 60 years old will need to pass an Australian citizenship test . The objective of the test is to prove an applicant's grasp of English language and understanding of Australia's "values", history, traditional and national symbols . Citizenship applicants are required to study a booklet produced by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship . </P> <P> On 2 January 2008, it was announced that the test would be reviewed when statistics showed that over 20% of those sitting the test failed on their first attempts . On 28 April 2008 the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced the appointment of an independent committee to conduct a review of the Australian citizenship test since its implementation on 1 October 2007 . This review was commissioned to examine the operation of the citizenship test after six months experience and whether there were ways to improve its operation and effectiveness as the pathway for residents to become Australian citizens . On 22 November 2008, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Evans, released the Citizenship Test Review Report Moving Forward...Improving Pathways to Citizenship and the Government's response . The report and the government's response are located online . </P>

Four aspects of being an australian that are tested in the australian citizenship test