Australian citizenship seekers should cover Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond official resource book thoroughly as a first step towards Australian citizenship preparation. They should give importance to all four topics covered in the Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond book, ensuring that no chapters are left uncovered. For this reason, we are offering topic-wise practice tests and questions that will assess your knowledge of a particular topic or chapter. This way, you can better analyze your strengths and weaknesses.
We are providing over 100 sample questions on Australia's democratic beliefs, rights, and liberties for this topic, without any limitations. You can access all the practice questions for free and practice as many times as you like.
This is Part 2 of the official book 'Australian Citizenship: Our Common Bond,' covering the following chapters and sub-chapters under this topic. Please review the list below and plan your preparation accordingly.
Our democratic beliefs include parliamentary democracy, the rule of law, living peacefully, and respecting all individuals regardless of background. Additionally, we value compassion for those in need.
Our freedoms include freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of association, freedom of religion, and a secular government.
Our ideals include various forms of equality, such as Equality in Australia, Equality of men and women, and Equality of opportunity.
The responsibilities and privileges of Australian citizenship can be categorized into two aspects: Responsibilities, which encompass what you will contribute to Australia, and Privileges, which highlight what Australia will provide for you.
Responsibilities: Obey the law, vote in federal and state or territory elections, and in a referendum; defend Australia should the need arise; serve on a jury if called to do so; register children born overseas as Australian citizens by descent.
Privileges include: applying for work in the Australian Public Service and the Australian Defence Force, seeking election to parliament, applying for an Australian passport and re-entering Australia freely, receiving assistance from an Australian official while overseas, and participating in Australian society.
