What has prompted the new administration to review the Australia’s citizenship test?

Australia’s citizenship test was introduced by the former conservative government last October to ensure that new citizens are committed to the country’s broad values and aware of its indigenous and colonial history. Ten thousand six hundred people have taken the exam, but one in five test takers has failed to reach the 60 percent passing mark. That’s prompted the new Labor Party administration to review the process.

It’s a corner bar in northern Paris. It’s normally past the midday that people drink a quick cup of coffee or beer. This will head on to lunch. But it’s virtually empty this Wednesday. The day that France’s smoking ban is first thing in Forst. Asked what he thought business would be like, the bartender shrugs. He says times will be difficult and the law will be terrible for bar and restaurant owners. " Before the ban," he says " nobody complains about the smoke in the bar".