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BREAKING – Oz Day ceremony dumped

NEW AUSSIES: The 85 people who became new Australian Citizens on Australia Day in Alice Springs in 2026 will be the last to receive their citizenship on 26 January for the foreseeable future. (PIC: PHIL WILLIAMS)
Phil Williams

The Alice Springs Council, tonight, 24 January voted to dump the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and move it to another […]

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