澳大利亚公民法案夭折参议院
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="stringent">stringent</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>-<span word="off">off</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p><span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Border">Border</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Dutton">Dutton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="willing">willing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="competency">competency</span> <span word="requirement">requirement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="modest">modest</span>" -- <span word="a">a</span> <span word="designation">designation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="mistakes">mistakes</span>.</p><p><span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="citizenship">citizenship</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="required">required</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="asking">asking</span> <span word="applicants">applicants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="underclass">underclass</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="noncitizens">noncitizens</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Malcom">Malcom</span> <span word="Turnbull">Turnbull</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="abolish">abolish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreigners">foreigners</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="requiring">requiring</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>.</p><p><span word="Dutton">Dutton</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="amend">amend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Shorten">Shorten</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interests">interests</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="won">won</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>,'' <span word="Shorten">Shorten</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>澳大利亚一项标准更严格的公民法案星期三未能在参议院通过。澳大利亚随后政府表示，将降低对英文能力的要求，以换取保留其他更严格的移民标准。</p>
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