Australia to make changes to its citizenship test

Australia will review its citizenship test only six months after its introduction, in part because of its emphasis on past sporting heroes, Immigration Minister Chris Evans said yesterday.

But would-be Aussies will still be quizzed on cricketing icon Sir Donald Bradman because he helps explain the nation's love of the sport, he said.

Announcing the review in Canberra, Evans said "a range of concerns" had been raised about the 20-question test, which was introduced by the previous conservative government on Oct. 1.

He said the center-left Labor government's review, which will begin in April, would examine the appropriateness of the multiple-choice test designed to demonstrate Australian values, traditions and history.