Australian Citizenship Practice Test 5 (2026)

✓ Correct answer: B — After a Referendum in 1967

It was not until after the 1967 Referendum that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were included in official estimates of the Australian population.

✓ Correct answer: B — More than 90 per cent

More than 90 per cent of Australians voted 'Yes' in the 1967 Referendum to allow Aboriginal peoples to be counted in the Census.

✓ Correct answer: A — More than 200 countries

People from more than 200 countries have made Australia their home.

✓ Correct answer: B — English

Australia's national language is English, and it is part of Australia's national identity.

✓ Correct answer: C — More than 100

There are more than 100 distinct Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

✓ Correct answer: A — A proposal to introduce a new law or change an existing one

A Bill is a proposal introduced in the Australian Parliament to make a new law or change an existing one.

✓ Correct answer: C — A majority in both Houses of Parliament must agree, then the Governor-General signs it

A Bill must be agreed to by a majority in each House of Parliament, then signed by the Governor-General to become law.

✓ Correct answer: B — Royal Assent

When the Governor-General signs a Bill so that it becomes law, this is called 'Royal Assent'.

✓ Correct answer: C — The Australian Parliament

The Australian Parliament has the power to make or change laws in Australia.

✓ Correct answer: A — They make their own laws in a similar way to the Australian Parliament

State and territory parliaments make their own laws in a similar way to the Australian Parliament.

✓ Correct answer: C — Yes, if she has better qualifications and skills

In Australia, it is a right for a woman to get a job ahead of a man if she has better qualifications and skills.

✓ Correct answer: B — What someone achieves should result from their talents and effort, not wealth or background

The 'fair go' means what someone achieves in life should be a result of their talents, work and effort, not their wealth or background.

✓ Correct answer: B — Equality of opportunity and the 'fair go'

The 'fair go' principle is designed to ensure there are no formal class distinctions in Australian society.

✓ Correct answer: C — Both men and women

Both men and women have equal access to education and employment in Australia.

✓ Correct answer: A — The skills and experience of the best candidate

When an organisation needs to fill a job, the law supports selecting the person with the best skills and experience for the job.

✓ Correct answer: B — Organising a community group to celebrate your cultural heritage

Starting or joining a community group voluntarily is a protected right under freedom of association.

✓ Correct answer: C — No — people can leave any organisation voluntarily at any time

No organisation in Australia can force someone to remain a member. People may leave any organisation at any time.

✓ Correct answer: A — Threatening people into joining your political party

Freedom of association never extends to threatening or coercing others. All participation in organisations must be voluntary.

✓ Correct answer: B — No — workers have the right to join a union voluntarily

Workers in Australia have the right to join trade unions voluntarily. An employer cannot legally prevent or penalise this.

✓ Correct answer: C — Peaceful — it must not injure people or damage property

For a protest to remain lawful, it must be peaceful and must not cause harm to people or damage to property.