普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修9 Unit 3 Reading

　　Australia is made up of six states. Like the states in America, Australian states are autonomous in some areas of government. However, Australia has a federal government responsible for matters that affect people all over the country, such as defence, foreign policy and taxation. The federal parliament is located in Canberra.

　　CITIZENSHIP CEREMONIES PLANNED AROUND AUSTRALIA

　　On 26 January, Australia Day, in over 200 locations across the nation , more than 9,000 people will become Australian citizens.

　　"By these citizenship ceremonies we welcome those who have come from overseas from many different cultural and social backgrounds into our communities and our nation," said the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs. "Australia Day celebrations that include people from so many birthplaces are an excellent way to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia."

　　Most citizenship ceremonies will be followed by displays of singing and dancing from many of the migrants' homelands and the tasting of food from all over the world.