WATCH: See new citizens take the citizenship pledge on Australia Day 2025 in Bathurst.
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00:00Welcome everyone to our Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony and a very special welcome in particular
00:07to our 49 people becoming Australian citizens today.
00:11They come from Bangladesh, Croatia, England, Germany, India, Chiwet, Nepal, New Zealand,
00:23Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, United States, Thailand and Vietnam.
00:39Please repeat after me either by oath or affirmation.
00:44From this time forward under God,
00:47I pledge my loyalty to Australia and its people,
00:58whose democratic beliefs I share,
01:03whose rights and liberties I respect,
01:08and whose laws I will uphold and obey.
01:15As a citizen of Australia, you are now formally identified with this country, its people and its governments.
01:23The basic right of all Australian citizens is equality before the law.
01:28Australia's future success depends on the way we work together.