Aussie hopefuls face 'testing' time

October 01, 2007

Applicants need to answer 12 of the 20 questions correctly to qualify for an Australian passport but those who fail can sit the exam as many times as it takes to pass. Questions include, what day of the year is is Australia Day, what is the first line in the national anthem and what is the country's population. Critics have slammed the test as 'racist' and 'Eurocentric'.