"Australia Day events have begun across the nation with flag-raising ceremonies and tens of thousands of people from more than 100 countries taking the oath of citizenship on Sunday.\n\nSkip to your state:\n\nACT\n\nVIC\n\nNSW\n\nQld\n\nSA\n\nWA\n\nACT\nPrime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday morning attended a ceremony at Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, where he received a general salute from the Australian Federation Guard.\n\nGovernor-General Sam Mostyn was received with the Vice-Regal Salute and inspected the guard.\n\nThe event starts their official Australia Day calendar of events with a personal engagement with First Nations culture.\n\nAnthony Albanese in front of a lake standing at a lectern. \nPrime Minister Anthony Albanese during a Citizenship Ceremony as part of Australia Day 2025 celebrations.(AAP: Mick Tsikas)\nTwo dozen Canberrans were among the many Australians to officially become citizens at ceremonies across the country.\n\nAt the national ceremony in Canberra, the new citizens received their official certificates from the prime minister.\n\nMany of them came to Australia to pursue further education, or to look for new opportunities for their families.\n\nThe Alozie-chidi family arrived from Nigeria almost seven years ago.\n\nNow that they've been made citizens, they hope to give back to the country that gave them a new life.\n\n""We can't overestimate what this means to us … we have been looking forward to this day,"" Chidi Alozie-chidi said.\n\nA family standing on a lakeshore. \nThe Alozie-chidi family came to Australia from Nigeria in 2018. (ABC News: Patrick Bell)\n""At this point, we're looking at opportunities where we could be able to give back to society.\n\n""All of … what we're going to get, we're actually going to give back to society.\n\n""The sky will not be the limit, it will be the stepping stone.""\n\nFor the Viswanathan family, who have come from India, the relaxed lifestyle in Australia is what they have appreciated most of all.\n<br/>\nTest bottom\n<br/>\nTest bottom\n<br/>\nTest bottom\n<br/>\ntest aa\n<br/>\ntest bb\n<br/>\ntest "