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Our Common Bond

The official study guide for the Australian Citizenship Test, free to read online. Every real exam question comes from this book, 4 chapters, 389 testable facts, with practice questions after each chapter.

Reading the guide front to back is the slowest way to prepare. Sit one mock first . It takes 45 minutes and tells you which chapters you can skim.

1. 1
   Chapter 1

   Australia and its people

   Australia's first peoples, European settlement and federation, the states and territories and their capitals, the national days, flags and symbols.

   15 sections · 101 key facts

2. 2
   Chapter 2

   Australia's democratic beliefs, rights and liberties

   Parliamentary democracy and the Rule of Law, the freedoms Australians share, and the responsibilities and privileges that come with citizenship.

   9 sections · 62 key facts

3. 3
   Chapter 339% of questions

   Government and the law in Australia

   The Constitution and referendums, the three arms and three levels of government, the Head of State and Governor-General, elections, the courts and the police.

   17 sections · 151 key facts

4. 4
   Chapter 4

   Australian values

   The values all Australians share. Five test questions come from this section and every one of them must be answered correctly.

   10 sections · 75 key facts

Based on Our Common Bond, © Commonwealth of Australia (Department of Home Affairs), licensed under CC BY 4.0.