 Today we've been busy practising for tomorrow's citizenship ceremony. The children have been practising really hard, they're working hard on their lines, trying to remember things. We've been practising for a few weeks now and they're really excited about being part of tomorrow's big day. Now I just want to talk to you a bit about being an Australian citizen. What do you think being an Australian citizen means? What does citizenship mean? Yes Haley. Being loyal to your country. Showing gratitude and helping others in need. Respecting people in the community. Okay Nicholas, what about you? Respecting people and giving everyone a surveyor. Being a citizen is a chance for me to really appreciate the land that I've chosen to make my home. And it gives me a sense of belonging here in Australia. It gives me a really great sense of how important it is to belong somewhere. And to appreciate the uniqueness that we have in Australia and the wonderful opportunities we have here in this country. Today we're launching Australian Citizenship Day for 2010 here at the Bernie Arts and Function Centre in Tasmania. Today we have 20 people who are becoming Australian citizens. They come from several different countries including the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Japan, India, Korea, Zimbabwe and New Zealand. It's important that people become Australian citizens so that they have the opportunity to contribute to the maximum extent to the welfare benefit of Australia to contribute to building an even better Australia for the future and for future generations. By the time the pledge is over there's this really engaging smile. Some of them will have great grins on their faces. Others will have just a small smile. But you can see that there's a genuine feeling of achievement and joy. It's the sense of joy that you get that goes beyond merely what is on their face. Just the whole body language is such that they just glow. To find out more about how to affirm your commitment to Australia you can go to the website www.citizenship.gov.au and find out more about Affirmation of Australian Citizenship.