
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his Australia Day speech in Canberra to send a message of hope to the nation's youngest new citizens.
"I want you to know that you are now becoming citizens of a country where no matter where you live, or who you worship, no matter who you love or what your last name is, you can write your own future," Mr Albanese told the annual flag raising and citizenship ceremony on the banks of Lake Burley Griffin.