The number of people passing the Australian citizenship tests has dropped significantly under the Albanese government.

Citizenship Law Expert and Test Reviewer Professor Kim Rubenstein told Sky News Australia that “there’s a difference” between the level of English required to undertake the test and the level required to become a citizen.

The amount of English knowledge needed to undertake the test is of a higher standard than the basic understanding needed to become an Australian citizen, according to Professor Rubenstein.

Kim Rubenstein on ABC NEWS 24 - ‘Labor strikes deal with Coalition ahead of Voice referendum’ (22 March 2023)

Professor Kim Rubenstein joined Paul Murray to discuss continuing state border-closure tensions.

Professor Kim Rubenstein joined The Project on Network 10 to discuss state borders.

Kim Rubenstein joined Jayne Secker on Sky News UK to discuss the recent further restrictions on Australians leaving the country.

Australia introduces stricter travel laws this week - meaning citizens who live overseas and return home can't leave again. It's part of Australia's emergency biosecurity act.

But Professor Kim Rubenstein says there are serious questions about whether the rule is legal and appropriate.

Kim Rubenstein joined Patricia Karvelas on Afternoon Briefing ABC to discuss the new restrictions on Australians leaving the country who usually reside overseas as well as the re-instatement of Christian Porter as temporary leader of the house.

Thousands of Australians remain stranded abroad, many of them in countries with much higher rates of COVID infection. Tonight,

ABC 730 report can reveal that more than 50 Australians have died of COVID-19 overseas during the pandemic.

EXCLUSIVE: It started with a routine Australian passport renewal… aged 41, Troy Lee was told by Home Affairs he wasn't a citizen anymore, threatened with detention and faced being left stateless.

They claimed he was really Papua New Guinean but had no evidence and hadn't checked.

Troy took them to court and won convincingly (and in a landmark decision that could have implications for Australians born in pre-independence PNG).

Kim Rubenstein joined the team on ABC News Breakfast to discuss Australia requiring citizens to get 'permission' to leave and the waiver of consular protection.

Kim Rubenstein joined Annette Young on FRANCE24 TV to discuss the India Travel Ban.