asked the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, in writing, on 26 February 2018:

To ask the Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs —How many applicants were awaiting a decision on their citizenship (by conferral) overall in each quarter (or in as detailed data sets as possible) of (a) 2013, (b) 2014, (c) 2015, (d) 2016, (e) 2017, and (f) from 2018 (to the most recent quarter collected by his department).

The answer to the honourable member's question is:

Providing further detail in relation to the number of applicants on-hand by quarter would be an unreasonable diversion of resources.