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A brief history of immigration to Australia


Our History - Department of Home Affairs

The Department of Immigration, as it was initially called, was established by Ben Chifley, Australia's 16th prime minister, on 13 July 1945.

Migrants in Australia - The Other Sociologist

Brief History on Immigration ... Australian immigration history is complex and ever-evolving. It begins with the dispossession of Indigenous ...

A Brief History of Chinese Migration to Australia | The LOTE Agency

Chinese immigration to Australia has a long and illustrious history that started back in the 19th century and continues today.

Detention Timeline — Freedom for Immigrants

Download and share the full "Short history of immigration detention" infographic. ... 1966 - Australia opened its first immigration detention facility in ...

History | Welcome Walls - Western Australian Museum

The 1890s gold rush brought the first major influx of willing immigrants, mostly from Australia's eastern colonies but also from southern Europe and other parts ...

A brief history of immigration to Australia | SBS Arabic

From the gold rush in the 1800s to today's opportunities for skilled migrants: is Australia really the most successful multicultural society in the world?

Migration to Australia in the 1800s | State Library of New South Wales

By the 1830s and 1840s Australia was receiving an increasing number of free settlers (as opposed to convicts) but there was still a huge labour ...

1. A brief history of child migration

From 1947 to 1965, eight approved organisations migrated a total of 3,170 children to Australia. The peak years for child migration to Australia were 1947 and ...

History of Immigration to Australia – A Timeline of Diversity

Australia is a nation built on immigration. From the earliest Aboriginal settlers who arrived over 60,000 years ago to the present-day influx of migrants, ...

Assisted migration introduced

From 1831 the British and Australian colonial governments paid, or partly paid, for thousands of migrants to move to Australia. This boosted the population ...

4102.0 - Australian Social Trends, 1998

Australia has a long history of immigration. Clearly, all non-Indigenous Australians can, in principle, trace their family back to immigrants at ...

Australia Emigration and Immigration - FamilySearch

Assisted immigrants came to Australia through the financial assistance of the government, organizations, or wealthy individuals. Paying ...

Australia's Long History of Immigration, Policing and the Criminal Law

Through a brief history of Australian immigration law and policing we highlight both the long-standing criminalisation of migration regulation breaches, and ...

Migration Law Resource Hub - No borders

The New Era of Talent Immigration Australia has long been a beacon for skilled migrants, and the recent introduction of the National Innovation Visa (Subclass…

1. A Brief History - Immigration Equality

US asylum law is derived from international agreements written after World War II which provide protection to people fearing or fleeing from persecution.

Australia as a modern migration state: Past and present

To put into context the huge shifts in migration Australia is experiencing, the section that follows presents a brief account of Australia's immigration history ...

A brief history of immigration to Australia

Since 1945, when Australia's immigration department was established, seven million permanent migrants have settled in Australia. The 2016 census ...

History of migrant & refugee settlement work - AMES Australia

Established in 1951, AMES Australia has grown to be Australia's leading refugee & migrant settlement agency, delivering help to over 50000 clients a year.

Migration | Australian National Maritime Museum

Nearly half of all Australians were born overseas or have at least one parent born overseas and since 1945 nearly eight million migrants have stepped ashore ...

Immigration Stories

Australia's migrant history has enabled us to develop into the strong nation we are today. ... Immigration Place Australia encourages the collection of immigrant ...