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Asian people migrate to Australia, due to the Victorian Gold Rush.
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Dictation Tests are made mandatory for all those entering Australia. This (and the White Australia Policy) cause much tension between Australia and its oriental counterparts.
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The Korean War sparks, with Australia sending 17,000 troops.
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Diplomatic relations between Japan and Australia are re-established, after a period of some contention over trade.
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A watershed moment in Australian immigration history, Harold Holt’s government introduced the Migration Act of 1966. This act effectively dismantled the White Australia Policy, a great point of tension between Australia and Asian nations.
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Under the Whitlam Government, Australia begins diplomatic relations with China.
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Paul Keating’s Labour Government pledges to make Australia a republic, and to concentrate on creating links to Asia.
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Australia leads the United Nations INTERFET force.
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The Boxing Day Tsunami strikes, killing 200,000 people in Asia. Australia promised AUD$1 Billion, which it paid (this is tens of times more aid given than either the US, the Uk or China)
