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Our History: Migration to Australia
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White Australian Policy
The White Australian Policy went from 1901- 1945. The Immagration Restriction Act was aimed at excluding non- white migrants and did so by requiring migrants to pass a dictation test which could be set in any languauge chosen by a customs officer. -
Post Second World War migration
World War 2 resulted in a sense Australia needed to increase is populationin order to be able to adequetly defend the country- the concept of "populate or perish". Skill shortages were also a key issue during this period of migration and attracting skilled workers was an important migration goal. British settlers in particular were given special incentives and privileges to migrate, but the post- war period also saw an influx of immagrants from across Europe. -
The Snowy Mountain Scheme
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric had more than100,00 people from over 30 diferent countories come and work in the mountains. he Scheme took 25 years to build and was completed in 1974. It has Sixteen major dams, seven major power stations (two underground), a pumping station, 145kms of inter-connected trans-mountain tunnels and 80kms of aqueducts. Even before the Scheme was completed, it was named as one of the civil engineering wonders of the modern world. -
Immagration In the 21st Century
Two of the major shifts in migration policy since the mid- 1990's have been increasing emphasis on skiled migration, particularly into high priority occupations and an increasing focus on temporary migration, often as a precursor to permanent settlement. Recent changes include more targeted priority occupatinsand an increased emphasis on employer- sponsored migration.
