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Post WWII Migration to Australia

By Rory.Mac

  • 'Populate or Perish' is first introduced

  • Migrant camp is opened in Bonegilla, Victoria

  • Korean War begins

  • Colombo plan is established by the Commonwealth of Nations

  • Vietnam War begins

  • White Australia Policy is dismantled

  • Bonegilla Migrant camp is closed

  • Racial discrimination becomes illegal in Australia

  • The first Vietnamese 'boat people' arrive in Darwin

  • Mandatory detention for anyone without a valid visa

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