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Populate or Perish
In the years after World War 2, Australia promoted immigration with the catchphrase ‘Populate or perish!’ to replenish the countless citizens lost at war. It negotiated agreements to accept more than two million migrants and displaced people from Europe, offered assisted £10 passages to Australia to one million British migrants, and finally, in the 1970s, repealed the restrictive White Australia policy framed in 1901. -
Bonegilla
For 1947 to 1971, Bonegilla was the largest and longest operating migrant reception centre in Australia. It was the first Australian home for some 300,000 post-war migrants from more than 50 countries. -
Displaced Persons Scheme
Displaced Persons Scheme in 1947. That scheme enabled around 170,000 refugees from the wreckage of war torn Europe to make their homes in Australia under the auspices of the International Refugee Organisation. -
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme
The Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme took 25 years to build, from 1949 to 1974. It employed over 100,000 people from over 30 countries in its construction, providing valuable employment for a large number of recently-arrived immigrants, and was important in Australia's post-war economic and social development. Seventy per cent of all the workers were migrants. -
Korean War Armistace
On the 27th of July 1953, a armistace between the UN and the Communist were signed to create a cease fire which saw the end of the Korean War. This howeve still led many Koreans still insecure about their safety in Korean. Therefore a large number migrated, seeing as Australia was a allie of the South Koreans, many South Koreans seeked migration to Australia. This tallied up to 600 in just the one year. 25 Jun 1950 -
Vietnam War
After almost 20 years the Vietnam War ended in 1975.When the 'White Australian Policy' ended in Australia, Australia became flooded with immigrants from regions such as Indochina. Many escaped to refugee camps and came to Australia by boat, or if lucky enough, by plane. -
Khmer Rouge
Khmer Rouge was a war that lasted 4 years in Cambodia. It had caused families to seperate and cities destroyed. Many, who were lucky enough crossed the country's borders to seek refuge in Refugee Camps. -
Tiananmen Square massacre
After Prime Minister Bob Hawke delivered an emotional speech on the Tiananmen Square massacre, he granted most Chinese students permanent residency in Australia. -
Asylum Seekers
Since the late 1990s increasing numbers of asylum seekers fleeing conflict in the Middle East and Sri Lanka have arrived in Australia by boat. Today the question of how to deal with asylum seekers arriving on unauthorised voyages remains one of the most controversial issues in contemporary Australia -
Modern Migration
Nowadays, you see people around the world migrating to Australia by plane. Reasons for migrating, would evidently be for better education, lifestyle or even start a new life. This wave of migration has changed the population of Australia dramatically. As now there are lots of multicultural societies around Australia.
