The Changing Rights & Freedoms of Migrants timeline

Jan 1, 1901

WW1= white Australia Policy “Australia for Australians”
Period: Jan 1, 1901 to Dec 31, 2000

Changing rights and freedoms
May 10, 1945

‘Populate/Perish’ Arthur Callwell, British Migrants ideal
May 10, 1946

‘2000 Jewish holocaust survivors’ arrive in Australia
May 10, 1947

First migrants from Britain arrived in January, displaced people arrived in November, immigration advisory council set up
May 10, 1948

Nationality and citizenship act passed, First Australian Citizenship ceremony 3 February
May 10, 1949

120 000 assisted migrants arrived in Australia, Snowy mountains hydro-electric scheme initiated
May 10, 1950

department of immigration makes the 75 percent rule, to prove that you are at least 75% european in order to get you into Australia provide genealogy
May 10, 1954

the amount of European migrants was double that of British migrants and Queen visits Australia
May 10, 1966

announcement was the watershed in abolishing the 'White Australia' policy, and non-European migration began to increase.
May 10, 1973

Australians were no longer British subjects and all migrants, of whatever origin, became eligible to obtain citizenship after three years residence.
May 10, 1974

Whitlam government came to power
May 10, 1975

British, Commonwealth and Irish citizens were subject to the same visa requirements as other applicants, 52 748 arrivals in 1975, The National Population Inquiry issued its first report in 1975, which led to the creation of the Australian Population and I
May 11, 1976

In 1976, the department became the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, In 1976, the department ran two programs offering amnesty to people who had overstayed their visas and allowing them to regularise their status.
May 11, 1979

The Numerical Multifactor Assessment System come into effect in 1979. This gave weight to factors such as family links to Australia, skills, knowledge of English, successful settlement prospects and literacy in the client's language.

WW1= white Australia Policy “Australia for Australians”

Changing rights and freedoms

‘Populate/Perish’ Arthur Callwell, British Migrants ideal

‘2000 Jewish holocaust survivors’ arrive in Australia

First migrants from Britain arrived in January, displaced people arrived in November, immigration advisory council set up

Nationality and citizenship act passed, First Australian Citizenship ceremony 3 February

120 000 assisted migrants arrived in Australia, Snowy mountains hydro-electric scheme initiated

department of immigration makes the 75 percent rule, to prove that you are at least 75% european in order to get you into Australia provide genealogy

the amount of European migrants was double that of British migrants and Queen visits Australia

announcement was the watershed in abolishing the 'White Australia' policy, and non-European migration began to increase.

Australians were no longer British subjects and all migrants, of whatever origin, became eligible to obtain citizenship after three years residence.

Whitlam government came to power

British, Commonwealth and Irish citizens were subject to the same visa requirements as other applicants, 52 748 arrivals in 1975, The National Population Inquiry issued its first report in 1975, which led to the creation of the Australian Population and I

In 1976, the department became the Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs, In 1976, the department ran two programs offering amnesty to people who had overstayed their visas and allowing them to regularise their status.

The Numerical Multifactor Assessment System come into effect in 1979. This gave weight to factors such as family links to Australia, skills, knowledge of English, successful settlement prospects and literacy in the client's language.