Asylum Seeker/Refugee Timeline
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Updated: 13 May 2020
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Immigration Restriction Act is Passed
Gave officials discretion as to who was
allowed to enter Australia.
50-word dictation test could be given in
any language. Often officials gave non-whites
the test in a language they were unlikely
to understand.Commonwealth Francise ActNaturalisation ActMigrants are accepted into Australia based on their skills
and qualifications rather than their cultural heritageRemnants of the White Australia policy are formally dismantledMandatory detention for refugees arriving
in Australia without visas is introducedDevelopment and Migration Commission is established
- provides assisted settlement for British migrantsEnd of WWIIArthur Calwell is appointed Australia’s
first Minister for Immigration
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