Australian Migration timeline
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Updated: 10 May 2022
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Created byJerry Yu
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Immigration restriction act is passed (1901)migration commision is established, assists the settlement of British migrants (1926)WW2 ends and Arthur Calwell is appointed Australias first minister for immigration (1945)'Populate or perish' policy is underway and first Baltic migrants arrive in Australia (1947)Thousands of migrants begin work on the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electro scheme, is completed 35 years later (1949)Dictation test is abolished as a mean of checking how suitable a migrant is who wants to come to Australia (1958)Migrants are no longer judged based on their cultural heritage, instead they are accepted based on their skills and how they can help the nation (1966)Remnants of WAP( White Australian Policy) are dsmantled (1973)
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