The Significant Turning Point For Australian Immigration

In 1901 the Pacific Islanders act and the Immigration Restriction act (White Australia Policy) (WAP) were forced into a reality. The Chinese were working cheap labour and the Europeans were annoyed and they couldn’t find work. In 1903 the Dictation test was put into place as an opportunity for everyone to come into Australia, however, these tests were more often given in languages some people didn’t know existed and this showed because only 46 people passed out of the 805 tests given. The migrants who were rejected were either refused entry or deported. Because of WW1 the Enemy Aliens act was started up so Germans would be separate from the Australians so they wouldn’t fight. Germans were either refused entry or put into a concentration

During the years from 1914 - 1918 Australia was at constant battle all over the world fighting for the british. With battles deaths always follow. So many people say, “what did we ever gain from WW1 we lost so many people as a country”. Although we lost almost 60,000 men and 150,000 wounded or taken prisoner. After the war the British Government offered ex-servicemen free transportation to some of the colonies, 17,000 migrants arrived in Australia between 1919 and 1922. Community organisations paid for migrants to come over to Australia. Small numbers also arrived independently. It was also said that up to 300,000 men came over from britain post war to live. The British government gave an incentive to migrate over because so many people

The history of marriage in Australia is the history of flawed plans to control who people wed. The White Australia Policy “meant that servicemen in occupied Japan were once refused permission to marry local Japanese women or if they married anyway and were unable to return to Australia with their Japanese wives” (Croome, R,2011) furthermore Aboriginals were once denied freedom to marry the partner of their choice not because of their sexual orientation but because of their Aboriginality, their race (Williams, T, 2011).

Australia was in a time of crisis during World War 2 (1945) when they were threatened by the Japanese invasions. Australia did not have a big population at that time resulting in not have a strong defence to protect Australia. The Department of Immigration that was created then strongly urged that Australia needed an increase in its population by at least 1% each year. They needed a plan to gain a huge population; they needed to populate or perish!

Asian migration wave has had a significant impact on the Australian Political Policies as Asian it is a significant issue because it helped to make Australia richer and more culturally diverse today. It has also helped to change Political Policies to benefit other migrants positively. The slides hat follow allow you to observe present discussions and will also include an insight into the Asian Migration Wave, Impacts relating to Australia’s political policies as well as whether these impacts were continuous or changed.

Whitlam’s ‘Multiculturalism’ policy of 1972 was committed to non racial discrimination in regards to immigration selection. This policy enabled immigrants from diverse cultures to migrate and practice their religions in Australia. Australia saw migrants and refugees come from South East Asian countries, who previously, under the “white Australia Policy” were not allowed migrant status. This change in policy allowed for the evolution of Buddhism (from Vietnamese countries) and the Muslim culture from Indonesia

After WW2, the Labour Prime Minister, Ben Chifley, launched Australia’s largest immigration program ever. Along with the program, the catchphrase ‘Populate or Perish’ was widely used to imply that more immigrants, preferably white, were necessary to fight of the steady stream of Asian immigration. As part of Immigration policy, these immigrants were expected to assimilate – meaning that they had to give up their preceding culture and embody Australian customs. This was simple for those who come from Britain but was very much a difficult task for those few immigrants who were not of British descent.

1901 marked Federation of Australia and the Immigration Restriction Act which encompassed the White Australia policy which required all migrants to pass a dictation test before they could enter Australia. These laws were in place until 1958.

The origins of the white Australia policy can be traced back to the 1950’s when white miners showed resentment towards Chinese diggers which ended in violence at Lambing Flat (New South Wales) and Buckland River (Victoria). The governments then blamed the Chinese, and placed restrictions on any Chinese migration. Even before this time,

It was in 1945 following the end of WWII that thee Chifley Labour Government established the Department of Immigration with Arthur Calwell at its head. The department used the slogan ‘Populate or Perish’ to promote the idea of increase Australia’s population to the people. The surrounding events such as the recent war and vulnerability to border security breech by the Japanese on top of the small population, convinced the then prime minister Ben Chifley and the Australian public that immigration was vital to the nation’s survival.

Australia has arguably the most restrictive immigration control in the world and has very tough policies in place for asylum seekers who arrive by boat. Under Australia 's system of mandatory detention, all non-citizens who are in Australia without a valid visa must be detained, including children. In 2012, offshore processing of asylum seekers commenced and detention centres in Nauru and Manus Island (Papua New Guinea) were established. This new system enforced policies that transferred asylum seekers who arrive by boat without a valid visa to a third country. Once the processing of asylum seekers was completed, those found to be genuine refugees will be resettled in Papua New Guinea or Cambodia, not Australia. The Abbott Government stated that no immigrant who arrives in Australia by boat will be grated a visa, no matter the legitimacy of their claim. In April 2016, the Manus Island detention centre was closed after the Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea found it to be illegal. Current immigration Peter Dutton has made it clear that asylum seekers on Manus Island are the responsibility of Papua New Guinea and would not come to Australia. As well as the hundreds of immigrants in offshore detention centres, there are hundreds more in community detention in Australia. There are currently over 26,800 visa applications from those who are awaiting the outcome of their refugee application whilst living on a bridging visa in Australia.

During the last decades of the nineteenth century, anxiety arose in the Australian colonies about the amount of ‘coloured’ immigrants travelling to Australia, particularly from China (National Archives of Australia, 2015). Subsequently, one of the first legislations in the new Federal Parliament was the Immigration Restriction Act (IRA). This Act made it almost impossible for Asians and Pacific Islanders to migrate to Australia, along with the Pacific Islander Labourers Act and the Post and Telegraph Act 1901 (NSW Migration Heritage Centre, 2010).

It has been seen that society might be more plentiful when the country have more foreigners. Every country also have their own cultural beauties, with many customs and habits, with the traditional and modern features. Australian society is increasingly diverse thanks to the arrival of many cultures and traditions from more than 200 countries around the world. Many new cultural characteristics appeared and interference with the local culture, that have a profound impact to the life of immigrants as well as native speakers. Cultural sectors affected most from immigration is probably cuisine and festivals. This is a multicultural country, therefore it can be able to find enough dining style here. For example, the cuisine from barbecue to “English breakfasts”, or Chinese, Japan, Thailand, Greece food are easily served in Australia. The reason is that immigrants have brought culinary culture of their

Australia is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. From all over the world, large number of immigrants arrives here to invest and gain business advantages. Australia is considered to be an ideal economy for investment purposes because of its benefitting growth and rate of return.

Australia has a sea of opportunities to offer to an individual who nurses a desire to migrate to Australia. Whether it is job opportunities or vocational or educational courses, Australia just has it all for you. The Australian government has also ensured that it has friendly policies and a hospitable economy for migrants from other countries. You can now migrate to a region or state of your choice in Australia after identifying the occupation/skill from Skilled Occupation list that is released by the Australian government.