Australian immigration

The Australian government committed to a dynamic and unrelenting immigration strategy after the Second World War (1945). The purpose of the 1945-1970 program was to meet and fulfil expectations of the governments goal’s which were to: control labor shortages, protect Australia from exterior threats and create affluence (Migration programme statistics, 2015). The migration scheme contributed to the multicultural country Australia is today. As an outcome, the country’s population nearly doubled in

Australia has experienced huge changes in terms of its policy, culture, economy and races within Australia since a great number of immigrants came to Australia for their living. Especially Australian relationships with Asia and perceptions of Asia have shifted over years. Nowadays, Japanese cultures such as comics, animation, languages and foods are very popular in Australia. However, Asia had been seen through the label of “Orientalism” which Said (1977) defined as “the basic distinction between

task: Immigration Restriction Act One reason for the introduction of the Immigration Restriction Act is to stop further Pacific Islanders, Chinese and Japanese from entering Australia. White Australians were afraid they would be invaded and be taken over, especially by the Chinese. Furthermore, they wanted to stop immigration labour. European Immigrants were concerned that immigration labour would take away pay and jobs, because immigrants usually were willing to work for less. The Immigration Restriction

reconstruction, development, and defence of the country allowed entry of Nazi war criminals into Australia. Firstly, this essay will explain to Displaced Persons in Europe, Australia’s need of immigrants, and mass German immigration in order. Next, it will look at a fear regarding the mass immigration and then explain definitions of war crimes and found

influencing the attitudes of the nation as it is the primary source if information for many Australians. The many forms of media, such as radio, television, and newspapers can also represent Australian values and the state of our society at the present time. Unfortunately, the narrative concerning refugees and asylum seekers as presented in the media is an overall negative one. Most of the fear present in Australian society is aggravated by media coverage. When discussing the representation of refugees

now discuss the origins of Australian cultural diversity as well as discuss how the Australian health care system s have met the needs of such a diverse population base. The sociological Imagination template is a tool that is used for social analysis (Germov, 2014). Social imagination was devised by Charles Wright Mills (as cited in Germov, 2014), to explain the “sociological approach to analysing issues” (p. 7). Researching this topic, in particular, our Australian history, I found to be quite

Policy” which restricts immigration for non-Europeans and limits cultural and ethnic diversity of immigrants which lasted from 1901 to 1973. But after the policy ended, around the 70’s also refugees have started to arrive and this have started the Multiculturalism Policy and today Australia now is one of the most multicultural and diverse countries with more than 200 languages spoken with English being the most common language used. Now is Multiculturalism be beneficial for Australians? A good

Immigration has always been a controversial topic in Australian society; who the government should and should not let into the country. Over the years Australia’s immigration policy has evolved and changed with the changing of attitudes and beliefs in society. The current immigration policy for Australia is a lot less discriminatory than past policies like the “White Australia policy” and the “Populate or Perish policy”. After federation in 1901 the Australian government created the Immigration

The Integration of Chinese International Students in Australian Multicultural Society Australia is a multicultural and multiracial country. After the end of The Immigration Restriction Act 1901, an unprecedented number of immigrants has shifted to Australia from diverse cultural backgrounds, which accelerate the expansion of Australian multiculturalism (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2011). Among all the immigration groups, along with the Europeans, labourers and business people from Asia countries

has nearly half a million people arrive in our nation every year. Statistics show that 13% of migrants are from Britain and New Zealand, 7% from China, 6% from India and 5% from South Africa. The arrival of migrants from different cultures into Australian shores has been occurring for more than 40,000 years”. (Skwirk Online Education 2015, Skwirk, Year 9) Australia’s population and identity has been reshaped over the years because of migration, which has produced linguistic and ethnic diversity