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Since Australia became a nation in 1901, federal governments have adopted many different migration policies.
In the decades after Federation governments recognised that Australia needed a bigger population to develop its resources and provide for its stability and security.
Official campaigns sought to attract migrants, mainly from Britain. In more recent decades, many of the people coming to Australia have been seeking refuge due to conflicts or natural disasters in their home countries (National Archives of Australia, 2023).
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Push and pull factors: Migration
What causes Migration?
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Why do people migrate?
- Immigration Museum: TimelineAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL > CHECK
This timeline traces how prejudice has affected who we are, how we govern and what we believe. - A brief history of immigration to AustraliaAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL > CHECK
'From the gold rush in the 1800s to today's opportunities for skilled migrants: is Australia really the most successful multicultural society in the world?..' - Migration, AustraliaAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL > CHECK
Statistics on Australia's international migration, internal migration (interstate and intrastate), and the population by country of birth - Migrant experiences in postwar AustraliaAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL > CHECK
In the aftermath of World War II, the Australian Government embarked on a large-scale immigration program. - Push and pull factors: MigrationAutomatically Generate Citations > Website URL > CHECK
Migration is the movement of people from one place to another to live or work. People can move long or short distances and might move for a short period of time or might spend the rest of their lives in a new place.
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Who came here?
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