Come On In (Migration & Post-War Immigration)
This post-war slogan encouraged Australia to increase its population for defence and economic growth.
What is Populate or Perish?
This policy restricted non-European immigration for much of the twentieth century.
What is the White Australia Policy?
A person who flees their country due to war, persecution, or fear of harm.
What is a Refugee?
Migration helped Australia overcome shortages of these after WWII.
What are workers or labour?
These riots occurred in Sydney in 2005 and highlighted tensions about identity and multiculturalism.
What are the Cronulla Riots?
This migration scheme allowed British migrants to travel to Australia for just £10.
What is the Ten Pound Pom Scheme?
This policy encouraged migrants to adopt Australian culture and leave behind their own traditions.
What is Assimilation?
Many refugees arrived in Australia after this war ended in 1975.
What is the Vietnam War?
Migration contributed to Australia's cultural diversity by introducing foods such as these.
What are examples such as Italian, Greek, Vietnamese, Chinese or Lebanese cuisines?
This politician's 1996 maiden speech criticised multiculturalism and levels of Asian immigration.
Who is Pauline Hanson?
These migrants arrived in Australia after WWII because they could not safely return to their homelands.
Who are Displaced Persons?
This policy replaced assimilation and encouraged cultural diversity while maintaining a shared Australian identity.
What is Multiculturalism?
This international agreement defines who qualifies as a refugee.
What is the 1951 Refugee Convention?
Today, approximately one-third of Australians were born in this place.
What is overseas?
Supporters argue migration strengthens Australia in these three ways.
What are economic, social and cultural ways?
This major project employed thousands of migrants and helped develop Australia's electricity and irrigation systems
What was the Snowy Mountains Scheme?
This 2001 event involving a Norwegian cargo ship sparked major debate about asylum seekers and border protection.
What is the Tampa Affair?
This Pacific island nation became well known for Australia's offshore processing of asylum seekers.
What is Nauru?
This term describes a society made up of many different cultural groups living together.
What is Multiculturalism?
This term describes the sense of unity and connection within a society.
What is Social Cohesion?