TEACHER RESOURCE – ANSWERS
MIGRATION EXPERIENCES (1945-PRESENT)
Australia’s immigration policies from 1945 to 2014
Organise these immigration policies (and legislation) into chronological order.
Note down the government that you think initiated and/or implemented or
enacted each policy (or act).
Policy
Government
Order / Year
Immigration Restriction Act
Barton (Protectionist)
1901
Assimilation Policy
Chifley (Labor)
1945-1973
Nationality and Citizenship Act
Chifley (Labor)
1948
The Migration Act
Menzies (Liberal)
1958
The Migration Act
Holt (Liberal)
1966
Australian Citizenship Act
Whitlam (Labor)
1973
Non-Discriminatory Immigration
Policy
Whitlam (Labor)
1973-1978
Racial Discrimination Act
Whitlam (Labor)
1975
Multicultural Policy
Fraser (Liberal)
1978-2001
Australian Citizenship Act
Hawke (Labor)
1984
Migration Amendment (Excision
from Migration Zone) Act
Howard (Liberal)
2001
Citizenship and Integration
Howard (Liberal)
2001-2012
Australian Citizenship Act
Howard (Liberal)
2007
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TEACHER RESOURCE – ANSWERS
MIGRATION EXPERIENCES (1945-PRESENT)
Organise the policies and acts into two categories: widened migration,
restricted migration.
Restricted Migration
Widened/Increased Migration
Immigration Restriction Act 1901
Assimilation Policy (1945-1973)
Migration Amendment (Excision from
Migration Zone) Act 2001
Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948
Citizenship and Integration
The Migration Act 1958
Australian Citizenship Act 2007
Non-Discriminatory Immigration Policy
Australian Citizenship Act 1973
Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Multicultural Policy
Australian Citizenship Act 1984
The Migration Act 1966
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