History of Migration in Australia
A history of Migration in Australia from Federation
A history of Migration in Australia from Federation
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| Erstellt / Aktualisiert | 16.06.2014 / 01.02.2017 |
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Which government had a high annual intake of migrants despite adverse unemployment rates and interest rates?
Hawke Government 1983 - 91
Which report argued for economically viable and skilled migrants in 1988?
The Fitzgerald Report
Which government established mandatory detention for unauthorised arrivals in 1991?
Hawke Government
Who introducted Temporary Protection Visas for the first time?
Keating 1991-96
Who exercised extraordinary personal intervention in to the immigration portfolio and when ?
Howard 1996 - 2007
Who said "I believe we are in danger of being swamped by Asians... they have their own culture and religion, form ghettos and do not assimilate."?
Pauline Hanson, One Nation 1996
Who reduced the humanitarian intake to almost 6% and when?
Howard 2007 - 08
Who demonstrated significantly less support for multiculturalism and reluctance to acknowledge humanitarian crises, provide services for migrants etc?
Howard 1996-2007
Who introduced the Pacific Solution?
Howard 2001
In what years did australia RATIFY the refugee convention and protocol?
1954 & 1973
what is the definition of a refugee according to the UN refugee convention?
refugee is someone who "owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality, and is unable to, or owing to suc
Who abandoned the Pacific Solution, shamed the coalition in to releasing children from detention, repealed TPV's and promised a more humane approach to Asylum Seekers?
Rudd 2007-10
Who reinstated offshore processing and sought deals with other countries including those not signatory to the UN convention?
Gillard 2010 - 13
In which election did both parties engage in a "race to the bottom"?
2013
How many refugees were permanently settled in Australia between 1947 - 72?
260,000
What was Australia's largest intake of people?
Displaced persons 1947-52, 170,000 ppl
How many refugees have been permanently settled in Australia since 1972?
450,000
Why does Australia accept refugees?
Good global citizen, skilled workforce, defense, lobbying by religious/ ethnic groups, UN convention on the status of refugees 1951 and protocol 1967
What is important about the 1967 protocol?
It includes future refugee crises
How many countries including Australia permanently resettle refugees?
14
What are the "two queues" in Australian immigration law?
Onshore & Offshore
What did refugee resettlement policy look like under the Fraser Government 1975-83?
est. processing system, onshore housed in hostels, daily roll call. Seeks international agreements to prevent boat departures.
What did refugee resettlement policy look like under the Hawke Government 1983-91
mandatory detention. Poor economy, high unemployment.
What did refugee resettlement policy look like under the keating government 1991-96?
Mandatory detention. Trials TPVs, though repeals in 93
Who reimplemented TPVs for "illegals" and "queue jumpers"?
Howard 1999
What's wrong with TPV's?
Uncertainty, exacerbates trauma, temporary status makes it difficult to get accommodation, make friends, employment etc. Encourages people on to boats, no family reunion
When was the Tampa disaster and what happened?
26 August 2001. Tampa rescues 438 ppl from sinking boat. Many sick people. Australia refuses docking permission, sends military to intercept. Directs tampa and asylum seekers to be processed offshore. Beginning of pacific solution.
How does Howard win the unwinnable election in 2001?
Tough stance on border control
What is one way that the Rudd/ Gillard govmt responds to being spooked by opposition and opinion polls in the lead up to the 2010 election?
Declares that Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are no longer in crisis, refuses to process asylum claims for people from these countries
What are two good things that Gillard did whilst in power 2010 - 13?
2010 removes children from detention, processes applications from Afghani's and Sri Lankans.
When did Gillard propose the Malaysia solution, what was it and what happened to it?
July 2011, proposes swap, 800 asylum seekers for 4000 UNHCR refugees. Failed to gain support from Libs, greens and high court.
What is a key characteristic of border protection policy under the Abbott government?
Secrecy.
