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"The year is 1972. The Whitlam Labor government has just been swept into power
and major changes to Australia’s immigration system are underway. Many people
remember this time for the formal end of the racist White Australia Policy.
A lesser-known legacy of this period was the introduction of Australia’s first
immigration amnesty. This amnesty, implemented later in 1974 with bilateral
support, provided humane pathways to permanency or citizenship for undocumented
people in Australia.
In other words, people living without lawful immigration status could
“legalise” their status without risk of punishment or deportation.
More immigration amnesties were promised during later election campaigns and
then implemented in 1976 and 1980.
These amnesties occurred under successive Labor and Liberal federal
governments, and each enjoyed enthusiastic bipartisan support.
So, how did these amnesties work – and could they happen again?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
