White Australia Policy

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The White Australia policy consisted of both official and unofficial discrimination in Australian history which created bias to favour white European migrants over other races. The origins of the policy can be traced back to mid 19th century but it wasn't until 1901 that the Immigration Restriction Act was passed by the Federal; Government as their first act. The new law created a strict control on who could immigrate to Australia and it was required that any person who identified as a 'prohibited immigrant' would need to undertake a dictation test in any European language, making it extremely hard for people of other backgrounds to immigrate. The policy was still in place when Irmtrau migrated but was completely abolished when the Racial Discrimination Act was passed in 1975.

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The policy was used to stop those who didn't come from European backgrounds from coming to Australia yet the unjust migration policy assisted her with her move to Australia as she was a perfect candidate. The policy created another pull factor which brought her to Australia and the wide range of opportunities it presented her, as well as letting her start a new life. The positive affect which the policy had on her, eventually allowed her to marry ______ whom she had met in the country and lead to the birth of my father, Robert Harrison. Another scheme which affected Irmtrau was the 10 Pound Poms scheme. The scheme allowed people from Britain to migrate to Australia after World War II for ₤10 and promised them employment, housing, relaxed lifestyle and a better climate. This was an enticing scheme which eventually led to the migration of Irmtrau, in conjunction with the White Australia Policy. Without these policies advantaging her, she may have had a much harder time in starting a new

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