History of Australian Immigration
Australian immigration started in 1788, when the first fleet arrived. ... In 1861 the Australian government passed the Chinese Immigration Act, which restricted the amount of Chinese immigrants coming I to Australia. In 1901, following the federation of Australia, the Immigration Restriction Act, better known as the White Australia, policy came into affect this included the Dictation Test, which was given to a potential migrant and could be given in any language. The Australian Government used this against migrants, giving the races they didn’t want, the test in languages they didn’t understand. ... During World War One all immigration ceased, but in 1922, shortly after the war the Empire Settlement Act cam into affect, assisting around 200, 000 British migrants in to Australia, this was because Australia was a British colony.