International Migration Review
Volume 18, Issue 1, 1984, Pages 65-84

A new era in Australian migration policy. (Article)

Birrell R.
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Abstract

Traces the evolution of Australian migration policy since 1975, and argues that the main factor shaping policy has been interparty competition for influence within Australia's ethnic communities. This has led to a sharp change in the conservative Lib/NCP Government's policy, from a manpower orientation towards family reunion, and in the case of the Australian Labour Party to a downgrading of attention to the labour market implications of migration and, like the Conservatives, a focus on family reunion. This convergence in party policies is fundamentally reshaping the country of origin and to a lesser extent occupational characteristics of settlers entering Australia.-Author

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Index Keywords

Migrant Workers cultural anthropology birth control Australia economics population social policy demography Migrants developing country Population Dynamics Developing Countries Political Factors Ethnic Groups ethnic group Developed Countries policy Oceania Cultural Background Occupations Family Policy Manpower Needs health care manpower Family Planning Policy occupation Health Manpower Pacific islands Article migration international migration developed country population and population related phenomena Demographic Factors politics Emigration and Immigration Economic Factors Transients and Migrants Population Characteristics Human Resources public policy employment Labor Force Migration Policy Population Policy Culture

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DOI: 10.2307/2546003
ISSN: 01979183
Cited by: 9
Original Language: English