Snapshot: Australia & Boat People in the Seventies - Part One
A timeline of quotes, noteworthy events with references included. The Vietnam War was a long, costly and divisive conflict that pitted...
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1948: Former Nazi slaves from Baltic States welcomed to Australia
This video is made available by British Pathé newsreel archives. In the light of Australia’s response to people fleeing danger in these...
1963: ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA - A story of migration, by the Commonwealth Film Unit
A billowing Australian flag, serenaded by an orchestra’s epic jolly jaunting tune sets the scene for “Arriving in Australia,” a...
A Letter from detained Melbourne refugees to The Honourable Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria
To The Honourable Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria Level 1/1 Treasury Place East Melbourne VICTORIA 3002 May 1, 2021 Dear Premier We...
A Refugee's plea: "Australia, We want our lives back. We beg you."
"We are in detention for 8 years, they have moved us from one detention place to another. We are so tired of being in jail for a long...
Tell the Stories, even when the very telling makes you nauseous. If you don’t it will get worse.
To write or not to write, that is always the question when considering the plight of refugees. Will revealing their predicament make...