Migration Timeline

                                     Immigration to Australia- Timeline

Lesson 2

In 1901 Australia became a Federation. Before the Federation of Australia, there were six colonies, and each colony had different laws and leaders. However, in 1901 there was a vote to join the colonies,  the majority voted yes and Australia became The Commonwealth of Australia. The colonies were now states. The states still had some powers but the Federal government developed other policies and laws that were for the whole of Australia. This included migration policies. The two territories, the Northern Territory (NT) and Australia Capital Territory (ACT) joined the agreement later. 

Extension Activity

Watch this BTN news video to find out more about Federation

https://www.abc.net.au/btn/classroom/federation/10528704

Below is a timeline of events before federation: 

 Image from: 

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Activity 1

Click on the link below and read about world events and policies that shaped Australia after the Federation in 1901. 

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-brief-history-of-immigration-to-australia/cs4rmu3sr

Task 1

Can you match and order the key events and policies that have shaped Australia? 

Migration after 1901 (learningapps.org)