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The portfolio and department were created in July 1945, during the last months of World War II.Previously, immigration affairs were handled by the Minister for Home Affairs (1901–1932) and the Minister for the Interior (1932–1945), except that between January 1925 and January 1928 Victor Wilson and Thomas Paterson were Ministers for Markets and Migration.
[12] [13] As Immigration Minister, Giles issued "Ministerial Direction 99" in early 2023 to the Department of Home Affairs and Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), which tightened the criteria for deporting non-citizen residents by focusing on their community ties and duration of time spent in Australia. This policy change had come in ...
As prime minister, Rudd professed his belief in a "Big Australia", [146] while his government increased the immigration quota after to around 300,000 people. [147] In 2010, Rudd appointed Tony Burke as population minister to examine population goals.
The Department of Home Affairs is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security, protective services, emergency management, border control, immigration, refugees, citizenship, transport security and multicultural affairs. [2]
The United States and Australia have had official diplomatic relations since 1 March 1940, when Australia established a legation in Washington as one of its first independent postings. Prior to that, Australia had been represented by the British Embassy in Washington , either through a representative of the Australian government or simply by ...
Alexander George Hawke (born 9 July 1977) is an Australian politician who served as Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs from 2020 to 2022 in the Morrison government.
The foreign and defence ministers of the United States and Australia will meet in the U.S. on Aug. 6, the country's embassy in Canberra said on Monday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and ...
The Ambassador also acts as Australia's Ambassador to the European Union and NATO. [95] ^Note 4 : The Ambassador of Australia to Chile is also accredited to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as a non-resident ambassador. [96] ^Note 5 : The Ambassador of Australia to Egypt is also accredited to Eritrea, Sudan and Syria as a non-resident ambassador ...