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Immigration to Australia from the UK has more than doubled in recent years, climbing from 9000 at the beginning of the decade to just over 23,000 in 2007.
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More than 100 New Zealanders emigrated to neighbouring Australia every day, between March 2007 and March 2008.
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A report, conducted by Australia's NSW Secondary Principals Council in 2006, showed the percentage of Anglo-European students in public schools had decreased by a third in western NSW, by 42% in North Sydney and 37% in New England.
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White flight -- where Anglo-European parents shun state schools that have a high proportion of students from other racial backgrounds -- had become a big challenge for multicultural Australia.
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The "dirty dozen" is the name for the detainees Australia's immigration system that no one knows what to do with. These 12 have become semi-permanent, if unofficial, residents. They cannot be deported or released from the detention center.
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Refugee and multicultural advocates say that Australia's controversial citizenship test, implemented in October 2007, discriminates against applicants from marginalised, non-English speaking backgrounds.
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Australia has always relied on immigration to fill jobs and keep its economy growing (ABC News, Feb. 5, 2008)
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Australia has accepted 6.5 million newcomers since the end of World War II. Almost half of the population of 20 million people were born overseas or have one immigrant parent.
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Government figures have shown that around 250,000 people emigrated from the UK in 2007, and Australia, New Zealand and the US were among the most popular destinations. (Australian Visa Bureau)
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An immigration survey, conducted in 2006 in 20 countries worldwide, found that Australia was one of the top three most attractive destinations for migrants, along with Canada and the United States. (Migrationexpert.com, Jan. 24, 2008)
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About 25% of Australians were born outside the country, second only to Israel (International Herald Tribune, Jan. 29, 2007)
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On Jan. 30, 2007, Australia changed the name of its Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs to the Department of Immigration & Citizenship (International Herald Tribune, Jan. 29, 2007)
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Australia accepts an average of 1 million migrants every 10 years, or 6 million since 1945 (The Age, Oct. 5, 2006)
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