Post-war developments
The most progressive phase of Australia's migration program followed the end of World War II. Australia negotiated agreements with other governments and international organisations to help achieve high migration targets.
There were also significant migrant numbers from Hungarian and Czech refugees following unrest in those countries in 1956 and 1968 along with the Indochinese refugees after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.
- a system for United Kingdom residents
- an assisted passage scheme for British Empire and United States ex-servicemen, later extended to resistance fighters from the Netherlands, Norway, France, Belgium and Denmark
- an agreement with the International Refugee Organisation (IRO) to settle at least 12 000 displaced people from camps in Europe
- informal migration agreements with Austria, Greece, Spain, Belgium and other countries.
There were also significant migrant numbers from Hungarian and Czech refugees following unrest in those countries in 1956 and 1968 along with the Indochinese refugees after the end of the Vietnam War in 1975.