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... Close links between Austria and Australia have been present since the earliest days of the colonial period. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Austrians visited Australia as members of scientific and diplomatic communities as well as on religious missio ...

... There has been an ongoing exchange of migration between New Zealand and Australia since both countries’ colonial beginnings. This relationship is influenced by close geographic proximity, shared history as colonies of the British Commonwealth, and the ANZA ...

... Australia has had close ties with South Africa since the earliest days of European settlement. The 1850s gold rush sparked the first significant migrations of British and European settlers from the southern regions of Africa to Australia. A small but stead ...

... The first known Chilean to arrive in Australia was the former President of Chile, General Ramon Freire, who came in 1838 as a political exile.1 The number of Chilean migrants to Australia remained small up until the late 1960s. Economic and political uncer ...

... Germans were among the first European settlers to arrive in Australia following colonisation as founding pioneers. Around 10,000 migrated during the gold rush in the 1850s. However, in the first half of the 20th century, Germans living in Australia became ...

... Prior to the establishment of the Islamic Republic, the Iranian population in Australia was very small and mostly consisted of oil service workers. At the spark of the revolution (1979) and the Iran-Iraq War (1980), Australia opened up an assisted humanita ...

... Migration History and Demographics Saudi migration to Australia began in the 20th century. However, the vast majority of the Saudi population has arrived since 2007. It is estimated 70% of Saudi Arabian-born people migrated to Australia between 2006 and 20 ...

... North Americans have had contact with Australia since the 1700s. Many arrived due to the benefit of a strong trade relationship between the two countries. By 1901, 7,450 USA-born people were recorded living in Australia. In the ensuing years, many more vis ...

... The Latin American population in Australia has grown steadily, but remains relatively small. Most Colombians relatively recently, with 39.6% having arrived between 2012 and 2016 and 27.3% having arrived between 2007 and 2011.1 The majority of Colombian mig ...

... Most of the Myanmar-born population in Australia has migrated to seek refuge from the political situation in their country. Initially, there were big waves of Burmese migration to Australia between 1947 and 1959 (following a rise in nationalism) and betwee ...