World War 1. Outbreak of war halts immigration. The war ends in 1918.
Commonwealth War Precautions Act is passed, banning German immigration to Australia and enabling the internment of ‘enemy aliens’, mostly Germans, living in Australia. 4,000 residents of German background are deported.
Aboriginal people serve in the war despite the Defence Act 1909 which prohibits any person not of ‘substantially European’ origin from serving. Aboriginal soldiers are among Australian troops at Gallipoli.
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We Acknowledge the many diverse Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations of Australia, and pay respect to the Custodians of the Land and Waters of these Nations on which we live, learn and work, and to the many Ancestors who shaped and nurtured Country.Racism. No Way!
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This website adheres to the World Wide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 (WCAG 2.1) at the AA level.
This website utilizes an accessibility interface that allows persons with specific disabilities to adjust the website’s UI (user interface) and design it to their personal needs.
An AI-based application runs in the background of the website and constantly optimizes its accessibility level. This application remediates the website’s HTML, adapts Its functionality and behaviour for screen-readers used by people who are blind or have low vision, and for keyboard functions used by individuals with motor impairments.
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Our website implements the ARIA attributes (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) technique to optimise screen-reader functionality.
These adjustments are compatible with all popular screen readers, including JAWS and NVDA.
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Disability profiles supported in our website
Additional UI, design, and readability adjustments
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We continually improve accessibility by adding, updating and improving options and features, as well as developing and adopting new technologies.
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