"Good, good; that's what I have on my record here. Did the immigration officer in your country's Australian Office explain what's to happen well enough? I'll repeat it then. There are a few schemes going about lately but most commonly and the one you're on begins as a temporary stay for up to five years. During that five years, you have to have an adequate ability in English and full time work to become a full citizen. You'll find a few day classes in the cities for learning English and work isn't hard to come by. There's lots of work in labour and domestic services going about but a lot is being taken by government refugee contracts. However, if you have a relevant qualification in a field you can follow that easily enough and if you have food skills, you'll be set. Non-British European food is kicking off around here, particularly Italian. Anyway, the point is, as long as you have a go at assimilating into the country, you'll have an easy time of it. So welcome to Australia, and on behalf of the Department of Immigration, I wish you an easy and effortless assimilation into Australian culture."
Activity:
What does it mean to assimilate? Why might some people resist the idea of leaving their own culture in order to conform to Australian values between 1945 and 1973? To the side is a short worksheet to complete on assimilation in the time period with connections to now.
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