"Hello there, my name's Ben. I hope your boat ride was fair, I understand you've come here under some terrible circumstances. You're lucky though, following WW1 and during WW2, our intake of refugees was rather scarce but under the new Displaced Person's Scheme, we're taking in a few thousand refugees and the number is increasing each year. I should warn you that there have been a few tensions between the Australian public and new immigrants from foreign places, whether it's people from the Baltics or Italy and Germany although it's gradually getting better, I think. Our Ministers for Immigration [starting with Arthur Calwell under the Chifley Government and continuing on with multiple ministers under the Menzie's Government] are working hard to make all Europeans viewed as White as the rest of us, even those from the south."
[Later refugees from the Middle East and other Non-White displaced persons between 1945 and 1973 saw far fewer efforts to be publicised as Australian].
"Now, you've signed a government contract for two years of labour for men or domestic work for women in order to enter the country, although there's been a delay in assigning you to a job and temporary housing due to the sheer number of migrants entering the country, and the haste of your arrival. As such, you'll be temporarily housed in a migration hostel but don't worry, we should find you work between four and six weeks if not sooner."
[Later refugees from the Middle East and other Non-White displaced persons between 1945 and 1973 saw far fewer efforts to be publicised as Australian].
"Now, you've signed a government contract for two years of labour for men or domestic work for women in order to enter the country, although there's been a delay in assigning you to a job and temporary housing due to the sheer number of migrants entering the country, and the haste of your arrival. As such, you'll be temporarily housed in a migration hostel but don't worry, we should find you work between four and six weeks if not sooner."