NO RELIGIOUS BIAS IN CHOICE OF MIGRANTS
(10 a.m.) CANBERRA, June 18. . Religion does not enter into the selection of migrants for Australia, according to the Secretary of the Department of Immigration, Mr. T. H. Hayes, who describes as ‘fantastic and utterly without foundation" the allegations made in London that preference is given to Roman Catholics.
Mr. Hayes quoted figures typical of any ship since the free and assisted passages schemes began, which showed that the percentage of Roman Catholics brought to Australia as assisted migrants is much lower than the percentage of Roman Catholics in the Australian community.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22667, 18 June 1948, Page 5
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99NO RELIGIOUS BIAS IN CHOICE OF MIGRANTS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22667, 18 June 1948, Page 5
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