Immigration Records Go On-line

‘Making Australia Home’ – That’s what the government is calling the new project that will post Australian immigration records on-line. This project will mean that the records of the seven million people, who have engaged in Australian immigration, will be available on the internet.

Ross Gibbs, the director general of the archives, told ABC News the project will cater to the many inquiries they get each year from families. "People want to know where did we come from, who am I and the inquiries just keep growing,"

Mr. Gibbs also added said people want to know whether they have family who were Australian visa holders for many reasons. "People have official reasons to identify who they are, particularly if they want to go back to country, but mostly it's personal stories."

Senator John Faulkener, the Cabinet Secretary, told the Sydney Morning Herald: "They [the records] are of immense historical and personal significance."