In the post-war period, Australian became concerned with under population and national security caused by the war over Japan and began to actively encourage migration through targeted government policies Immediately after the war, plans were made to increase the flow of British stock into Australia. Child migration was intended to supplement the labour force, but would not immediately take jobs away from returning ex-servicemen …additionally, there were seen a the ‘best migrants’ as they were more readily adaptable than adults, easier to integrate into wider Australian community.
