Celebrating 65 Years of Nation Building

Video message from the Secretary

The Secretary, Mr Andrew Metcalfe, in this video message, marks 13 July 2010 as a special day for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship as it celebrated 65 years since its establishment in 1945.
See: Secretary’s 65th anniversary video message (Youtube video)

The following is a transcript of the secretary's message.
See: Secretary’s 65th anniversary video message (video transcript) (68KB PDF file)

Annual Address on Immigration and Citizenship

The lead event for the department's 65th anniversary celebrations was the inaugural Annual Address on Immigration and Citizenship presented by Professor Ian Chubb, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University on 17 March 2010.

The address by Professsor Chubb recognises the nation building role of Australia's migration and citizenship programs, and aims to encourage discussion about the significance of migration to the nation.

Transcripts of the Annual Address can be found below.

• Secretary's introduction ( 51KB PDF file)
• Inaugural Annual Address on Immigration and Citizenship by Professor Ian Chubb, AC, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University ( 91KB PDF file)
• Response by Justice Heydon to the inaugural Annual Address on Immigration and Citizenship ( 28KB PDF file)