Bureau of Immigration Research
BIR
1989 – 1993
Renamed Bureau of Immigration and Population Research in 1993.
Melbourne-based research bureau of the immigration department that commissioned and published research and statistics on immigration and its economic and social effects.
Names over time
- Bureau of Immigration Research1989–1993
- Bureau of Immigration and Population Research1993–1994
- Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research1994–1996
How it came into existence
Set up in 1989 within the Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, following the recommendation of the 1988 FitzGerald report (Immigration: A Commitment to Australia) for an independent immigration research capacity.
- Immigration research
How it ended
Renamed the Bureau of Immigration and Population Research in 1993, when population research was added to its role.
- Immigration research
- Immigration statistics
Main functions
- Immigration research
- Immigration statistics and analysis
- Research publications and conferences
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs.
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Sources
Government records and websites
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