The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship is a ministerial post of the Australian Government and is currently held by Tony Burke since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry.
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Arthur Augustus Calwell was an Australian politician who served as the leader of the Labor Party from 1960 to 1967. He led the party through three federal elections, losing each one in turn. He was a
Minister for Immigration and Citizenship
…Government and is currently held by Tony Burke since July 2024 in the Albanese ministry. The post was created in 1945 and its inaugural officeholder was Arthur Calwell as the Minister for Immigration. On 20 December 2017, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull introduced a new major portfolio responsible for national security…
Calwell in 1966
Calwell (centre) at the 1933 ALP Federal Conference in Sydney, along with Gordon Brown (left) and William Forgan Smith
Calwell in 1940
Calwell in 1951