Searching for the word migrants in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word migrants
- appears in 1.4% of speeches
 - appears 4036 times in 1511 speeches
 - was spoken on 510 sitting days by 175 different people
 - appears in speeches on 811 different topics
 
Top speakers:
- MACKELLAR, Michael (328 uses)
 - LYNCH, Phillip (215 uses)
 - FORBES, Alexander (178 uses)
 - CASS, Moss (176 uses)
 - GRASSBY, Al (172 uses)
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Top days:
- 17 February 1971 (142 uses)
 - 28 October 1971 (133 uses)
 - 25 May 1972 (132 uses)
 - 13 October 1977 (127 uses)
 - 30 September 1970 (81 uses)
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Top topics:
- IMMIGRATION (EDUCATION) BILL 1970: Second Reading (221 uses)
 - QUESTION: IMMIGRATION (133 uses)
 - APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1971-72 (130 uses)
 - SOCIAL SERVICES BILL (No. 3) 1972: Second Reading (127 uses)
 - APPROPRIATION BILL (No. 1) 1970-71 (81 uses)
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Associated words:
- many migrants (95 appearances)
 - british migrants (68 appearances)
 - migrants coming (52 appearances)
 - assisted migrants (39 appearances)
 - adult migrants (36 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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Given the recent publicity focusing on discrepancies between CES and ABS figures, this ABS finding confirms the CES figures for inner Sydney, where recently arrived migrants tend to congregate.
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Let me summarise my own position as far as migrants are concerned.
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For the special education of adult migrants within Australia $4.2m is included for 1972-73 compared with $3m in the 1971-72 financial year.
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The migrants are not all being drawn from overseas.
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Under the reciprocal arrangements made with the 4 countries I have mentioned, a considerable number of migrants are already covered.