Searching for the word refugees in House of Representatives within the 1970s…
The word refugees
- appears in 0.7% of speeches
- appears 1897 times in 728 speeches
- was spoken on 261 sitting days by 150 different people
- appears in speeches on 350 different topics
Top speakers:
- MACKELLAR, Michael (268 uses)
- REID, Leonard (122 uses)
- WHITLAM, Gough (67 uses)
- PEACOCK, Andrew (54 uses)
- MCLEAN, Ross (52 uses)
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Top days:
- 27 October 1971 (102 uses)
- 24 May 1977 (64 uses)
- 26 October 1971 (50 uses)
- 24 May 1979 (48 uses)
- 2 October 1975 (40 uses)
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Top topics:
- ADJOURNMENT (95 uses)
- PETITIONS: Aid to Pakistani Refugees (91 uses)
- QUESTION: EMERGENCY RELIEF AID (81 uses)
- REFUGEE POLICY AND MECHANISMS: Ministerial Statement (64 uses)
- PETITIONS: Aid for Pakistani Refugees (60 uses)
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Associated words:
- vietnamese refugees (107 appearances)
- million refugees (73 appearances)
- pakistani refugees (49 appearances)
- pakistan refugees (47 appearances)
- indo-chinese refugees (36 appearances)
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Sample sentences:
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All Social Security programs, including payments under the Immigration (Guardianship of Children) Act and special benefits for people under maintenance guarantees and for refugees, cover migrants insofar as migrants are members of the Australian community.
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The agencies give support and material assistance in general welfare activities, hosting and friendship schemes and the movement of the refugees from the hostels to private accommodation.
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If we were to attempt to isolate ourselves from the world, if we were to appear selfish in our attitude to our resources, if we were not to play our part in the succour and resettlement of disadvantaged people such as the Indo-Asian refugees, then there would be an ever-increasing resentment towards us, particularly amongst those countries geographically close to us, and amongst the underdeveloped nations throughout the world.
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That death from mass starvation and disease is occurring among Pakistan’s refugees on a scale unprecedented in modern history.
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Increase monetary aid for the refugees to at least 10 million dollars immediately even if this entails reducing spending in other areas.