Every assistance and protection : a history of the Australian passport / Jane Doulman, David Lee.

Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2008.

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Passports -- History -- Australia.

Identification -- History -- Australia.

Status (Law) -- History -- Australia.

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8. An obnoxious inconvenience: passports, the Australian colonies and the era of free movement The exigencies of war: World War I and the temporary passport A difficult business: change, resistance and the Australian passport during the 1920s Who is inside and who is out: the Australian passport system in the 1930s A precedent for similar action: discretionary power, the Cold War and passports That precious document: Wilfred Burchett's battle for an Australian passport Citizenship, immigration and globalisation Problems of identity: the Stewart Royal Commission, the biometric passport and the Australian Passports Act 2005.

This book provides an in-depth history of the Australian passport, charting changes in government policy and social history from the early 19th century to the modern era.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781862876828

xv, 256 p. : ill. ; 24 cm