35 AUSTRALIA’S WAY WITH UNDESIRABLES Gentlest Treatment in World Amidst the tangle of accusations levelled at the Federal Government for its allegedly harsh treatment of two recent arrivals who desired to enter this country after it had been made very clear to them that they were not wanted here, many people have been inclined to lose sight of the fact that not only does Australia possess the fairest immigration laws in the world but that she also administers them with a courtesy to those concerned which is unknown in any other country. …Australia’s Immigration laws rest basically upon the Immigration Restriction Act passed in 1901 and subsequently amended. This measure provides for the prohibition of the entry into the Commonwealth of persons who have failed to pass a dictation test i

