In 1969, the ZFA welcomed its first Aliyah shaliach, Yehuda Svoray, in Melbourne. By 1973, demand led to the appointment of shlichim in both Melbourne and Sydney. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, approximately 400 Australians made Aliyah annually.
In 1986, Australian Parliament passed legislation allowing Australians who had made Aliyah to regain citizenship and guaranteeing the same for future olim — an important recognition of the dual identity of Australian Israelis.