White Australia policy

Children from their families justified by the Australian Government and white society?? At the turn of the twentieth century the systematic forced removal of Aboriginal children from their mothers, families and cultural heritage was commonplace. There were several reasons that the government and white society used to justify the separation but the prevailing ideology of nationalism and maintaining Australia for the ‘whites’ was the over-riding motivation and justification for their actions[1].

immigration. Describing itself as ‘The secret history of us’ it attempts to recount how multicultural Australia was formed against the odds. However, it mostly just rants about why the odds were terrible rather than talking about how said odds were overcame. Shakleford begins telling the tale of the White Australia Policy. Getting closer to the end it morphs into complete speculation, essentially accusing the policy as

Reconciliation has become the dominant way of discussing about relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia under the issue of the Stolen Generation over the last decade. The Stolen Generation of the early 20th century was the result of extreme mistrust and cultural disputes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. While some historians claim that the Stolen Generation was attempted genocide and others contradict it by arguing that it was about protectionism, one

Australia’s change of migration policies since 1945 to the current time The change of Australia’s culture and multiculturalism from 1945 to the present time has been shaped by the revolution of official government migration policies. The changes in policies allowed many different migrants from all around the world to settle in Australia. The end of World War II showed a turning point in Australia’s views of migration as Australia thought that it was necessary they make an impact in the new world

in Australian society. The spirit and visions drove the formation of the nation today known as Australia. These visions of Australian society included a vision of national identity, a sense of a nation as a cohesive whole. A vision of a “White Australia” developed from the fear of invasion of outside nations. The desire for economic progress and a uniform tariff policy, called upon a push for Australia to federate. Each of these visions were driven out by groups that formed in Australian society

change in the religious landscape of Australia. War ravaged countries provoke widespread emigration, with citizens fleeing the country to a ‘safe’ nation such as Australia.

multicultural policy. It will critically examine the key issues of Australia’s multicultural policy such as limiting racism and aiming for social justice by accepting everyone into Australia. The international federation of library

When the European settled in Australia, it impacted on Indigenous people drastically. They deemed the land as Terra Nullius, meaning the land belonged to no one despite the Indigenous people being there first (Treatyrepublic.net, 2014). When the European possessed the land and exposed the Indigenous community to new diseases, it resulted in a vast number of deaths of the Aboriginal people. The minority of Aboriginal people that were left, who were not killed in violent conflict or died during the

existence, policy was designed to marginalise the Aboriginal population, by increasing the British and British-descended population, in some cases deliberate exterminate of the Aborigine people occurred (Reynolds, 1987, pp. 52). However, post-World War II, Australia’s population had risen to seven and half million people, only 45 years after federation in 1901. From that point, a 2% growth was adopted, which involved a large-scale immigration program that continued on with the White Australia policy, until

How is it possible to become an Australian Citizen? Three ways it is possible to become an Australian citizen: 1. By birth: In Australia people automatically become an Australian citizen if they are born here and one or both of their parents is an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia. 2. By descent: If you are the child of an Australian citizen but you are born overseas you will generally be granted Australian citizenship. There are a number of rules that might apply to people in