White Australia policy

Australian Aborigines For Aborigines, Australia was a marginally better place in which to live in 1945 then in 1900. At the turn of the century, the Australian state governments neither had a uniform nor clear Aboriginal policy. Treatment of Aborigines was consequently decided by society’s individual attitudes, not law. While many people (white) were aggressive towards Aborigines till well past 1945, a general more sympathetic attitude towards them started to slightly ease the strong oppression

S00188277 The general aim of a foreign policy is to aid the guidance of international relations and enhance foreign relations. Internal and External affairs may impact the policies created at any point in time for example, Australia as a young nation suffered from tyranny of distance, it was still under imperial control however was on the other side of the world to Britain. Australia had the right to formulate its own foreign policies but did not do so until 1942. Prior to seeking its own independence

introduces the themes of fear, racism within a social regime and scapegoating; these ideas relate to the racism present in Australia at the time, due to the reign of the White Australia Policy and the effect of the Vietnam War. By integrating these key ideas into the story of Jasper’s experiences with scapegoating, Silvey reflects on real-life examples of racism present in Australia during the 1960’s, as well as other developing nations, and how the need to impress others is the major drive for the wider

I’m writing to challenge the dominant Australia ideology of multiculturalism. Speech; We live in such a beautiful and well established country. Your English ancestors stopped at nothing to get Australia to where it is today, but we have a problem! Too many different people with different cultures have come to Australia and claimed this to be there own land too. They have taken what is rightfully ours and it has taken away our fighting spirit to keep Australia pure. Multiculturalism is a political

Japanese from entering Australia. White Australians were afraid they would be invaded and be taken over, especially by the Chinese. Furthermore, they wanted to stop immigration labour. European Immigrants were concerned that immigration labour would take away pay and jobs, because immigrants usually were willing to work for less. The Immigration Restriction Act restricted immigration by introducing a dictation test. Immigrants needed to pass the test in order to enter Australia. It could be in any European

Australia’s future. Given the past injustices involving land rights, the stolen generation and Government Policies, it illustrates that Australia has some way to go ahead of the full reconciliation between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians and that without reconciliation our future is uncertain. The Aboriginals were denied their land rights when European settlement occurred in Australia. As the Aboriginals were nomadic, the land that they lived on and moved around on soon became occupied

Before 1901 Australia was not a federation, it was a collection of 6 British colonies, with them being, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, Queensland, Southern Australia, and Western Australia. In the 1850s the forming of an Australian Federation was not as popular, due to the fact that the colonies were more worried about their own nation and people. It was not until the 1880s until people considered the advantages of forming a nation, and in 1901 they formed a nation. The there are plenty of

used to imply that more immigrants, preferably white, were necessary to fight of the steady stream of Asian immigration. As part of Immigration policy, these immigrants were expected to assimilate – meaning that they had to give up their preceding culture and embody Australian customs. This was simple for those who come from Britain but was very much a difficult task for those few immigrants who were not of British descent. Integration in Australia has positively affected the development of Australian

It has been proposed that Australians are responsible in making Australia an ‘Asia literate society’ by developing ‘understanding of Asian history, cultures, geography and economics’ (March, 1995). ACARA (n.d.) states that the objective of Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia is to develop students understanding on Asian society and culture by integrating Asian aspects with Australian curriculum. Australia and Europe are making an effort to improve the Asia literacy. For example, David Miliband

Australia has been shaped over the years through the social, cultural and political aspects. The factors that need to be considered are fashion, multiculturalism and Australia’s response to communism. Through this essay these factors will be explored. During the 1960s fashion was considered daring, carefree and diverse. There were various trends in the 70s. These were influenced through TV shows and celebrities. The ‘Hippie’ movement started in the late 1960s into the early 70s. The ‘hippie’ style