They were implemented to continue biased beliefs that white people were superior‚ and so clearly favoured them. This can be seen predominately in the White Australia Policy. Origins of this policy can be found in the 1850s to white miners’ resentment toward the industrious Chinese diggers‚ which often culminated in violence. In 1901‚ the new federal government passed the Immigration Restriction
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Myra Willard’s 1920’s context influences her view that the ‘White Australia Policy’ was valid to ensure that the Australian population formed a stable society and a strong sense of nationalism. Willard states that the reasoning for the ‘White Australia Policy’ originated from the 1850’s gold rush era. It was believed the policy needed to be established as countries‚ including America‚ struggled with the influence of non-white races. The 19th Century thought that continued into Willard’s context was
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Part 2 Introducing the ‘White Australia’ policy From White Australia to Multiculturalism Conclusion References This paper is divided into two parts. In the first part the concepts or race‚ ethnicity‚ prejudice and racism are defined and how they are connected is discussed. Part 2 of the paper looks at the ‘White Australia’ policy and why it was introduced. The impact of such a racist immigration history on contemporary Australia is also discussed in terms of
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Australia has a rich migration history starting with the first migrants being convicts transported from Britain between 1788 and 1840. Free immigrants began arriving in the 1790’s (Walsh: 2001) The Industrial revolution which caused wide spread poverty and unemployment in Britain‚ as well as the demand for workers in the wool industry in Australia enticed more free settlers to Australia‚ followed by the Gold rush in the 1850’s of which the largest group of immigrants were the Chinese. The bringing
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Australian’. National image and identity is a creation of the times‚ and as such‚ the pursuit for a defining any one national identity is an unattainable dream. In this essay I will endeavour to outline some of the flaws in previous attempts at defining Australia‚ as well as outlining the reasons why the notion of a single national image is unattainable. To date‚ the bush legend is still the most thought-of‚ yet exaggerated‚ example of the Australian national identity. Ward writes of the typical Australian
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was ‘Australia for the white man’. It was a right wing publication. It was a nationalist – love your nation. Anti imperialistic. Wanted Australians to be called Australian. Very racist. Read by men in the rural districts. 6. At the time Lawson was writing what was happening in Australia politically? Consider important political movements‚ changes in government structure and government policy. The Six states were just being verged to form the one country with one government. White Australia policy
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The Shifting Heart. In the 1950’s; coming to Australia was a very big step for Italian immigrants considering the recent “ White Australia Policy” of that time‚ but also because of the simultaneous battle between the Italian’s rights to live in Australia and the Australian society’s attitudes towards them. Different reading strategies give rise to very different interpretations. In reference to the drama text “The Shifting Heart” written by Richard Beynon‚ interpretations such as Gendered Readings
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BIBLIOGRAPHY Author | URL | Retrieved | Skwirk | http://www.skwirk.com.au/p-t_s-14_u-116_t-316/the-impact-of-the-war/nsw/history/australia-in-the-vietnam-war-era | 13/7 | Vietnam War Commemoration | http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/ | 13/7 | Vietnam War Commemoration | http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/public-opinion/index.php | 14/7 | Vietnam War Commemoration | http://vietnam-war.commemoration.gov.au/conscription/save-our-sons.php | 14/7 | Shrine | http://www.shrine.org
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"Hospital Evening" and "Monday" by Gwen Harwood are two poems that explore the hardship of immigrants in Australia. Written in the late 20th century after the "White Australia Policy" was abolished and thousands of immigrants landed on Australian shores‚ the poems revolve around Krote‚ a German music teacher‚ who has migrated to Australia and his struggles with racism and the harshness of the Australian environment. The poems negative construction of Australian people acts as a critique of the Australian
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_________________________ finds it difficult to: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Five things very important to __________________________: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. THINGS THAT MAKE ME‚ ME Growing Up Asian in Australia Story title: _______________________________________________________ Author: __________________________________________________________ Three things that this story teaches/ suggests to me about IDENTITY and/or BELONGING: 1. ______________
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