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The Australian historian James Jupp wrote that it was not true that the White Australia policy was exclusively a right-wing cause as the strongest support for the White Australia policy was on the left-side of Australian politics with both the trade unions and the Labour Party being the most militant opponents of Asian immigration well into the ...
The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 (Cth) [1] was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which limited immigration to Australia and formed the basis of the White Australia policy which sought to exclude all non-Europeans from Australia. The law granted immigration officers a wide degree of discretion to prevent individuals from entering Australia.
Arthur Calwell with the Kalnins family – the 50,000th New Australian – August 1949 In 1954, 50,000 Dutch migrants arrived. Post-war immigration to Australia deals with migration to Australia in the decades immediately following World War II, and in particular refers to the predominantly European wave of immigration which occurred between 1945 and the end of the White Australia policy in 1973.
Migration Act 1966, effectively dismantled the White Australia Policy and increased access to non-European migrants. Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976, was a significant step in legal recognition of Aboriginal land ownership. [236] The following Australian Federal and State legislation relates to racism and discrimination:
Since the end of the White Australia policy in 1973, Australia has pursued an official policy of multiculturalism, [2] and there has been a large and continuing wave of immigration from across the world, with Asia being the largest source of immigrants in the 21st century. [3]
The Aliens Deportation Act 1948 (Cth) was an Act of the Parliament of Australia which formed part of the White Australia policy. [1] The Act gave the government sweeping powers to deport aliens. Background
By the time Calwell's political career ended he was the Father of the House of Representatives, having served as an MP for 32 years. He was frequently critical of Whitlam, especially since he knew that Whitlam intended abandoning the White Australia policy.
Formal relations with China were established, conscription laws were repealed, all remaining Australian forces were withdrawn from the Vietnam War, universal healthcare was introduced and some remaining discriminatory provisions of the White Australia policy were abolished. Tertiary education fees were abolished for a period. However, these and ...