Australia is an 'outpost' of British values, geographically isolated from its homeland. Immigration is controlled by policy 194 Britain pre WWII. Favouring immigrants from certain 5 Shifts to USA after WWII. Countries. 1975: Racial Discrimination Act formally outlaws discrimination based on religion and ethnic origin. 1996: the leader of a nationalistic political party is elected, protesting against multiculturalism.
Australia is an 'outpost' of British values, geographically isolated from its homeland. Immigration is controlled by policy 194 Britain pre WWII. Favouring immigrants from certain 5 Shifts to USA after WWII. Countries. 1975: Racial Discrimination Act formally outlaws discrimination based on religion and ethnic origin. 1996: the leader of a nationalistic political party is elected, protesting against multiculturalism.
Australia is an 'outpost' of British values, geographically isolated from its homeland. Immigration is controlled by policy 194 Britain pre WWII. Favouring immigrants from certain 5 Shifts to USA after WWII. Countries. 1975: Racial Discrimination Act formally outlaws discrimination based on religion and ethnic origin. 1996: the leader of a nationalistic political party is elected, protesting against multiculturalism.
Source 1: Developments in the idea of a multicultural Australia
Popular general view pre WWII: Institutional connections between Australia and the Asia Region Australia is an outpost of British values, geographically isolated from its homeland. Australias primary orientation is with Immigration is controlled by policy 194 Britain pre WWII. favouring immigrants from certain 5 Shifts to USA after WWII. countries.
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1958: Dictation test, intended to exclude
Asian migrants, is abolished. 1966: Skilled migration program is extended to non-Europeans. 1973: White Australia Policy is dismantled. 1975: Racial Discrimination Act formally outlaws discrimination based on religion and ethnic origin. 1976: The first Vietnamese refugees start arriving by boat in Australia. 1984: A respected historian proposes limiting immigration from Asia, arguing that Asian immigration threatens social cohesion in Australia. 1987: The Office of Multicultural Affairs is established. 1996: The leader of a nationalistic political party is elected to government. This party protests against multiculturalism and Asian and Islander migration; such views are criticised in the Asian media. 2001: The Border Protection Bill provides government with the power to remove any ship in the territorial waters of Australia (targeting so-called boat people). 2005: The Cronulla race riots call the success of multiculturalism into doubt, both in Australia and overseas. 2007: The Prime Minister institutes a citizenship test that requires prospective immigrants to have adequate knowledge of Australia. 2007: Australia joins the Asia Cup (Soccer) competition. 2011: The governments solution to illegal immigrants the Malaysian solution is defeated in the High Court. 2013: Human rights and refugee agencies are critical of Australias policies regarding illegal entrants (so called boat people). [Not to scale]
1957: Australia signs Agreement of
Commerce with Japan, thus establishing itself as Asias premier resources supplier. (Australian Government, Australia in the Asian century, White Paper, Ch. 3, p. 79) Australian policy towards Asia was driven mainly by political, defence and security considerations, particularly decolonisation and its implications for Asian security, and the regional manifestations of the Cold War. (ibid). http://asiancentury.dpmc.gov.au/sites/default/files/whi te-paper/chapter-3.pdf
1960 Australia has established
diplomatic missions in 14 Asian countries. (ibid)
1974: Australia becomes an external
dialogue partner with ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations).
Late 1980s and early 1990s: Australia
plays a central role in the development of the APEC (AsiaPacific Economic Cooperation) forum.
Since 1990s: Australia has greatly
expanded as a provider of international education to Asian students.
1999: G20 (a group of the 19 richest
nations plus the European Union) is established. It includes Australia, Indonesia, China, South Korea and Japan.
2010: Australia was the sixth-largest
OECD Development Assistance Committee donor to Asian countries (ibid, p. 80).