Racism In Australia - The Rise and Fall of the White Australia Policy

Australia is a multicultural country. This is because the number of people living here is different for various reasons. They are all called Australians and accept Australia as a new home. The acceptance of various racial / cultural views has changed, but there is still racial discrimination in Australia. Indigenous people in Australia were the first victims of racial discrimination in the country. About 50,000 years ago when the UK settled, Australia lived completely in indigenous peoples and people in the Torres Strait Islands.

Indigenous peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, but as non-whites began to migrate to Australia, racial discrimination was directed to all non-whites. In 1901, whiteness was politicized by the government's adoption of "White Australia policy". These policies deliberately restricted non-Caucasian immigrants from non-Australian territories and continued from 1901 to 1973. This constitutional policy not only restricts immigrants other than white to Australia, but also has a devastating racial aspect because it exacerbates the existing non-white situation. And Australian indigenous people (Corris, 1990)

Following is a brief explanation of how the government's policies and NGOs have addressed and eliminated racial discrimination and discrimination against minorities in Australia since the 1940s "White Australia" policy was abolished. Finally, let's explore the tension that exists today in Australian multiculturalism. Part 1 What is a race? From the late 18th century to the early 19th century, humans were thought to be divided into various groups based on their biological composition.

Caucasian Australian Policy Since the end of assimilation efforts to eliminate racial discrimination and to discriminate between minorities and individuals continued from the 1940s until the mid-1960s. This new policy will adopt the White Australian policy assumption on maintaining social homogeneity to maintain unity and harmony. This means that immigrants should become mainstream culture as soon as possible and be as "Australians" as possible (Van Krieken et al., 2010; Cope et al., 1991).

Historically, immigrants have played an important role in Australia. White Australian policy (WAP) and its final abolition played an important role in the formation of Australia in the 20th century. The Australian white policy explains the Australian prejudice against the immigrants from the Commonwealth to the end of the 20th century. The Australian Government phased out its policy within 25 years until it was completely abolished in 1973. There are several reasons to implement this policy, such as racial discrimination, fear of aggression, fear of a decline in living standards. If Australia is permitted immigration by WAP, Australia effectively isolates neighboring Asian countries It is. After policies were abolished, Australia was flooded with immigrants and new cultures. Today, Australia regards itself as a multicultural country, but racial discrimination and WAP hints still exist.