White Australia Policy
The government policy aimed at restricting non-British immigration to Australia.
The White Australia Policy
Nickname given to British migrants who moved to Australia for just £10
Ten Pound Poms
'New' Australians that experienced racism due to their nation's role in WW2
Italian migrants
The widespread protest against Australia's involvement in the unpopular Vietnam War,
Anti-Vietnam War Movement
The first female prime minister in 2010
Julia Gillard
The test given to immigration applicants during the White Australia Policy
The dictation test
Large-scale Australian infrastructure project that began in 1949 and employed thousands of post-war migrants
Snowy Mountains Scheme
The longest running post-war migrant reception centre
Bonegilla in northern Victoria
The protest in which activists fought for Aboriginal land rights, better living conditions, and recognition of their culture and heritage.
The Indigenous Rights Movement
vote (excluded Indigenous women)
An undesirable applicant under the White Australia Policy
A non-European person (particularly Asians)
Any idiot or insane person
Any person suffering from an infectious or contagious disease of a loathsome or dangerous character
Prostitutes
Persons convicted of non-political offenses within the last three years and sentenced to imprisonment for one year or longer
A ‘displaced’ persons under the displaced persons scheme
Orphans, holocaust survivor, refugees from war torn countries
Biased tool used to promote Australia as a spacious, safe, prosperous place to live for families.
Propaganda
The campaign for gender equality, reproductive rights, and challenging traditional societal norms and expectations.
During WW2, women entered the workforce and took on roles in..
Factories and the military
The language that Egon Kisch was tested on in his dictation
Scottish Gaelic
Australia’s first Minister for Immigration famous for saying 'Populate or Perish' and 'Two Wongs don’t make a White'
Arthur Calwell
The Racial Discrimination Act made it illegal to...
Discriminate against people on the basis of race, color, descent, or national or ethnic origin.
Protests to protect natural habitats, stop logging, and raise awareness about environmental degradation.
Environmental Protest Movement
In 1967, Aboriginal men and women were recogised as...
Citizens
The reason Egon Kisch was considered an 'undesireable'
He was a communist
Provided for Australians by the Snowy Mountains Scheme
Hydroelectric power and irrigation
Some Australians feared that a large migrant intake would...
put their jobs at risk
Three tactics or strategies to protest
Rallying, marches, sit ins, boycotts, strikes, lobbying, blockades
In 2017, there was a launch of a women's sporting team (what sport)
Launch of the first Women's Australian Football League (AFL)