White Aus Policy
This act, introduced in 1901, was designed to limit non-European immigration to Australia.
What is the Immigration Restriction Act?
Year that WW2 ended.
When was 1945?
This Australian slogan, introduced in 1945, aimed to encourage migration to increase the population and defend against future threats.
What is populate or perish?
This Southeast Asian conflict in the 1970s led to an influx of non-European refugees to Australia, testing the country's new immigration policy after the abolition of the White Australia Policy.
What is the Vietnam War?
This term describes the shift in Australian immigration policy in the 1970s that embraced ethnic diversity and cultural inclusivity.
What is multiculturalism?
The White Australia Policy was primarily aimed at excluding immigrants from this region of the world.
What is Asia?
This legislation, passed in 1958, removed the infamous dictation test from Australia’s immigration process
What is the Migration Act?
Under this agreement, introduced in 1947, Australia provided assisted migration for British citizens, allowing them to travel for just £10.
What is the 10 pound pom scheme?
This term describes the Vietnamese refugees who fled the country by sea in the late 1970s and 1980s.
Who are Boat People?
The arrival of Italian and Greek migrants after 1945 introduced these two now-popular foods to Australian cuisine.
What are pizza and pasta?
This form of test was used to prevent non-Europeans from immigrating to Australia by making them take an exam in any European language.
What is the dictation test?
This Prime Minister introduced policies that began dismantling the White Australia Policy in the 1960s.
Who is Harold Holt?
This large infrastructure project in the 1950s, which relied heavily on migrant labor, became a symbol of Australia's post-war reconstruction.
What is the Snowy Hydro Scheme?
Political system that caused some Vietnamese people to leave Vietnam after the war.
What is communism?
Broadcast channel established in 1975 to broadcast programs in foreign languages, aimed at catering to Australia's growing immigrant population.
What is SBS?
This major historical event led to the initial rise of racism and support for exclusionary policies in Australia.
What is the Gold Rush?
This minister under the Whitlam government passed legislation that explicitly prohibited racial discrimination in Australian immigration policy.
Who is Al Grassby?
This Southern European country became one of the largest sources of immigrants to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s.
What is Italy?
This Vietnamese-Australian author and comedian, whose family fled Vietnam as refugees, is known for his work exploring immigrant identity.
Who is Anh Do?
This major festival celebrates Chinese New Year in Sydney and includes a famous lantern parade, dragon boat races, and street performances.
What is Lunar New Year?
The White Australia Policy was influenced by this global ideology that promoted the superiority of Europeans
What is Darwinism?
The abolition of the White Australia Policy paved the way for this 1975 law, which banned racial discrimination in many aspects of Australian society.
What is the Racial Discrimination Act?
Australia welcomed over 170,000 migrants from these three Baltic countries between 1947 and 1952.
What is Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania?
In 2006, the Australian census revealed that this city had the highest concentration of Vietnamese-born residents in the country.
What is Melbourne?
Vietnamese migrants popularized this iconic dish, now a staple of Australian street food culture.
What is pho?