Images of Australia: An Introductory Reader in Australian StudiesGillian Whitlock, David Carter This introductory text for students and general readers is designed for use with the new ABC TV Open Learning program. Through a collection of 14 readings by writers and academics such as Graeme Davison and Gail Reekie it explores questions of Australian culture and identity. |
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Page 105
... labour market needs . Migrant men and women were the major source of workforce growth in the post - war period , par- ticularly in the 1950s and 1960s . By January 1987 , 25.2 per cent of the labour force was born overseas , with ...
... labour market needs . Migrant men and women were the major source of workforce growth in the post - war period , par- ticularly in the 1950s and 1960s . By January 1987 , 25.2 per cent of the labour force was born overseas , with ...
Page 106
... labour market , particularly in the manufac- turing sector . Consequently NES migrants have the lowest income , highest incidence of poverty , and highest rate of un- employment in non - Aboriginal Australia . It seems clear from the ...
... labour market , particularly in the manufac- turing sector . Consequently NES migrants have the lowest income , highest incidence of poverty , and highest rate of un- employment in non - Aboriginal Australia . It seems clear from the ...
Page 161
... labour market would be ruined for white men no less than by Asian competition.21 By the late nineteenth century the ... labour and the acute segregation of the labour market . When women joined the paid workforce , they usually worked in ...
... labour market would be ruined for white men no less than by Asian competition.21 By the late nineteenth century the ... labour and the acute segregation of the labour market . When women joined the paid workforce , they usually worked in ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part Two White Australia Has a Black History | 59 |
Part Three A Multicultural Nation? | 101 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
Alter/Asians: Asian-Australian Identities in Art, Media, and Popular Culture Ien Ang No preview available - 2000 |