From White Australia to Woomera: The Story of Australian Immigration

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Cambridge University Press, Sep 4, 2002 - Political Science - 243 pages
There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australia's leading specialist on migration James Jupp surveys the changes in policy over the last thirty years since the seismic shift away from the White Australia Policy. Along the way the author considers the history of the White Australia Policy, compares the achievements of the Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments, considers the establishment of the 'institutions' of multiculturalism and ethnicity, and then the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. It looks critically at the impact of economic rationalism on migration choices, the environmentalist challenges to migration, and the impact of Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Most importantly the vexed issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth.
 

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List of acronyms and abbreviations
1
From assimilation to a multicultural society
21
The Fraser Hawke and Keating governments
41
Contents
49
Policy instruments and institutions
61
Multicultural policy
83
The attack on multiculturalism
105
The impact of One Nation
123
Economic rationalism
141
Sustainability and population policy
162
Refugees and asylum seekers
180
Contents
200
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Index
233
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Dr James Jupp is the Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies at the Australian National University. He is a fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and its former executive officer.

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