"Well, alright then. You've come at an opportune time in that case. We've only opened the borders to non-europeans since 1956...or really in 1958 when the old dictation test was dropped. Now it's quite skills based so I take it, if you're not a student, you have a recognised qualification to work here? You're one of the lucky ones, intake of skilled Eastern persons is quite rare and mostly from the Middle East. You'd have had an easier time as a refugee or student to be perfectly honest. That said, you'll still have to be living here successfully for five years under a temporary stay and speak really good English to get citizenship.
A word to the wise, if you're communist, keep that to yourself. If you're from the Middle East, you can get away with it and maybe pass as one of the Turkish refugees but if not, it's not easy. I understand there's a Communist Party in Parliament and all that but, do yourself a favour and keep anything about Communism quiet. Things are tense here for anyone with that political orientation and for anyone with that background in their home country. Hell, if you say you came here to flee the Red Army [Communist Asia], that'd help you out.
I was born here with generations going way back and the second I started talking about Communism, things became difficult so take the advise. Anyway, lets go pull up your files to sort out work and housing, you'd have already sorted that for you to be here."
In 1966, under the new Holt Government, Australia removed another layer of the White Australia Policy by opening its doors to 6,500 highly-skilled Asians each year. It was still harder to get in as a non-European since Europeans didn't need to be highly-skilled (although it was definitely preferred) though, and tensions towards communism would continue in Australia with the ideal for a homogenous British culture in Australia holding strong until the early 70s.
A word to the wise, if you're communist, keep that to yourself. If you're from the Middle East, you can get away with it and maybe pass as one of the Turkish refugees but if not, it's not easy. I understand there's a Communist Party in Parliament and all that but, do yourself a favour and keep anything about Communism quiet. Things are tense here for anyone with that political orientation and for anyone with that background in their home country. Hell, if you say you came here to flee the Red Army [Communist Asia], that'd help you out.
I was born here with generations going way back and the second I started talking about Communism, things became difficult so take the advise. Anyway, lets go pull up your files to sort out work and housing, you'd have already sorted that for you to be here."
In 1966, under the new Holt Government, Australia removed another layer of the White Australia Policy by opening its doors to 6,500 highly-skilled Asians each year. It was still harder to get in as a non-European since Europeans didn't need to be highly-skilled (although it was definitely preferred) though, and tensions towards communism would continue in Australia with the ideal for a homogenous British culture in Australia holding strong until the early 70s.
Activity:
During this period numerous scandals broke out around racism and the deportation of Asian and Pacific persons whom had lived in Australia during WW2 and other times. Research one of these scandals using the resources and websites below and write a short summary of the events and how you believe it affected Australia as the White Australia Policy began to come under strong criticism both globally and locally.
The O'Keefe Case of 1949
Nancy Prasad Controversy of 1965
The Jan Allen Controversy of 1971 (read the abstract and view 29:40 to 31:10 of Immigration Nation ep 3)
Nancy Prasad Controversy of 1965
The Jan Allen Controversy of 1971 (read the abstract and view 29:40 to 31:10 of Immigration Nation ep 3)