Podcasts about white australia

Lindy Lee is one of Australia's most successful, and revered contemporary artists. However, she wasn't always the iconic, confident sculptor we know so well today. A child of Chinese migrants, Lindy grew up under the racism of the White Australia policy. It took Lindy many years, and many careers, to finally find her artistic confidence, but once she started down that path she never looked back. Having spent a lifetime building her toolkit and cultivating her curiosity, Lindy feels like she's only now - in her 70's - coming into her prime.

This week, we discuss the roots of the White Australia policy, as the forebearers of this most infamous policy begin to appear in the late 1880s. We also discuss the 1887 London Colonial Conference, the establishment of the Australian Socialist League, and so much more. Finally, we reflect on the fact that this episode represents 100 years from the start of white colonisation of New South Wales.

Immigration has been a vexed subject in Australia and used in political campaigns, past - and present. We are a nation, after all, that enacted what became known as the White Australia policy way back in 1901. And who can forget John Howard’s potent ‘stop the boats’ election campaign? Meanwhile, just recently, we’ve experienced an unprecedented surge in migrant numbers. So the issue is once again at the heart of a federal election, to be held in less than five weeks’ time. Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on what impact immigration has on our economy. For more: Read Shane Wright's piece in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald here.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Immigration has been a vexed subject in Australia and used in political campaigns, past - and present. We are a nation, after all, that enacted what became known as the White Australia policy way back in 1901. And who can forget John Howard’s potent ‘stop the boats’ election campaign? Meanwhile, just recently, we’ve experienced an unprecedented surge in migrant numbers. So the issue is once again at the heart of a federal election, to be held in less than five weeks’ time. Today, senior economics correspondent Shane Wright on what impact immigration has on our economy. For more: Read Shane Wright's piece in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald here.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we delve into the vibrant world of Australian politics with Neil Cole, a former member of the Australian Labor Party and the creative mind behind the new play, An Audience with Don Dunstan. In this episode, Noel Anderson sits down with Neil to explore the legacy of South Australian Premier, Don Dunstan, whose forward-thinking policies, flamboyant style and pink shorts left an indelible mark on Australian society. Discovers how Don Dunstan fought against the White Australia policy, and his advocacy for Indigenous rights and the gay liberation movement.  Podcast themes include the Voice to Parliament, mental health, homosexual repression, and writing for theatre. Bookings: An Audience with Don Dunstan More Info: https://linktr.ee/noelanderson Start Your Own Blog and Get $25 Credit

“…the mental, challenges are as great as perhaps the physical ones.“ Peta Hooke interviews Fran, an ambassador for MS Australia. Fran chats about confronting her late diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and some of the individualised challenges that people with MS face, including heat sensitivity, fatigue, visual impairment and mobility issues.MS is the most common acquired chronic neurological disease and, in Australia, affects three times more women than men. In MS, the body's immune system mistakenly attacks and damages the fatty material – called myelin – around the nerves. This results in a range of symptoms, but no two people experience MS in the same way. For more information about MS, please visit https://hdsunflower.com/au/insights/post/multiple-sclerosis-msFor support please visit https://www.msaustralia.org.au/ or https://www.msplus.org.au/If you are experiencing any issues discussed in this podcast, please contact your healthcare practitioner.The Sunflower Conversations is a Podcast where we explore the experiences of people living with hidden disabilities and what the Sunflower means to them. It's a space to share your experience and to empower and encourage more people to support invisible disabilities.   A big thank you to Peta Hooke for conducting the interviews with compassion and respect and to Sandee Facy for the beautiful Sunflower song. You can follow Peta's I can't stand podcast here and Sandee Facy's music here.If you want to share your experience, get in touch with us by emailing us here. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a rating and review. Find out more about the Sunflower by visiting the website hdsunflower.com 

In this episode, SOS and Sandee speak to independent researcher into the far right, Dr. Kaz Ross.Topics covered include an event at The Polish Club in Rowville that saw The Freedom Movement crossing paths with the Neo-Nazi group, The NSN, and Dr. Kaz explains some of the talking points mentioned at the event while providing a history lesson of White Australia and the far right in our country.  Follow Kaz here: https://twitter.com/tassiekazPodcast mentioned in this episode, Everyone wants to be Fuhrer:PART 1: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/everyone-wants-to-be-fuhrer-1/13774644?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared PART 2: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/earshot/everyone-wants-to-be-fuhrer-ep-2/13785880?utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_sharedFollow SOS and Sandee on Twitter/X at:https://twitter.com/SOS149https://twitter.com/sunnysandeelhttps://twitter.com/TinfoilTales_AUOur podcast episodes will always be free, but join our Patreon community for exclusive news, views, links, and to really go down the rabbit hole with us!https://www.patreon.com/TinfoilTales936Music credit:Music from #Uppbeathttps://uppbeat.io/t/the-wayward-hearts/how-come-that-blood

Jack Brown — murderer of three people, supposedly inspired by reading Deadwood Dick pulp novels — went to trial in October 1906. But could a boy who reckoned he'd slaughtered his best friends in the name of a genocidal revolution for White Australia actually be sane, be convicted and be hanged? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernicious literature”: the brutal killing and mutilation of three people at German Creek on the NSW north coast. The perpetrator was young Jack Brown. But he said his motivation wasn't to be a pulp novel hero. Instead, Jack wanted to start a genocidal revolution in the name of White Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode provides a historical context to Australian foreign policy and in particular, how Australians responded to the age of nationalism. The form of Britishness in Australia is  discussed, and how that helped Australia to perceive Asian in racial terms.Voice Actors: Associate Professor Nick Eckstein and Dr Vanessa Witton.

Community leader and editor of the Voice of the Maltese in Australia, Lawrence Dimech speaks with Joe Axiaq, about his Australia Day keynote speech delivered at the Holroyd Centre in Merrylands NSW during the activity organized annually by the Maltese Community Council of NSW. In his speech 'A history of triumphs and tribulations' Lawrence Dimech highlighted the significance of Australia Day, the White Australia policies, the contribution of the Maltese community to Australia, multiculturalism, and racism. - Il-mexxej tal-komunità Maltija u editur ta' the Voice of the Maltese in Australia, Lawrence Dimech jitkellem ma' Joe Axiaq dwar id-diskors ewlieni li għamel fil-Holroyd Centre f'Merrylands NSW waqt l-attività li jorganizza kull sena l-Kunsill Malti ta' New South Wales għal Jum l-Awstralja. Fid-diskors tiegħu ‘A history of triumphs and tribulations', Lawrence Dimech tkellem dwar is-sinifikat ta' Jum l-Awstralja, il-kontribut tal-Maltin fl-Awstralja, il-multikulturaliżmu u r-razziżmu.

Ros Taylor's exploration of Britain's postwar identity crisis continues. After the War, Britain was broke and broken. Between 1947 and 1981 over a million Britons left for a new life in Australia, some for just £10 passage. Ros looks at the lives of the ‘Ten Pound Poms', their conflicted identities, the legacy of the racist ‘White Australia' policy… and how a country that was once desperate for (white) migrants became a role model for immigration hardliners who wanted a points-based system in the UK. Subscribe to Jam Tomorrow for a new episode every fortnight. • “The ‘White Australia' policy was designed to keep Australia white and English-speaking… It was Gough Whitlam's reforms that made Australia more accepting of diversity.” – Prof Catherine Cole • “The Ten Pound Poms didn't just change Australia. They're changing Britain now.” – Ros Taylor Written and presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Jade Bailey. Voiceovers by Eliza Davis Beard and Bryan Kassulke. Original music by Dubstar. Managing Editor: Jacob Jarvis. Group Editor: Andrew Harrison. Jam Tomorrow is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's obvious that white privilege exists, but does it apply in every & all situations? Would you believe it if we told you it's not always that nice to be a white person in Asia? In this episode, Indah & Damian discuss the realities & nuances of white privilege in Asia, as well as a multitude of other phenomena related to the issue such as passport bros, "bule hunters," Asian women marrying white men to escape poverty, white entitlement encouraged by a society that still upholds white superiority, and more. Our heaviest apology to both Damian and all of our viewers and listeners for the audio and camera tech issues we experienced in this episode, unfortunately our studio microphones were not working at that time, and we also had a faulty camera for Damian. Timestamps: 0:00 — The biggest stereotypes about white people in Indonesia/Asia & The disadvantages of being white in certain situations 02:54 — Explaining the terms 'Expat, Bule & Blasteran' 12:45 — Indah finding out that Damian is actually half Asian, what was that like growing up in White Australia, and how did Damian end up in Southeast Asia 23:30 — How white privilege manifests in real life, and how white superiority, supremacy & entitlement is encouraged by Asian societies 31:21 — Locals taking photos with white people, being conscious of constantly standing out as a white person in Asia, and does Bali treat white people better than non-white people? 35:33 — The disadvantages of being white in Indonesia 39:15 — White English-speaking men marrying Indonesian non-English-speaking women, the privileges white men provide Indonesian women, Indonesian women marrying white men to get out of poverty, 44:55 — Bule Hunters & Passport Bros, Why Asian Women Prefer White Men, Why Indah's Never Dated Asian, Interracial Dating, White women struggling to date in Asia 01:07: 54 — Do white people think they're better than the Asian locals? 01:13:38 — Closing, Indah & Damian doing different accents

Phil Griffiths challenges the enduring myth that the White Australia policy was the creation of the Australian working class. This talk was delivered as the Brisbane Labour History Society's Alex Macdonald Memorial Lecture 2023. Footnote from the author: In the lecture itself, and the original version of this text, I failed to acknowledge the important contribution Verity Burgmann made towards understanding the centrality of the ruling class in racial exclusion and creating the White Australia policy.

Everald Compton and James Morgan talk about how the referendum has brought out the worst of White Australia, Marise Payne and Warren Mundine, and what is going on with QANTAS and Qatar Airlines

Brooke and Matty discuss the Logie awards winners and the exclusion of the acknowledgement of country from the television broadcast. Matty also learned something that shook him to the CORE! Talk about a sliding doors moment! Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.  LINKS Follow @itsmattymills on Instagram Follow @brooke.blurton on Instagram  Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram   CREDITSHosts: Brooke Blurton and Matty MillsSenior Producer/Video Producer/Editor: Chae RoganSupervising Producer: Elle Beattie Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chair: Amy McQuire Inala Cooper is a Yawuru woman with German and Irish heritage. In Marrul: Aboriginal Identity and the Fight for Rights, she shares a deeply personal and moving account of the impact of colonisation on her family. In this session, Cooper explores what self-determination means for First Nations people and why reconciliation is a vital step in our understanding of the forces that shaped Australia today. Supported by the Copyright Agency Cultural Fund.  Event details: Thu 09 Mar, 10:45am on the West Stage

Chair: Kim Mahood Dean Ashenden's book Telling Tennant's Story: The Strange Career of the Great Australian Silence combines memoir, history and journalism and has been awarded the inaugural Australian Political Book of the Year. Ashenden is joined by Peter Sutton for a conversation about “the sorry story of White Australia's repeated assaults – and clumsy interventions – on Indigenous Australia since the arrival of the First Fleet". Event details: Sun 05 Mar, 2:30pm on the West Stage

Vida Goldstein was the first woman to campaign for elected office for a national parliament in the English speaking world. It was the election of 1903, Ms Goldstein ran for the Senate in the Australian parliament, and she lost! Her launch speech was at Portland in Victoria and podcast guest Prof Clare Wright read it aloud for the Sydney Writers Festival's 'Friends, Romans, Countrymen' event in 2022.  In this episode, Clare talks about Vida Goldstein's speech, but also her place in the women's suffrage struggle of the 1880s and 90s. She explains quite brilliantly how that period of women's history unfolded, and how Australian women became leaders on the world stage helping other white women win their struggles in the UK and the USA. Vida was an invitee to the Roosevelt White House, and helped and inspired Emmeline Pankhurst. Clare also explains that the early suffragists did not help indigenous women win or in the case of South Australia, retain the vote. They were products of the White Australia' era they inhabited.  The audio of the speech as read by Clare Wright is courtesy of the Sydney Writers Festival. You can purchase tickets to the 2023 festival here.  Clare's books include the Stella Award winning The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka and You Daughters of Freedom.  Join Speakola newsletter here. For IWD, I released Part 1 and Part 2, Great speeches by women, decade by decade, 1910-2023. It's just $5 a month to be a paid subscriber.  Thanks also to those who are donors or Patreons.  This episode is sponsored by DocPlay. Sign up here for 45 days free on the world's best documentary streaming site, then if you choose to continue, $7.99/m. Clare's narrates the film, Utopia Girls , which you can stream at Docplay.  Tony's personal writing blog is Good one, Wilson!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  In this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) and Jon (@jonpiccini) discuss The White Possessive by Aileen Moreton-Robinson. Aileen Moreton-Robinson is a Goenpul woman from Minjerribah (Stradbroke Island), Quandamooka First Nation (Moreton Bay) in Queensland, Australia and is Professor of Indigenous Research at the University of Queensland. Moreton-Robinson's work provides a root-and-branch critique of modernity from the perspective of Indigenous Sovereignty and produces a set of critical concepts to think against the operation of race and whiteness both within Australia and beyond. Other sources mentioned include The Act of Disappearing (meanjin.com.au) by Amy McQuire and the work of Onyeka Nubia, David Roediger and Noel Ignatiev Listeners should be aware that this show discusses racism, including racist violence. Music by Chasing Ghost  

Matty J chats with First Nations Executive Director at the Foundation for Young Australians, Roxy Moore, about Blak up! Blak Up is a dedicated First Nations event for young people aged 16-35 years old designed to engage and ignite the fight for change and build Blak power. The all Blak line-up will be presented at an all expenses paid 4-day camp, featuring inspiring presentations, practical workshops, arts and musicians, to help guide young First Nations people; connect them with each other; and support them to create change in their own communities. Blak Up participants will access: Workshops and panels on organising, activism and campaigning Cultural activities, wellbeing and collective care Deadly First Nations musicians and artists Learn from Elders and experienced activists/campaigners Opportunities to sign up to First Nations movements and campaigns Ongoing support to create change locally Why? The time is now to build and create connections to fight for our future. White Australia has a Black future.The event will be for young First Nations people to learn from Elders and experienced activists and campaigners. Blak Up is an opportunity to create new connections, learn and decompress. It offers a chance to listen to stories of wins and learnings from past campaigns and movements. When and where is Blak Up taking place? Blak Up is taking place Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 November 2022 on Gunditjmara Country, near Warrnambool. Who can apply? We encourage and prioritise young mob aged 16-35 years who have lived experience in the justice system, state care, mental health system, housing precarity and those mob who live remote, rural or regional. FYA First Nations seeks to ensure Blak Up is an inclusive and safe place for young First Nations parents, people with criminal records, disabilities; and LGBTQIA+ communities. https://www.fya.org.au/blak-up-application-form/

Australia has come a long way since federal governments moved away from the racist White Australia policy, but experts say much about societal attitudes to multiculturalism remains largely superficial.

@artandculturejournal Alan Cruickshank the third was born to ideally take over the family publishing business in Adelaide from his father, Alan Cruickshank the second. Alan the third had other plans - he found the art world. Throughout Alan's career in the art world, he has spent time as an artist, a curator, he also held a leadership role for 15 years as the Director of The Contemporary Art Centre for South Australia and most interestingly, he was a key player in building a bridge between Australia and the South East Asia and Middle East art communities. Today, Alan is the Editor of the globally respected art journal di'van. Returning somewhat to his families publishing roots! On today's episode of Interview With An Artist, Alan and I talk about: his pathway out of the family publishing business his photographic series in the 1990's exploring historical imagery and subverting the White Australia policy how South East Asia became a place of interest the reaction of the Adelaide art community when he started showcasing his new found international interest why he started di'van and the ethos behind it Alan has a sense of adventure combined with getting a bit of a kick out of stirring the pot. Throughout his career he has looked to challenge his audience or colleagues or peers, and invite conversation for a richer outcome. I loved hearing more about his work and I'm sure you will too. ******** Interview With An Artist is hosted and produced by Willy (Wilamina) Russo. Along with Championing the arts through this podcast and her radio work at 2ser107.3FM, Willy is also an artist mentor. She works with artists from a variety of stages and backgrounds, helping them figure out the right next step in their artistic practice. If you're looking for some advice navigating your artistic practice, book a session today via her website, wilaminarusso.com

Bonus EpisodeAs an immigrant kid who grew up in La Perouse in the 1960s and 70s I've had views on the relationship between Indigenous and Anglo-Australians across 7 decades now. In this bonus episode: Geordie has surprised me by capturing my ponderings on White Australia's relationship with First Nations people from clips from our informal recordings. Also, as these clips were recorded earlier in 2022 we also yarn about the potential of the recent Australian Federal Election and the (then upcoming) 2022 Golden Pineapple Awards.Ngubadi Marri.BillTrack 1:“Lonely Ambient” by DelaytapeLicensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike LicenseTrack 2:“Birds and Insects near Dam - Cathedral Ranges” by Sassabyhttps://freesound.org/people/Sassaby/sounds/427877/This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 LicensePLUS:“Rain and Thunder” by FlatHillhttps://freesound.org/people/FlatHill/sounds/237729/This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 LicenseTrack 3:“Discord” by Nul Tiel RecordsLicensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party (NewSouth Books, 2022) places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres—the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise – to show how the Communist Party operates in China and how the stories the party tells about itself are based on thin foundations. The book pays particular attention to the history, language, and culture of the Communist Party but maintains a relentless focus on what has become of China since the Global Financial Crisis and in particular since Xi Jinping came to power. The party is in the act of swallowing a liberalised society, a marketized economy, and a diverse country. This matters for everyone, because the way China's government behaves at home frames its conduct abroad. John Fitzgerald is an historian of China and the Chinese diaspora. He headed the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University after serving five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-13). From 2015 to 2017 he served as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022), Taking the Low Road: China's Influence in Australia's States and Territories (edited, 2022), and Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 (edited with Hon-ming Yip, 2020). Earlier books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia (2007), awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution (1997), awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1976), Nanjing University (Language Cert 1977) and ANU (PhD 1983), and studied at UW Madison as a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow (1988). Dong Wang is distinguished professor of history and director of the Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History at Shanghai University (since 2016), a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party (NewSouth Books, 2022) places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres—the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise – to show how the Communist Party operates in China and how the stories the party tells about itself are based on thin foundations. The book pays particular attention to the history, language, and culture of the Communist Party but maintains a relentless focus on what has become of China since the Global Financial Crisis and in particular since Xi Jinping came to power. The party is in the act of swallowing a liberalised society, a marketized economy, and a diverse country. This matters for everyone, because the way China's government behaves at home frames its conduct abroad. John Fitzgerald is an historian of China and the Chinese diaspora. He headed the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University after serving five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-13). From 2015 to 2017 he served as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022), Taking the Low Road: China's Influence in Australia's States and Territories (edited, 2022), and Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 (edited with Hon-ming Yip, 2020). Earlier books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia (2007), awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution (1997), awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1976), Nanjing University (Language Cert 1977) and ANU (PhD 1983), and studied at UW Madison as a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow (1988). Dong Wang is distinguished professor of history and director of the Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History at Shanghai University (since 2016), a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/east-asian-studies

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party (NewSouth Books, 2022) places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres—the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise – to show how the Communist Party operates in China and how the stories the party tells about itself are based on thin foundations. The book pays particular attention to the history, language, and culture of the Communist Party but maintains a relentless focus on what has become of China since the Global Financial Crisis and in particular since Xi Jinping came to power. The party is in the act of swallowing a liberalised society, a marketized economy, and a diverse country. This matters for everyone, because the way China's government behaves at home frames its conduct abroad. John Fitzgerald is an historian of China and the Chinese diaspora. He headed the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University after serving five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-13). From 2015 to 2017 he served as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022), Taking the Low Road: China's Influence in Australia's States and Territories (edited, 2022), and Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 (edited with Hon-ming Yip, 2020). Earlier books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia (2007), awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution (1997), awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1976), Nanjing University (Language Cert 1977) and ANU (PhD 1983), and studied at UW Madison as a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow (1988). Dong Wang is distinguished professor of history and director of the Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History at Shanghai University (since 2016), a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/political-science

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party (NewSouth Books, 2022) places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres—the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise – to show how the Communist Party operates in China and how the stories the party tells about itself are based on thin foundations. The book pays particular attention to the history, language, and culture of the Communist Party but maintains a relentless focus on what has become of China since the Global Financial Crisis and in particular since Xi Jinping came to power. The party is in the act of swallowing a liberalised society, a marketized economy, and a diverse country. This matters for everyone, because the way China's government behaves at home frames its conduct abroad. John Fitzgerald is an historian of China and the Chinese diaspora. He headed the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University after serving five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-13). From 2015 to 2017 he served as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022), Taking the Low Road: China's Influence in Australia's States and Territories (edited, 2022), and Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 (edited with Hon-ming Yip, 2020). Earlier books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia (2007), awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution (1997), awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1976), Nanjing University (Language Cert 1977) and ANU (PhD 1983), and studied at UW Madison as a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow (1988). Dong Wang is distinguished professor of history and director of the Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History at Shanghai University (since 2016), a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/chinese-studies

Since the founding of the Communist Party in China just over a century ago there is much the country has achieved. But who does the heavy lifting in China? And who walks away with the spoils? Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party (NewSouth Books, 2022) places the spotlight on the nation's 40 million cadres—the managers and government officials employed by the ruling Communist Party to protect its great enterprise – to show how the Communist Party operates in China and how the stories the party tells about itself are based on thin foundations. The book pays particular attention to the history, language, and culture of the Communist Party but maintains a relentless focus on what has become of China since the Global Financial Crisis and in particular since Xi Jinping came to power. The party is in the act of swallowing a liberalised society, a marketized economy, and a diverse country. This matters for everyone, because the way China's government behaves at home frames its conduct abroad. John Fitzgerald is an historian of China and the Chinese diaspora. He headed the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University after serving five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-13). From 2015 to 2017 he served as President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His recent books include Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022), Taking the Low Road: China's Influence in Australia's States and Territories (edited, 2022), and Chinese Diaspora Charity and the Cantonese Pacific, 1850–1949 (edited with Hon-ming Yip, 2020). Earlier books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia (2007), awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution (1997), awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. He is a graduate of the University of Sydney (BA 1976), Nanjing University (Language Cert 1977) and ANU (PhD 1983), and studied at UW Madison as a Fulbright post-doctoral fellow (1988). Dong Wang is distinguished professor of history and director of the Wellington Koo Institute for Modern China in World History at Shanghai University (since 2016), a member of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, and an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Ten bucks to anyone who can name an Australian war poet (who hasn't got a literature degree). This fortnight's episode looks at the venerated poet, committed communist and radical racist, Dame Mary Gilmore, who wrote some of Australia's best known (?) poems (?) throughout World Wars I and II, and did a lot of shouting about socialism during the Cold War years. Also contains sledging of various Australian politicians, ruminations on the Australian Communist Party and talk about crocodiles. Enjoy! (Nicola never did check if Mary Gilmore's siblings served in World War II). This episode of Women of War was written and recorded on the stolen lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded. This episode contains references to genocide, racism especially in the context of the White Australia policy, domestic violence, alcoholism, discussion of suicide, and people being eaten by crocodiles. It may not be suitable for all listeners. All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented in this podcast however with the nature of historical research, there may be mistakes or inconsistencies. The views presented herein are also not reflective of our employers. For more information on the podcast, go to womenofwarpod.com or follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @womenofwarpod for updates, sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes shenanigans. Sign up to our newsletter at womenofwarpod.com/subscribe to get notified of the newest episodes plus all the cool things we couldn't fit into the episode. Intro and Outro Music: Frosty Forest by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com; sound effects by ZapSplat.

Why are we a nation that has not yet recognised the First People, and what can we do to take action? Teela Reid, proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer and the University of Sydney's inaugural Indigenous Practitioner-in-Residence, examines the hard questions that cut to the legitimacy of our democracy on the eve of the fifth anniversary of Uluru Statement from the Heart. Teela was joined in a conversation moderated by Billi FitzSimons, Editor of The Daily Aus. Professor Simon Bronitt, Head and Dean of Sydney Law School, introduced the event and a Welcome to County provided by Michael West from Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council (MLALC). You can hear all of this in the full event, available on video via the Sydney Ideas website: https://bit.ly/3x7mrJp

On this day 90 years ago, firebrand NSW Premier Jack Lang was sacked by Governor Sir Phillip Game. In this first of two instalments, we look at Lang's early life and business career, the scandalous aspect of his personal life and his embrace of the White Australia policy, his political rise and the massive opposition he faced from his own party, from big business, from the newspapers and from the fascist New Guard. Then, in early May 1932, during the worst of the Great Depression, Lang's collision with the Commonwealth government threatened chaos and civil violence. But it would be one forgotten man who actually brought about Lang's downfall. In part two, The First Dismissal: The Public Servant Who Toppled the Premier, we'll explore the role played in Lang's dismissal by Robert Beardsmore. Usually he's written in and out of the story in a sentence or two, and if there's any elaboration it's to characterise him as a faceless public servant who merely did his duty. But we're taking a deep dive into the background and potential motivations of a man who – between 1900 and 1932 – was like the Forrest Gump of Australian history.Part 2 will be available early next week for Patreon supporters and be on general release on 20 May. To support the show: patreon.com/forgottenaustralia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Hoover Institution, Stanford University   The Hoover Project on China's Global Sharp Power invites you to "Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party" on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm PT. China's communist party regards itself as engaged in a global information war. In his new book, Cadre Country, historian John Fitzgerald probes some of the key stories the party tells to advance its cause. In this talk, he focuses on one story that resonates in China and internationally, China's ‘Century of Humiliation.' Where does this term come from, when it is deployed, and why? SPEAKER John Fitzgerald is an Emeritus Professor at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia. He served for five years as China Representative of The Ford Foundation in Beijing (2008-2013) before heading the Asia-Pacific philanthropy studies program at Swinburne University. His books include Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia, awarded the Ernest Scott Prize of the Australian Historical Association, and Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution, awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize of the US Association for Asian Studies. His latest book is Cadre Country: How China became the Chinese Communist Party (2022). MODERATOR Glenn Tiffert is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and a historian of modern China. He co-chairs the Hoover project on China's Global Sharp Power and works closely with government and civil society partners to document and build resilience against authoritarian interference with democratic institutions. Most recently, he co-authored and edited Global Engagement: Rethinking Risk in the Research Enterprise (2020).

Yorta Yorta woman Dianne O'Brien was raised in the era of the White Australia policy, a child of the stolen generation. Her memoir Daughter of the River Country - is a story of survival and triumph, raised by a loving adoptive mother and a distant and abusive father. She didn't find out she was Aboriginal until adulthood. Her adult life was marred with domestic violence, alcohol abuse and tragedy, but despite her troubles, she has been recognised for her community leadership and health programmes for people in need. Now in her seventies, Dianne O'Brien is the Chairperson of Mingaletta Corporation, which is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hub. She has 37 grandchildren and great grandchildren, has previously been named New South Wales Grandmother of the year, and is commonly known as Aunty Di.

Yorta Yorta woman Dianne O'Brien was raised in the era of the White Australia policy, a child of the stolen generation. Her memoir Daughter of the River Country - is a story of survival and triumph, raised by a loving adoptive mother and a distant and abusive father. She didn't find out she was Aboriginal until adulthood. Her adult life was marred with domestic violence, alcohol abuse and tragedy, but despite her troubles, she has been recognised for her community leadership and health programmes for people in need. Now in her seventies, Dianne O'Brien is the Chairperson of Mingaletta Corporation, which is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community hub. She has 37 grandchildren and great grandchildren, has previously been named New South Wales Grandmother of the year, and is commonly known as Aunty Di.

Deirdre O'Connell with a tale of music, race and a secret militia set in Australia's Jazz Age (CW: discretion is advised when listening)

Deirdre O'Connell with a tale of music, race and a secret militia set in Australia's Jazz Age (CW: discretion is advised when listening)

Rudy joins Roxy Hall and Giacomo Bianchino for a discussion on the past, present and future of the Australian state. We talk about the history of Australian colonization with its differences and similarities with US and Canada, the squatter vanguard of settler-colonialism, the failed attempt at a bourgeois revolution that was the Eureka Stockade and the process of Federation. We then turn to the formation and pivotal role of the Australian Labor Party in Australian politics, outlining the broad pacts between labour and capital which included White Australia, the Whitlam government and the New Left period, and finish off by discussion the present prospects for struggle around the AUKUS military pact, migrant workers, housing and the environmental and indigenous struggles. Check out Jack's article on Agricultural Labor in Australia.  Further reading:J. Roberts - "Massacres to Mining: the Colonisation of Aboriginal Australia" H. McQueen- "A New Britannia: An Argument concerning the social origins of Australian radicalism and nationalism." R. W. Connell and T. H. Irving  - "Class Structure in Australian History " E. Humphrys - "How Labour Built Neoliberalism: Australia's Accord, the Labour Movement and the Neoliberal Project" Erratum: Harold Holt was the Prime Minister that enfranchised indigenous peoples.

Today, The Watchdog is talking about Australia, immigration and racism with Australian comedian and activist Aamer Rahman. Rahman is a stand-up comedian and one half of the comedy duo “Fear of a Brown Planet.” Originally born in Saudi Arabia, he moved to Melbourne at an early age. Although he trained as a lawyer, he found his calling on stage. His comedy deals with overtly political topics like race, imperialism and terrorism. When thought about at all, Australia is usually presented as a friendly, like-minded nation; a welcoming democratic, and stable state. This is certainly how many Americans who visit experience it. However, underneath that veneer lies a darker past.Established by the British as a penal colony and later, a settler-colonial state, genocide of the native population has been central to Australia's story from the very beginning. As British colonization gathered speed in the 19th century, so did the attacks against its Aboriginal peoples. Wherever the Europeans went, massacres followed. Until well into the 1970s, the Australian government maintained a policy of removing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families, placing them into spartan boarding schools in an attempt to destroy native culture forever.Taking their land were Europeans. Until 1973, the country's immigration laws were formally described as the “White Australia policy”, barring Asian and other non-white populations from settling in the world's sixth-largest nation. To this day, immigrants are regularly discriminated against, while the country maintains a particularly harsh policy on refugees. Australia maintains close political ties to the United Kingdom, with British Home Secretary Pritti Patel seeing the country's offshore migrant detention centers, referred to by some as “concentration camps” as a model for the U.K. to follow.Many of the changes to Australia's overtly racist policies were brought in by the government of Gough Whitlam (1972-1975). Whitlam began to recognize Aboriginal land claims, moved the country closer towards the Non-Aligned Movement and opposed nuclear weapons testing. Yet he did not last long, as a British and American plot to remove him from office succeeded, an event that, for many, effectively ended Australia's brief run as an independent state and turned the country into an outpost of the American empire.MintPress News is a fiercely independent, reader-supported outlet, with no billionaire owners or backers. You can support us by becoming a member on Patreon, bookmarking and whitelisting us, and by subscribing to our social media channels, including Twitch, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/MintPressNews)

In the eight episode of Roots with South Asian Today, Dilpreet speaks with renowned Australian  journalist Bhakthi Puvanenthiran. A part of the Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora, Bhakthi  is the editor of ABC Everyday and has worked with Crikey, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. The conversation explores being a South Asian journalist in Australia, how do we tell our own stories and the possibilities around breaking structural barriers. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/southasiantoday)

There are plenty of shark movies in the sea. Some are willfully ridiculous and others take a bite out of serious scares. Unfortunately, Great White feels adrift between the two groups - not funny or absurd, but also not scary or compelling. Also, if your car were pinballed into the Matawan Creek, what monster would you rather see peering through your submerged window? Motion Picture Terror Scale: 1. Quality: 1 (Marcus) / 2 (Grady). Enjoyment: 1 Articles mentioned in this episode: "The ISAF 2020 shark attack report," from the Florida Museum "Interview: Katrina Bowden Discusses Underwater Filming in Great White," by Sabina Graves in ComingSoon.net "INDIE SPOTLIGHT: Interview with ‘Great White' Director Martin Wilson," by Sadie Dean in Script

Commonwealth, curry and cricket: now that explains India and Australia! Not really, and not according to today's guest. Kama Maclean discusses her book British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire, 1901-1947 (NewSouth, 2020).  In contemporary bilateral relations, great emphasis has been placed on India and Australia’s historical connection with the Commonwealth. The stress laid on a shared past is deeply misleading, however, for each colony was tied to Britain in the early twentieth century under very different conditions. Both, it is true, strained against the imperial embrace, but the respective forms of colonisation, collaboration with, and resistance against the empire diverge widely. At the beginning of the twentieth century, each colony pulled in a different direction. As a settler society geographically isolated from Britain, newly self-governing and freshly assertive, in 1901 Australia adopted the White Australia policy, effectively preventing the further migration of nonwhite settlers. This, much to Britain’s frustration, included those from British India, undermining an attempt to project a sense of unity within the empire. Prior to 1901, however, a substantial population of Indians had come to Australia and were granted limited rights of residency. British India, White Australia charts the lives of some of these settlers, charting a social history of their struggles against Australian legislation, which prevented them from voting and working in many industries. Kama Maclean - Professor of South Asian History and department head at the University of Heidelberg's South Asia Institutes. Kama is a historian of South Asia, specialising in the experience of colonialism in north India, with an interest in political communication in colonial India. She was trained in the School of Politics at La Trobe University in the 1990s and completed a PhD on the history and politics of the Kumbh Mela in 2003. Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Commonwealth, curry and cricket: now that explains India and Australia! Not really, and not according to today's guest. Kama Maclean discusses her book British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire, 1901-1947 (NewSouth, 2020).  In contemporary bilateral relations, great emphasis has been placed on India and Australia’s historical connection with the Commonwealth. The stress laid on a shared past is deeply misleading, however, for each colony was tied to Britain in the early twentieth century under very different conditions. Both, it is true, strained against the imperial embrace, but the respective forms of colonisation, collaboration with, and resistance against the empire diverge widely. At the beginning of the twentieth century, each colony pulled in a different direction. As a settler society geographically isolated from Britain, newly self-governing and freshly assertive, in 1901 Australia adopted the White Australia policy, effectively preventing the further migration of nonwhite settlers. This, much to Britain’s frustration, included those from British India, undermining an attempt to project a sense of unity within the empire. Prior to 1901, however, a substantial population of Indians had come to Australia and were granted limited rights of residency. British India, White Australia charts the lives of some of these settlers, charting a social history of their struggles against Australian legislation, which prevented them from voting and working in many industries. Kama Maclean - Professor of South Asian History and department head at the University of Heidelberg's South Asia Institutes. Kama is a historian of South Asia, specialising in the experience of colonialism in north India, with an interest in political communication in colonial India. She was trained in the School of Politics at La Trobe University in the 1990s and completed a PhD on the history and politics of the Kumbh Mela in 2003. Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Commonwealth, curry and cricket: now that explains India and Australia! Not really, and not according to today's guest. Kama Maclean discusses her book British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire, 1901-1947 (NewSouth, 2020).  In contemporary bilateral relations, great emphasis has been placed on India and Australia’s historical connection with the Commonwealth. The stress laid on a shared past is deeply misleading, however, for each colony was tied to Britain in the early twentieth century under very different conditions. Both, it is true, strained against the imperial embrace, but the respective forms of colonisation, collaboration with, and resistance against the empire diverge widely. At the beginning of the twentieth century, each colony pulled in a different direction. As a settler society geographically isolated from Britain, newly self-governing and freshly assertive, in 1901 Australia adopted the White Australia policy, effectively preventing the further migration of nonwhite settlers. This, much to Britain’s frustration, included those from British India, undermining an attempt to project a sense of unity within the empire. Prior to 1901, however, a substantial population of Indians had come to Australia and were granted limited rights of residency. British India, White Australia charts the lives of some of these settlers, charting a social history of their struggles against Australian legislation, which prevented them from voting and working in many industries. Kama Maclean - Professor of South Asian History and department head at the University of Heidelberg's South Asia Institutes. Kama is a historian of South Asia, specialising in the experience of colonialism in north India, with an interest in political communication in colonial India. She was trained in the School of Politics at La Trobe University in the 1990s and completed a PhD on the history and politics of the Kumbh Mela in 2003. Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Commonwealth, curry and cricket: now that explains India and Australia! Not really, and not according to today's guest. Kama Maclean discusses her book British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire, 1901-1947 (NewSouth, 2020).  In contemporary bilateral relations, great emphasis has been placed on India and Australia’s historical connection with the Commonwealth. The stress laid on a shared past is deeply misleading, however, for each colony was tied to Britain in the early twentieth century under very different conditions. Both, it is true, strained against the imperial embrace, but the respective forms of colonisation, collaboration with, and resistance against the empire diverge widely. At the beginning of the twentieth century, each colony pulled in a different direction. As a settler society geographically isolated from Britain, newly self-governing and freshly assertive, in 1901 Australia adopted the White Australia policy, effectively preventing the further migration of nonwhite settlers. This, much to Britain’s frustration, included those from British India, undermining an attempt to project a sense of unity within the empire. Prior to 1901, however, a substantial population of Indians had come to Australia and were granted limited rights of residency. British India, White Australia charts the lives of some of these settlers, charting a social history of their struggles against Australian legislation, which prevented them from voting and working in many industries. Kama Maclean - Professor of South Asian History and department head at the University of Heidelberg's South Asia Institutes. Kama is a historian of South Asia, specialising in the experience of colonialism in north India, with an interest in political communication in colonial India. She was trained in the School of Politics at La Trobe University in the 1990s and completed a PhD on the history and politics of the Kumbh Mela in 2003. Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/british-studies

Commonwealth, curry and cricket: now that explains India and Australia! Not really, and not according to today's guest. Kama Maclean discusses her book British India, White Australia: Overseas Indians, Intercolonial Relations and the Empire, 1901-1947 (NewSouth, 2020).  In contemporary bilateral relations, great emphasis has been placed on India and Australia’s historical connection with the Commonwealth. The stress laid on a shared past is deeply misleading, however, for each colony was tied to Britain in the early twentieth century under very different conditions. Both, it is true, strained against the imperial embrace, but the respective forms of colonisation, collaboration with, and resistance against the empire diverge widely. At the beginning of the twentieth century, each colony pulled in a different direction. As a settler society geographically isolated from Britain, newly self-governing and freshly assertive, in 1901 Australia adopted the White Australia policy, effectively preventing the further migration of nonwhite settlers. This, much to Britain’s frustration, included those from British India, undermining an attempt to project a sense of unity within the empire. Prior to 1901, however, a substantial population of Indians had come to Australia and were granted limited rights of residency. British India, White Australia charts the lives of some of these settlers, charting a social history of their struggles against Australian legislation, which prevented them from voting and working in many industries. Kama Maclean - Professor of South Asian History and department head at the University of Heidelberg's South Asia Institutes. Kama is a historian of South Asia, specialising in the experience of colonialism in north India, with an interest in political communication in colonial India. She was trained in the School of Politics at La Trobe University in the 1990s and completed a PhD on the history and politics of the Kumbh Mela in 2003. Bede Haines is a solicitor, specialising in litigation and a partner at Holding Redlich, an Australian commercial law firm. He lives in Sydney, Australia. Known to read books, ride bikes and eat cereal (often). bede.haines@holdingredlich.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/australian-and-new-zealand-studies

In this episode Jon (@JonPiccini) and Dave (@withsobersenses) continue their discussion about race, whiteness and Australia. This time they are reading Ghassan Hage’s classic of 90s Theory White Nation. We talk through his ideas about Whiteness, White Nationalism and fantasy, his critique of tolerance and multiculturalism and try to work out what these ideas give us and also what they miss. How does Hage’s work reflect the changes in Australian society, its internal conflicts and the ruptures and continuations in radical ideas? We finish this episode with Joe Dolce’s Shaddap You Face – picked as an example of a particular kind of humour produced by 70s/80s multiculturalism. Since then we have discovered that Joe Dolce, a self-declared Leftist, has moved over to writing for Quadrant, largely it seems due as a reaction to cultural debates. So there you go.

On Invasion Day, Wirlomin Noongar author Claire G. Coleman discusses how tokenistic gestures from our federal government have replaced the real change demanded by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, and the inability of Australians to acknowledge the legacy of colonialism. Guest: Writer for The Saturday Paper Claire G. Coleman.Background reading: How political fear erodes Indigenous rights in The Saturday Paper See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Edward William Cole was a colourful and much loved figure in 19th century Melbourne, renowned for his Funny Picture Books and his splendid Book Arcade. But there was more to Cole than meets the eye; he was an autodidact, a philosopher and a passionate advocate against the White Australia policy.

Australia and India, as former British colonies, had much in common, and could have forged a strong relationship for their mutual benefit. But Australia's White Australia policy, and India's determination to leave the Empire and become a Republic, stymied the friendship.

In today's episode we will be seeing the perspective of a biracial women in Australia.We will expand on issues with White Australia and how it effects people. Australia is very diverse but are they inclusive? Stay in tune...Abbey Fernando's socials:IG- @abbeyfernandoTwitter- @itsfknfernandoMartha Gatwech's SocialsIG- @martha.gatwechTwitter- @MgatwechEmail- brokenrhythm22@gmail.com

In an exclusive interview with SBS Punjabi, Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has said that unless more quarantine spaces are made available, Australian citizens, temporary migrants and international students stuck overseas due to COVID-19 pandemic won't be able to return to Australia. And he rejects that the introduction of an English language test for partner visa applicants is 'racist', 'discriminatory', or a new version of the White Australia policy. - ਕਾਰਜਕਾਰੀ ਇਮੀਗ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਐਲਨ ਟੱਜ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜਦੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਕੁਆਰੰਟੀਨ ਥਾਂਵਾਂ ਮੁਹੱਈਆ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦੀਆਂ ਤੱਦ ਤੱਕ ਵਿਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਫ਼ਸੇ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆਈ ਨਾਗਰਿਕ, ਅਸਥਾਈ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਅੰਤਰਾਸ਼ਟਰੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਆਵਾਜਾਈ ਸੀਮਤ ਰਹੇਗੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਇਸ ਗੱਲ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਕੀ ਪਾਰਟਨਰ ਵੀਜ਼ਾ ਬਿਨੈਕਾਰਾਂ ਲਈ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰੀਖਿਆ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਕਿਸ੍ਮ ਦੀ ਕੋਈ ਨਸਲਵਾਦੀ ਵ੍ਹਾਈਟ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਨੀਤੀ ਹੈ।

In an exclusive interview with SBS Punjabi, Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge has said that unless more quarantine spaces are made available, Australian citizens, temporary migrants and international students stuck overseas due to COVID-19 pandemic won't be able to return to Australia. And he rejects that the introduction of an English language test for partner visa applicants is 'racist', 'discriminatory', or a new version of the White Australia policy. - 사회적 불만과 불안감을 동시에 증폭시키고 있는 연방정부의 국경봉쇄정책과 배우자 비자 신청자 대상 영어시험 계획 도입에 대해 알란 터지 이민장관 권한대행은 그 당위성을 적극 강변했습니다.

Alan Tudge re-instates the White Australia policy, Jacquie Lambie is a problematic fav, and we pick apart the big themes of this year's Federal budget. Lidia Thorpe rulesLidia Thorpe is the first Victorian Aboriginal Senator.She entered parliament carrying a message stick with 441 marks, representing the First Nations people who have died in custody since 1991.Former Victorian Premier reckons Lidia should “walk before you run”.The Tudge ReportAustralia partner visas take years to complete and cost more than $7,000.Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge is forcing through new rules that will require people on parter Visa to prove English Aptitude or take 500 hours of English classes.Australia has a long history of using language tests to enforce a racist immigration policy.The NT Government is appealing a supreme court decision that Ltyentye Apurte community had to be humane as well as safe.General stores in these remote communities are a monopoly and charge exorbitant prices.The federal government declares that they have no duty of care for people on welfare payments either.JSON may only be used for Good, unless you are IBM or one of it’s customers, partners, and minions.A Lambie in wolf’s clothingAfter public consultation, Jacquie Lambie voted against a bill to take mobile phones away from people in immigration detention.One Nation’s Mark Ellis never technically kidnapped anyone.She voted against the Government’s cuts to university education, and gave a great speech explaining her vote.She also has a history of racism.Budget timeWinners: Taxpayers. Losers: Economy?As Greg Jericho reports, the Government is assuming that not only will we get a vaccine, but that next Australia will have it’s best economic recovery this century.Lidia Thorpe points out that the AFP is receiving 6 the funding of any efforts to closing the gap of Indigenous lifespans.This government really loves coal, even more than actual coal companies.National MP Matt Canavan drives a ute with “Back Coal Matters” to troll the greens.The government is offering “relocation assistance” to force job seekers into rural farm picking work.The budget is also the “most secretive ever produced”, with “Not for Publication” being listed 384 times.The budget is good for women, because women drive on roads.Anthony Albanese refuses to give a single detail.Correction: Mitch says that Albanese won’t give any details of Labor’s policy on nurse’s pay. Albanese was actually talking about childcare workers. I’m sure if pressed he would waffle on nurses too.Tony Abbott declared that he would make no cuts to the ABC and SBS (and promptly brought out the chainsaw after the election)Katharine Murphy scores the budget on a scale.Royal petition commission!Kevin Rudd has a petition to have a royal commission into Murdoch media’s influence in Australia.Australia loves a good royal commission.Royal commission into banking corruptoon: Banks are still doing massive crimes.Royal commission into union corruption: not much found.Royal commission into indigenous deaths in custody: not going well.Royal commission into aged care: ignored.Royal commission into home insulation: fire incidence actually went down.ActionsSign the petition, I guess.For better budget coverage, check out No Turning Back and Auspol Snackpod.

He says Indonesia is the most promising potential strategic partner because of its size and location.

The federal government has rushed to assure partner visa hopefuls that Australia will not block visas for foreigners who don't pass an English language test. The response comes after a backlash from some within multicultural Australia that the measure is a return to the White Australia policy. - संघीय सरकारले अङ्ग्रेजी भाषाको परीक्षामा असफल हुने आवेदकहरूले पनि पार्टनर भिसा पाउने आश्वासन दिएको छ। गत मङ्गलवार पारित गरिएको संघीय बजेटको आप्रवासी आवेदकहरूका लागि अङ्ग्रेजी भाषा अनिवार्य बनाइने घोषणा प्रति विभिन्न बहु सांस्कृतिक समुदायहरूबाट आलोचना आएपछि सरकारले फेरी यो घोषणा गरेको हो।

In this episode Dave (@withsobersenses) and Jon (@JonPiccini) discuss Humphrey McQueen's A New Britannia. This is the first of three books we are reading as part of a series on race and capitalism in Australia, We try to come to grips with his argument and its explanation for racism arising from the specifics of class formation in Australia, how it challenged established Leftwing thought and its implications for today. We reference Two Radical Legends: Russel Ward, Humphrey McQueen and the New Left Challenge in Australian Historiography   Music by Redgum  

Edward William Cole was a colourful and much loved figure in 19th century Melbourne, renowned for his Funny Picture Books and his splendid Book Arcade. But there was more to Cole than meets the eye; he was an autodidact, a philosopher and a passionate advocate against the White Australia policy.

** This was originally to be a two-part episode but I’ve added an instalment to do the story justice**Jack Brown — murderer of three people, supposedly inspired by reading Deadwood Dick pulp novels — went to trial in October 1906. But could a boy who reckoned he’d slaughtered his best friends in the name of a genocidal revolution for White Australia actually be sane, be convicted and be hanged? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

** This was originally to be a two-part episode but to do the story justice I’ve added an instalment. It will be released tomorrow.**Following the supposedly Deadwood Dick-inspired murders committed by Jimmy and Joe Governor, Jack Underwood and Thomas Quinlan, in July 1906 Australia was rocked by a new outrage attributed to “pernicious literature”: the brutal killing and mutilation of three people at German Creek on the NSW north coast. The perpetrator is young Jack Brown. But he says his motivation wasn’t to be a pulp novel hero. Instead, Jack wanted to start a genocidal revolution in the name of White Australia. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is part 1 of our new reading series on race in Australia and the struggle against it. Over the next 3 or so months Jon (@JonPiccini) and Dave (@withsobersenses) will be reading A New Britannia by Humphrey McQueen, White Nation by Ghassan Hage and The White Possessive by Aileen Moreton-Robinson.  In this episode we set out why we are doing this, our thinking at this point in time and briefly discuss what the White Australia Policy was and wasn’t and the whys and whynots. We encourage all our listeners to read with us and join us in the discussion. Correction: I mention Nelson Peery as being a member of DRUM/League of Revolutionary Black Workers. He wasn’t. You can find an interview with him about his life and works here As for DRUM and the League you can find an interview with Darryl ‘Waistline’ Mitchell and Donald Abdul Roberts here You should read Hard Crackers and its recent offshoot (split?) Gasoline and Grits too Insurgent Notes has a special issue dedicate to the life and works of Noel Ignatiev Music by Wyatt Waddell

Episode 7: This week we are joined by Lita Lewis @followthelita and Liana Lewis @lenayx2, who are Laz's sisters and Tata's cousins. This week we discuss finding our identities as POC women in this world after growing up in predominantly white communities and how that's impacted how we navigate our spaces now. We also discuss childhood memories, finding our value, as well as unlearning, loving ourselves and what we love most about being mixed race women. We hope you enjoy. Follow us on Instagram @allthethings.talk or email us at allthethings.talk@gmail.com Music by: @soundmercs Hosts: Tata @tahleahlindsay & Laz @iam_elleelle

Being able to step into someone else's shoes, you may not be able to really understand it without going through it, because we can't fully understand another person's experience – ... The post Growing Up as a Non-White Person in a Predominantly White Australia appeared first on RACH ACTIVE.

With special guest: Dr Peter Cochrane… in conversation with Bill Kable Best We Forget is the title of Peter Cochrane’s new book. This is not the way we are used to thinking about the beginnings of nationhood in Australia. There is a quote from the Australian Prime Minister in 1916, Billy Hughes “I bid you go and fight for White Australia in France.” What was the country thinking at the time? In our school history classes a familiar topic is the causes of World War 1 but the war was never described as the war for White Australia. Our guest today has a fascinating insight into some of the less recognised reasons for Australia sending its finest young men to the other side of the world to join the fight among the European powers. It can be argued that Australia lost a generation; no less than 60,000 men died in the conflict and many of the survivors carried physical and mental wounds for the rest of their lives. And this was from a population of about 5 million people.Listen Now (mp3)

In the first episode of Conversations In Colour, we are blessed with the presence of the one and only Daniel Elia. As an artist, Daniel's done some pretty cool stuff. Last year, he dropped his self-produced project 'THAMANIYA', appeared on JOY 94.9, 3RRR, Tone Deaf, played multiple gigs from St. Kilda Fest to Groovin The Moo, and recently, had his own headline show at Northcote Social Club. Daniel opens up about his humble beginnings busking on Melbourne streets as a dancer, migrating to Australia at the tender age of thirteen, and the work he's contributed in giving back to the community. Join us as we delve into the man behind the name - Daniel Elia proves to be more than just a rapper from the South-East. (Featuring Daniel Elia @stretchinglikeluffy; mixed by Matt Whyte; original music by Daniel Elia: "WAKE", "OCEANS" (from THAMANIYA), "I Know It Very Well" (single))

Roxane chats to Stace about her take on Feminism in 2019.Hi friend!Stacey June here! Please enjoy this favourite episode of mine while I am currently learning how to be a Mum!This and some of your fan favourites will help you navigate through life and give you the tools to better trust your gut and find your inner spark! If you are interested in what I am up to in regards to coaching, workshops, events or new podcasts - make sure you are on my mail list. Chat soon,Stace xRoxane discusses our role as a privileged person in White Australia and how we can help women of colour. Stace and Roxanne discuss what a Bad Feminist means to her and how she feels about being labelled as a Bad Feminist. Stace asks her about the concept of marriageRoxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, and commentator. She is the author of The New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist, short story collection Ayiti, novel An Untamed State, Difficult Women and the memoir HungerGay is a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times,[9] founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, essays editor for The Rumpus, and co-editor of PANK, a nonprofit literary arts collective.Find Roxanne on Twitter hereRoxane Gay will feature alongside Christina Hoff SommersA Converstaion About FeminismThis Is 42 brings together a meeting of the minds between the ‘Bad Feminist' Roxane Gay and the controversial ‘Factual Feminist' Christina Hoff Sommers as they navigate the trials and tribulations of 21st century feminism.Tickets available here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know we were colonised by the British and built by the criminals they sent here. But how much do we really understand about the very beginning of European settlement in Australia? David Hill, former managing director of the ABC and author of Convict Colony

We know we were colonised by the British and built by the criminals they sent here. But how much do we really understand about the very beginning of European settlement in Australia? David Hill, former managing director of the ABC and author of Convict Colony

We know we were colonised by the British and built by the criminals they sent here. But how much do we really understand about the very beginning of European settlement in Australia? David Hill, former managing director of the ABC and author of Convict Colony

We know we were colonised by the British and built by the criminals they sent here. But how much do we really understand about the very beginning of European settlement in Australia? David Hill, former managing director of the ABC and author of Convict Colony

Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points promised self-determination to colonies around the globe, raising hopes of independence and freedom for millions. But Wilson and the Allies had no intention of letting occupied peoples throw off imperialism. What would be the long-term consequences of raising the hopes and then dashing the dreams of so many people? Nguyễn Ái Quốc, aka Nguyễn Tất Thành, was born in French Indochina and fled to find better opportunities. He was living in Paris in 1919 and working as a busboy at the Ritz. His declaration on the rights of the people of Annam, a land better known today as Vietnam, was ignored by the Western delegates. Rudyard Kipling wrote his poem "The White Man's Burden." (https://www.bartleby.com/364/169.html) His purpose was to exhort the United States to join the colonial system by taking over and "civilizing" the Philipplines, which had recently come under American control. It is a deeply racist text, as is the cartoon above from Judge magazine, which shows John Bull (aka England) and Uncle Sam carrying "barbarians" over the rocks of oppression, ignorance and superstition toward the gleaming beacon of civilization. Mandates in the Pacific were all former German colonies. They included: 1. The South Pacific Mandate 2. Territory of New Guinea 3. Nauru 4. Western Samoa Mandates in Western Asia and Africa included: 1. Syria 2. Lebanon 3. Palestine 4. Transjordan 5. Mesopotamia (Iraq) 6. British Togoland 7. French Togoland 8. British Cameroon 9. French Cameroon 10. Ruanda-Urundi 11. Taganyika 12. South West Africa The Japanese delegates to the Paris Peace Conference wanted two things from the Allies: a racial equality clause in the League of Nations covenant and Shandong in China. Australia was one of the most vocal opponents to the racial equality clause. The country was dominated by the White Australia movement, which called to limit immigration to the continent to whites only. This is the cover of a popular song about this topic. When news reached China that the Allies had granted Shandong to Japan, protests erupted across the country. This photo shows a demonstration in Beijing. The May the Fourth movement led directly to the creation of the Chinese Communist Party. Protests also broke out across Korea, then under Japanese rule, in what became known as the March First Movement. The date is still celebrated in Korea as National Liberation Day. All of these photos of protests begin to look alike, but this one stands out because it shows women. It depicts a demonstration in Cairo in 1919 against British. What really alarmed the British about these demonstrations was that so many people, both Christian and Muslim, male and female, participated. Gabriele D'Annunzio was short and balding but incredibly charismatic. After years of fame as a poet, novelist, and playwright, he became a geuine war hero. In 1919, he adopted the cause of the Italian claim on Fiume. D'Annunzio's invasion of Fiume more closely resembled a picnic outing, except for all of the weapons. The new leader of city became known as "Il Duce" and surrounded himself with Italian special forces troops. Benito Mussolini closely followed D'Annunzio's conquest of Fiume and adoped many of his strategies in his March on Rome in 1922, right down to the black shirts and palm-down salute. D'Annunzio was dismissive of Fascism--he had done it all himself first--but Mussolini made a point of paying D'Annunzio's bills, giving him gifts, and appearing in photographs with the poet. Here they are in 1925, with Mussolini on the left and D'Annunzio, showing his age, on the right. Please note that the links below to Amazon are affiliate links. That means that, at no extra cost to you, I can earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase. (Here's what, legally, I'm supposed to tell you: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.) However, I only recommend books that I have used and genuinely highly recommend.

Labor MP Tim Watts and former Guardian Australia political correspondent Gabrielle Chan join Katharine Murphy to discuss identity and multiculturalism in Australia, from the White Australia policy to the recent debate around Gladys Liu. Particular focus is paid to the Asian-Australian community, with observations drawn from Watts’s new book, The Golden Country: Australia’s Changing Identity

James and his family established the Cygnet Bay Pearl farm on the Dampier Peninsula and through this multigenerational endeavour they have developed strong personal and working relationships with the indigenous Bardi people. It is a unique place to bring up kids where the country itself does much of the teaching. Topics discussed. Straight to the discipline debate We are both children of the 70's Parenting has changed- expectations have changed. Even in the most remote town on earth, phones and social media are a concern. John Marsden and the realities of childhood development. Parenting mentors. The struggle to look after your relationship and mental health. Biology wants us to breed- that's all. Oxytocin addicts. When having kids is hard to do. The bush raises the kids. Growing up with Aboriginal people. Holding back the smart phone Tsunami. Teach resilience Boys will find someone to follow. Find some bush to release your kids into. All non-indigenous people should spend time with Aboriginal people and take the time to listen and learn. White Australia has no idea about what Aboriginal Australia needs. Long term relationships for reconciliation. Bardi kids going through lore- Non-indigenous kids being invited to go through the process too. A brief history of the Brown Family Pearling business on the Dampier Peninsula. Managing the fear for your kid's future- what if they do the things we did? And more!! Trying to appreciate the good things about being a parent. Can we be fearless parents?

James and his family established the Cygnet Bay Pearl farm on the Dampier Peninsula and through this multigenerational endeavour they have developed strong personal and working relationships with the indigenous Bardi people. It is a unique place to bring up kids where the country itself does much of the teaching. Topics discussed. Straight to the discipline debate We are both children of the 70’s Parenting has changed- expectations have changed. Even in the most remote town on earth, phones and social media are a concern. John Marsden and the realities of childhood development. Parenting mentors. The struggle to look after your relationship and mental health. Biology wants us to breed- that’s all. Oxytocin addicts. When having kids is hard to do. The bush raises the kids. Growing up with Aboriginal people. Holding back the smart phone Tsunami. Teach resilience Boys will find someone to follow. Find some bush to release your kids into. All non-indigenous people should spend time with Aboriginal people and take the time to listen and learn. White Australia has no idea about what Aboriginal Australia needs. Long term relationships for reconciliation. Bardi kids going through lore- Non-indigenous kids being invited to go through the process too. A brief history of the Brown Family Pearling business on the Dampier Peninsula. Managing the fear for your kid’s future- what if they do the things we did? And more!! Trying to appreciate the good things about being a parent. Can we be fearless parents?

I sat down with Meredith Lake to talk about the Bible in Australia. We bust myths about the history of the Bible in this country, talk about where one goes looking to find the cultural history of a book so contested, the way the Bible shows up in almost every major national conversation and debate (often on both sides), the role of the Bible in colonisation, its use by immigrants, and the way Indigenous Christians – from early on through today – have reappropriated the Bible, turning it back on the worst of White Australia.Meredith is an historian, broadcaster and award-winning writer interested in how Australians understand the big questions of faith and meaning. In 2019, she hosts Soul Search - a weekly show about the lived experience of religion and spirituality - on ABC Radio National. She is also an Honorary Associate of the Department of History, Sydney University, where she did her PhD on religious ideas about the environment in Australian colonial history. She tweets at @meredithlake1The Bible in Australia is shortlisted for the 2019 NSW Premier's History awards, and was named 2018 Australian Christian Book of the Year. She is also the author of a major study of faith-based charity since the Great Depression, Faith in Action: HammondCare (UNSW Press, 2013).Follow the show: @RinseRepeatPod // Follow me: @liammiller87Find more: www.loverinserepeat.com/podcast https://www.youtube.com/user/LiamMQUT/videos

Burt takes up a spirited defence of disgraced White Australia party candidate Bitumen Checkshirt, after news came out that he had shared some racist and sexually baffling memes on Facebook.

Peter Cochrane, historian and novelist, spoke about his new book on "the story behind the story" of Australia's involvement in World War I, 'Best We Forget: The War for White Australia: 1914-18'. He examines how the racial preoccupations and anxieties that shaped Australia’s preparation for and commitment to the war have been lost to popular memory. Broadcast on September 4, 2018.

Claire Higgins’ important book recounts how governments and policy-makers have dealt with the confluence of issues emerging from the end of the ‘White Australia’ policy, a recognition of international responsibilities, and shifting public opinion. Hear her conversation with The Guardian's Ben Doherty, as she shows the extent to which the attitudes and statements of politicians and policymakers can shape the mood of the country, for better and worse.

Welcome to Say What Wednesday! Today’s question is about Labor’s plans to help with housing affordability. To answer that properly, I will spend today going through some underlying factors impacting Australia’s property market, and what affects housing affordability and how it works in the long term. I will actually answer the question about Labor’s proposed policy on Friday. At the end I’ll run through what is probably one of the only ways to lower property prices sustainably in the future – IMO anyway. The History of Australia's Property Market Yes, a dry topic but stick with me, it’s worthwhile understanding what’s been going with property over the last 20 years or so. The Big Three Population size and growth 1901 at Federation, we had a population of about 4 million - High growth from the gold rushes up until then Population now – 25,122,747 Growth of 6 ¼ times over 100 years America – from 77 m in about 1900, to 326 m now which is growth of around 4 times Why has our population grown by so much? Great place to live – High levels of immigration We no longer discriminate – Immigration Restriction Act 1901 Dictation test – In a European language or English (Most, of course, were white and so it was referred to as the White Australia Policy) Governments progressively dismantled such policies between 1949 and 1973 Since 1973, after the dismantling of the White Australia policy and broadening of Australia's immigration policies, new groups of migrants have been arriving from all parts of the world Immigration now makes up over 60% of our population growth One of the Highest growth rates in the world, behind Saudi and NZ We are living longer Decline in death rates at all ages – Improved living conditions, sanitation, food, medical improvements 100 years ago, the median age was 22 years and 4% of the population was aged 65 or over. Nowadays, the median age is 37 years, and 14% of the population are aged 65 and over Timing of this is important – something interesting happened in 1994 – which we will come back to at the end of this Population distribution Today, 85%-90% of Australians live in urban areas, 70+% in the cities 100 years ago, less than 40% of Australia’s population lived in our capital cities Melbourne was our largest city, with just over 500,000 people 1945 – Sydney hit 1.5m to overtake it (growth of 800k in 30 years). Between 1911 and 1945, Sydney’s population grew by over 800,000 people, to almost 1.5 million, basically doubling. Interest rates Major increase in property price comes back to lending capacity 50s to 70s – 5% or so, very consistent during the gold standard, Brenton woods era 70s to 80s – went to 7, 8, 9, 10% 80s to 90s – 10 -17% 90s to within 2 years dropped back to 10% - going to about 7% 2000s – 7 to 9% (dropped to 5% in 2009) – then back to 7% Last 8 years been dropping - Now rates are below 5% So why has this caused property price increases? Supply and demand! Supply Urbanisation – The nature of Australian property supply is very centralised Sydney 4.6m, Melb 4.2m, Bris 2.2m, Perth 1.9m, Adelaide 1.2m Gold Coast - 600k, Canberra - 367k, Newcastle - 308k 65% of population live in 5 cities America – big 5 – NY, LA, Chicago, Houston, Phoenix – combined 19.3m – 6% of total population Size of houses are also bigger – demand for bigger houses In fact, the average new house built in 2016/17 was 233.3 square metres, the biggest in four years and more than 11 per cent bigger than 20 years ago.  The average house built today is over 30% bigger than 30 years ago (the 1986/87 financial year). Second Behind America in terms of largest homes in the world Demand Immigration Urbanisation – People go where the jobs are Natural increase and net overseas migration contributed 34% and 66% respectively to this total population growth. In the past 10 years - Brisbane’s population increased by 27%, making it the fastest growing of all Australia's capital cities in the 21stcentury (A lot of interstate migration) Demographics Baby boomers (1946 – 64) – Largest demographic from post WW2 boom In 1994 the last of the boomers turned 30 – The average property prices was fairly flat to upward sloped from 60s to 1994/1995. From that point and over the last 35 years, average prices have doubled - $140k to $280k (inflation adjusted) 1998 to 2018, the average prices went from $310k to $810k – that’s more than 2.5 times in 20 years, and double the growth rate of the previous period. If the growth rate had kept at the previous rate the average price would be $664k rather than being over $800K Low interest rates More loans and low interest rates – mid 90s interest rates were 10% lower than the past few years previously and 3% lower than the long-term average of 10% This fuelled borrowings for investments as well and we saw a rise of investment properties being purchased If people can access more debt, they will The Outcome – 1994 to 2018 Brisbane – Median house price $126k to $524k. Borrowed $101k at 9%, today $419k at 5% (that’s 4 times the amount of debt for half the interest cost) Annual repayments used to be $13k, now it’s closer to $31k This is an increase from 20% to 31% of median incomes being directed towards servicing mortgage debt Even with lower rates, we spend way more on servicing a mortgage The Solutions These are three that I can think of based around the drivers we have already discussed Lower taxes – If the Gov was committed to truly lowering house prices they would get rid of Stamp Duty Stamp duty on a median priced property is $35,000 in Sydney and $40,000 in Melbourne. This works on both ends – when developers buy land to redevelop, they pay stamp duty, so it increases the price to be passed on GST was meant to replace Stamp duty, but it now increases the cost more than 10% when you add it up Building costs go up by 10%, services for property up 10% - Agent commissions Both of these taxes are just accelerating the growth when looking at percentages – percentages are compounding   Reduce Urbanisation - Need more cities and a greater spread of population Invest in new business hubs outside of the major cities – People will move to new major cities for work/family District level tax incentives to move – Mobility of workforce leads to mobility of population Incentives People come to Australia because it is good to live What would make Australians and people coming to Australia move to other cities outside of the big 5? Remove federal policies on housing – affordability differs city to city, state to state Need more targeted housing policies Bank lending – APRA Allow Local councils to free up more land – remove the Commonwealth restrictions Sydney - $1.2m median house price = 10.8 times median family income Melbourne - $830k median house price = 8.4 times median family income Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth range at ratios of 5.4 to 4.8 With this as a background we’ll next look at the policy proposals in place …which was the question for this week

Emma Shortis, PhD candidate in history at the University of Melbourne, joined Amy to discuss the latest in American politics. Karen Middleton, Chief Political Correspondent for The Saturday Paper, discussed her article, 'How [Scott] Morrison played everyone' and what was happening during the Liberal leadership spills. Professor Brendan Wintle, Director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub came in to talk about the state of threatened species in Australia in comparison to the rest of the world and why Threatened Species Day is so important. Finally, Peter Cochrane, historian and novelist, spoke about his new book on "the story behind the story" of Australia's involvement in World War I, 'Best We Forget: The War for White Australia: 1914-18'.

Peter Cochrane, historian and novelist, spoke about his new book on "the story behind the story" of Australia's involvement in World War I, 'Best We Forget: The War for White Australia: 1914-18'.

On 21 June 1966 an assassination attempt was made on Arthur Calwell the leader of the Australian Labor Party and Opposition Leader. It was only the second political assassination attempt in Australian history In this episode we are going to review the life of Arthur Calwell, including the events of June 1966 when an attempt was made on his life by a 19 year old factory worker called Peter Kocan. The common view of Calwell is that he was a racist old style Labor politician. He once said "two Wongs don’t make a White". Calwell was a staunch defender of the White Australia policy, but he also implemented the era of mass migration to Australia in the post-war era.

Female Chinese Australians: A Feminist Tale of Multiculturalism by SoundMinds Radio. Stella Sun is a Chinese Australian woman who was born on Thursday Island in 1931. Stella travelled to mainland Australia when she was 17 years old. Dr Alanna Kamp has been interviewing women like Stella about their experiences of belonging and exclusion as female Chinese Australians during the White Australia Policy era. The women Alanna is interviewing piece many memories together to tell rich stories about migration, settlement and family. In this episode, Dallas (https://twitter.com/DallasRogers101) talks to Alanna about researching Chinese Australian women during the White Australia period. He learns she is putting these women front and centre of her research to produce a feminist reading of about the birth of Australian multiculturalism. Alanna Kamp (BA BSc (UNSW); PhD (WSU)) is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Urban Research Program/School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University (WSU). As an historical and cultural geographer, Alanna is interested in feminist and postcolonial understandings of the migrant experience and attitudes to immigration in Sydney. She is particularly interested in the ways in which historical geographies of migrant experience have contemporary relevance and shape current community experiences and identities. Alanna is also a member of the Challenging Racism Project at WSU.

The White Australia policy, introduced in 1901, placed severe restrictions on the immigration of non-British and non-white persons. Under Arthur Calwell, Australia's first Immigration Minister (1945-49) these restrictions were relaxed somewhat, but still remained prohibitive to Asian immigrants. What were the reasons behind the implementation of the White Australia policy? What is Arthur Calwell's legacy, and what role did he play in facilitating the policy's eventual abolition? How did Russians and Russian-speaking Displaced Persons enter Australia via Shanghai – the ‘China route' – in the post-Second World War period, and how were they received? Why were so few Jewish Displaced Persons accepted for entry into Australia? How were ethnically Chinese refugees treated? Jayne Persian, Lecturer in History at the University of Southern Queensland and author of the book ‘Beautiful Balts: From Displaced Persons to New Australians' ( NewSouth Books, 2017) joins Bob Carr, Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI)at the University of Technology Sydney to discuss the history and effects of the White Australia policy, Arthur Calwell's immigration policies, and the immigration of post-war Displaced Persons to Australia via the China route.

Clare Wright massages the meaning behind an intriguing photograph which reveals a very different view of the White Australia era.

Justin Vallejo was raised in the suburbs in Australia. He remembers having a great childhood and being fairly immune to the idea that, being a child of immigrants, he was a bit of an anomaly in what he calls “White Australia”. He began a career in journalism in 2000 and covered areas of conflict and […]

Justin Vallejo was raised in the suburbs in Australia. He remembers having a great childhood and being fairly immune to the idea that, being a child of immigrants, he was a bit of an anomaly in what he calls “White Australia”. He began a career in journalism in 2000 and covered areas of conflict and […]

Part B of Episode #34, Duke trills out Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon, Chris Brown, Soulja Boy, the White Australia policy, identity and national pride and Harry Power Bobby's family ties during colonial times in Victoria.

Chinese Australians have been in Australia for more than a century, but they are invisible in our records. Shutterstock/The ConversationWe tend to think of Australia as having a largely European population in the years dominated by the White Australia policy. But the truth is Chinese-Australians have been contributing to our national character since the 1850s. Women – and women from non-European backgrounds in particular – have often been excluded from both research and our historical records thanks to patriarchal attitudes to women’s work. And the hidden histories of Chinese-Australian women during the era of the White Australia policy – many of whom are still alive today – have a lot to tell us about the realities of migration and Australian culture. Dallas Rogers speaks with the University of Western Sydney’s Alanna Kamp about her research on the forgotten lives of Chinese-Australian women in the 20th century, the silence in our census records about their experiences, and why it matters for our understanding of Australia’s national identity. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Music Audioblocks - Che Thang Theme Audioblocks - China Town Audioblocks - Spooky Tension Gong Free Music Archive - “When the Guests Have Left” by Blue Dot Sessions Dallas Rogers does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

- This episode features Celeste Liddle's International Women's Day Address, recorded at the Queen Victoria Women's Centre. - Celestes upbringing and how it has informed her politics today. - Intersectionality. - Womens liberation is just a start, same with all other causes. - We should liberate the most vulnerable rather than trickle down social justice. - Choice is linked to privilege. - For more information on this episode and for links to all of the stories and clips from it, including links to Celestes blog and social media pages, go to: http://progressivepodcastaustralia.com/2016/04/22/132/

Australia's policies on asylum seekers have been criticised by many countries at the UN's Human Rights Council. Department of ImmigrationAustralia’s refugee and border protection policies have been in the spotlight again this week as riots broke out at the Christmas Island detention centre following the unexplained death of an escaped asylum seeker. The incident happened just prior to a review of Australia’s human rights record at the UN Human Rights Council. Many countries criticised Australia’s tough stance on asylum seekers, and called on the government to end its policy of boat turnbacks, mandatory detention and offshore processing. These are the latest episodes in Australia’s long and turbulent history with immigration. From the White Australia policy to Vietnamese refugees to the current turning back of boats, the treatment of migrants and refugees has long been controversial and divisive in Australia. Dallas Rogers spoke with Shanthi Robertson and Ien Ang about national identities and the role migrants, refugees and borders will play in Australia during the so-called Asian century. Subscribe to The Conversation’s Speaking With podcasts on iTunes, or follow on Tunein Radio. Music from Free Music Archive: Night Owl by Broke For Free, 2044 by Alasdair Cooper, Dream (instrumental) by Chan Wai Fat, and Lo Ka Ping. Additional audio: BBC News, RN Breakfast (ABC Radio National), Q&A (ABC TV), RT News, Reuters, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, ABC Lateline, The Australian Government. Dallas Rogers receives funding from the Community Broadcasting Foundation to produce short academic interviews for SoundMinds Radio (www.soundminds.com.au). Shorter segments of these interviews were played on community radio on 03/11/2015.

Institute of Historical Research Exposing the Archives of White Australia Tim Sherratt (Independent Scholar) Digital History seminar series