Australia Fair: The Long Tail of the White Australia Policy
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Australia is often touted as a multicultural success story, but what does that really mean? And how did we get here? With more than half of all Australians having a parent born overseas, we are indeed a nation of immigrants today. But this isn't the full picture. In this series Janak Rogers explores key moments in Australia's migration history, unpacking Australia's colonial past and our troubled relationship with race. Drawing on his experiences, Janak examines the contradictions in Australia's identity as a celebrated multicultural nation with a long history of racism.
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