From White Australia to Woomera : The Story of Australian Immigration

There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australia's leading specialist on migration James Jupp surveys the changes in policy over the last thirty years since the seismic shift away from the White Australia Policy. Along the way the author considers the history of the White Australia Policy, compares the achievements of the Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments, considers the establishment of the 'institutions' of multiculturalism and ethnicity, and then the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. It looks critically at the impact of economic rationalism on migration choices, the environmentalist challenges to migration, and the impact of Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Most importantly the vexed issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth (source : site de l'éditeur) Cover......Page 1 Half-title......Page 4 Title......Page 6 Copyright......Page 7 Contents......Page 8 Acronyms and abbreviations......Page 12 Introduction......Page 16 A new Britannia......Page 20 White Australia......Page 21 Populate or perish......Page 25 Planning and control......Page 28 Notes......Page 34 Assimilation......Page 36 The ethnic situation in 1972......Page 38 Language and culture......Page 39 Ethnic community organisation......Page 42 The new proletariat......Page 44 Ghettoes and ethnic suburbs......Page 45 A political base......Page 47 Social mobility......Page 49 Asian settlement......Page 50 A new middle class......Page 51 An ethnic underclass?......Page 52 Notes......Page 54 3 The Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments, 1975–1996......Page 56 The Fraser government, 1975–1983......Page 57 The Hawke government, 1983–1991......Page 61 The Keating government, 1991–1996......Page 64 The ministerial record......Page 67 Prime ministerial intervention......Page 68 Continuity and difference......Page 71 Notes......Page 74 The Immigration Department......Page 76 State government agencies......Page 82 The advisory structures......Page 84 Inquiries and reports......Page 87 Consultation and representation......Page 88 Research and advocacy......Page 90 The ethnic communities......Page 94 Notes......Page 97 5 Multicultural policy......Page 98 Australian multiculturalism......Page 99 The foundations......Page 100 The Galbally report......Page 101 Multicultural institutions......Page 104 The agenda of 1989......Page 106 The reassessment of 1995......Page 107 Settlement policy......Page 108 Language policy and multicultural education......Page 109 Access and equity......Page 112 The agenda of 1999......Page 113 Indigenous peoples and multiculturalism......Page 114 Theorising multiculturalism......Page 116 Shifting emphases......Page 117 Notes......Page 118 6 The attack on multiculturalism......Page 120 Conservative criticism of multiculturalism......Page 121 Other criticism......Page 124 The bipartisan consensus ends,1988......Page 125 Australians Speak......Page 127 A developing critique......Page 128 Popular critiques......Page 130 Summarising the conservative critique......Page 131 Less conservative critics......Page 134 The survival of multiculturalism......Page 135 Notes......Page 136 7 The impact of One Nation......Page 138 The racist inheritance......Page 139 The arrival of One Nation......Page 142 Hanson’s policies......Page 144 One Nation’s immigration program of 1998......Page 146 One Nation support......Page 149 Graeme Campbell and One Nation......Page 151 The influence of One Nation......Page 152 Tragedy or farce?......Page 153 Notes......Page 154 Economic rationalism in immigration policy......Page 156 The overall economic impact......Page 159 The human capital approach......Page 161 Selection criteria......Page 162 User pays and cost-free immigration......Page 166 Settlement outcomes......Page 168 The ‘uneconomic’ immigrant......Page 170 The limits of rationality......Page 172 Notes......Page 175 9 Sustainability and population policy......Page 177 Populate or perish......Page 178 Growing doubts......Page 179 Zero population growth......Page 182 A population policy......Page 185 Growth, limitation and devolution......Page 188 Ageing and decline......Page 190 Future stabilisation......Page 191 Notes......Page 193 10 Refugees and asylum seekers......Page 195 The UN Convention and Protocol......Page 197 Refugee intakes since 1975......Page 199 The humanitarian programs......Page 201 Boat people, asylum seekers and mandatory detention......Page 202 The shift to temporary protection......Page 205 Tampa and the Pacific solution......Page 208 A tough solution for a small problem......Page 211 Notes......Page 214 11 A past, present and future success?......Page 215 Immigration policy in a globalised economy......Page 216 Multicultural reality......Page 223 A glance at the future......Page 228 Changing attitudes and values......Page 232 Notes......Page 234 Appendix I Chronology: 1972–2002......Page 235 Appendix II Ministers of immigration, departmental secretaries and gross annual settler intake (including New Zealand.........Page 239 References......Page 240 Index......Page 248 There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australia's leading specialist on migration James Jupp surveys the changes in policy over the last thirty years since the seismic shift away from the White Australia Policy. Along the way the author considers the history of the White Australia Policy, compares the achievements of the Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments, considers the establishment of the 'institutions' of multiculturalism and ethnicity, and then the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. It looks critically at the impact of economic rationalism on migration choices, the environmentalist challenges to migration, and the impact of Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Most importantly the vexed issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth (source : site de l'éditeur) "There has never been a greater need for a sober, historically informed yet critical account of immigration policy in Australia. In this book, Australias̕ leading specialist on migration James Jupp surveys the changes in policy over the last thirty years since the seismic shift away from the White Australia Policy. Along the way the author considers the history of the White Australia Policy, compares the achievements of the Fraser, Hawke and Keating governments, considers the establishment of the "institutions" of multiculturalism and ethnicity, and then the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. It looks critically at the impact of economic rationalism on migration choices, the environmentalist challenges to migration, and the impact of Pauline Hanson and One Nation. Most importantly the vexed issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth."--Jacket James Jupp, migration specialist, surveys changes in Australian immigration policy over the last thirty years since the significant shift away from the White Australia Policy. Jupp considers the history of Australian immigration in the twentieth century; the establishment of the "institutions" of multiculturalism and ethnicity and the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. He looks critically at the impact of economic rationalism on migration choices, environmental debates and immigration, and the impact of "One Nation." Most importantly he covers the controversial issue of refugees and asylum seekers comprehensively. Immigration specialist James Jupp surveys changes in policy over the last thirty years since the shift away from the White Australia Policy. Jupp considers the establishment of the 'institutions' of multiculturalism and the waves of attacks on multiculturalism. The issue of refugees and asylum seekers is covered in great depth James Jupp. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.