1. Australian Whiteness and Refugee Politics.
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Huynh, Kim and Neyland, Siobhan
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RACE identity , *REFUGEE policy , *RACIAL identity of white people , *GOVERNMENT policy , *WHITE nationalism , *AUSTRALIAN national character , *EMIGRATION & immigration ,AUSTRALIAN politics & government, 1945- - Abstract
The article discusses the historical and conceptual framework of race and its role in the development of national identity, migration policy and refugee politics in Australia. Topics discussed include impact of white nationalism on the nation's migration policy or the movement of non-white population in and around Australia, the colonial foundations of Australian whiteness, and the conflict between white politics and the contemporary multicultural and Indigenous policies.
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- 2020
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