'Boat people': the long history of immigration in Australia
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Article Title | 'Boat people': the long history of immigration in Australia |
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ERA Journal ID | 34876 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Persian, Jayne (Author) and Matthew, Kate (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Australian Studies |
Journal Citation | 40 (4), pp. 385-386 |
Number of Pages | 2 |
Year | 2016 |
Publisher | Routledge |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 0314-769X |
1444-3058 | |
1835-6419 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2016.1226924 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14443058.2016.1226924 |
Abstract | [Introduction]: Immigration, and particularly what to do about refugees and 'asylum seekers', is a hotbutton topic in Australian politics, encapsulated by the phrase 'stop the boats'. What is missing from the polemic is a sense of the long history of various types of immigration to this country. As an island nation, everyone from the First Peoples onwards arrived by boat right up until ships carrying the Ten Pound Poms docked in the 1960s. Some asylum seekers still arrive by boat. What is needed is a reframing, and contextualisation, of the current debate as the latest iteration of an ongoing cultural conversation around migration and settlement. |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 430302. Australian history |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Arts and Communication |
Western Sydney University | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q3q78/-boat-people-the-long-history-of-immigration-in-australia
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