[Editor: This article, which reproduces a speech by Arthur Calwell (leader of the Australian Labor Party) regarding the O’Keefe case and the White Australia Policy, was published in Labor Call (Melbourne, Vic.), 8 April 1949.] Australian immigration policy This speech … [Read more...] about Australian immigration policy: This speech was cheered by ANA Conference [speech by Arthur Calwell, 8 April 1949]
O’Keefe family (immigration issue)
‘White Australia’ policy must go [25 March 1949]
[Editor: This article, attacking the White Australia Policy, was published in the Workers Star (Perth, WA), 25 March 1949.] ‘White Australia’ policy must go The High Court decision that Immigration Minister Calwell cannot deport Mrs. O’Keefe and her children back to … [Read more...] about ‘White Australia’ policy must go [25 March 1949]
Press, clergy protest “White Australia” Policy [1 February 1949]
[Editor: This article, regarding Arthur Calwell, the O’Keefe case, and the White Australia Policy, was published in the China Mail (Hong Kong), 1 February 1949.] Press, clergy protest “White Australia” Policy Melbourne, January 30. Press and clergy today joined in … [Read more...] about Press, clergy protest “White Australia” Policy [1 February 1949]
We won’t fool Asia [31 January 1949]
[Editor: This article, regarding Arthur Calwell, the O’Keefe case, and the White Australia Policy, was published in The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW), 31 January 1949.] We won’t fool Asia Mr. Calwell is going to deport an Indonesian woman, married to an Australian, and … [Read more...] about We won’t fool Asia [31 January 1949]
Indonesian woman and 8 children must go, says Mr Calwell [29 January 1949]
[Editor: This article, regarding Arthur Calwell, the O’Keefe case, and the White Australia Policy, was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 29 January 1949.] Indonesian woman and 8 children must go, says Mr Calwell Canberra, Fri: Mrs Annie O’Keefe, of Stenfield ave … [Read more...] about Indonesian woman and 8 children must go, says Mr Calwell [29 January 1949]
The White Australia Policy: Changes in the White Australia Policy
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Changes in the White Australia Policy The White Australia Policy in its early days was not an all-encompassing draconian arrangement, as some might believe … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Changes in the White Australia Policy