[Editor: This article, regarding a speech in the Australian Senate by Gregor McGregor, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in The Herald (Adelaide, SA), 21 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White … [Read more...] about Prohibited immigrants: The educational test [21 December 1901]
Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901
The Federal Parliament: The Senate: Kanaka Bill passed [6 December 1901]
[Editor: This article, regarding the Immigration Restriction Bill, was published in the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners’ Advocate (Newcastle, NSW), 6 December 1901. When it became law, the Immigration Restriction Act formed the foundation of the White Australia … [Read more...] about The Federal Parliament: The Senate: Kanaka Bill passed [6 December 1901]
The White Australia Policy: Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act Plantation owners in Queensland had experienced difficulty in hiring labourers for their plantations, … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act
The White Australia Policy: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy
[Editor: This chapter is part of The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025).] The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy The Australian government did not bring in a law called the White Australia Policy; the name was a … [Read more...] about The White Australia Policy: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy