[Editor: This is the contents list for The White Australia Policy: The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology (2025). This document looks at various historical aspects of the White Australia Policy. A list of various articles, letters, and poems regarding White Australia is also available on this site.]
The White Australia Policy
The Rise and Fall of Australia’s Racial Ideology
Contents
1: An introduction to the White Australia Policy
2: Viewed as an integral foundation stone of the nation
3: Colonial concerns and national issues
4: “Self-preservation”, not racial hatred
5: Supporters of moderate amounts of Asian immigration
6: Federation and national issues
7: The reasons behind the White Australia Policy
8: Economics and race as important factors
10: Appeasing the demands of the British Empire
12: The legislative basis of the White Australia Policy
13: Kanakas and the Pacific Island Labourers Act
14: The Post and Telegraph Act
15: Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1901-1908)
16: Australian leaders and representatives supporting the White Australia Policy (1909-1949)
17: Authors and cultural figures supporting the White Australia Policy
18: Religious figures supporting the White Australia Policy
19: Newspapers supporting the White Australia Policy
20: Conscription and the White Australia Policy
21: Opponents of the White Australia Policy
22: Erosion of the White Australia Policy
23: Changes in the White Australia Policy
24: The end of the White Australia Policy
Regarding references:
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