This unit will examine the contemporary make-up of the Australian population before examining just how this came to be. The numbers and locations of Indigenous Australians will be contrasted with the non-Indigenous population. Subsequent topics will examine the various waves of immigration that made up the 19th century Australian population – from convicts to gold rush inflows – to then focus on migration and settlement policies from 1901. Analysing the making of white Australia, then British, European and then Asian Australia/ns will involve policy, push and pull factors as well as popular attitudes and cultures. Contemporary debates over refugees, asylum seekers, social exclusion,... -- Course Website
Instructor: L Johnson
