Oooo, hit a nerve there, did I?
Yes, Sabang, I lived in Oz for one year. Quite enough for me, thank you.
If I remember correctly, Oz had a
White Policy until 1975 wasn't it? -- quite a bit behind the US which you still bash for racism (oh, up til now with BO as Pres-elect). You folks here may be the beacon of civil rights and multiculturalism, but please do not tell me most of your citizens are thus. Any aboriginals in your parliament down there? How many aborigines and Asians live in your immediate neighbourhoods? I think the concept of many Ozzers' idea of ethnicity is the range of ethnic restaurants about.
I think Hanson conveyed the opinions of many of your citizens. Guess she's an embarrassment for y'all here tho.
I think I'll read up some more on Oz business and ethical practises, especially in East Timor. I already heard stories from bizmen who were there.
Here's a quote from Enc Britannica about your White Policy, just so you don't think I made it up and in case you forgot.
The Australian colonies had passed restrictive [COLOR=#009900! important][COLOR=#009900! important]legislation[/color][/color] as early as the 1860s. This was directed specifically at Chinese immigrants, but later a popular cry was raised against the increasingly numerous Japanese—especially after Japan’s victory over China in the 1894–95 Sino-Japanese War—and against South Asians and Kanakas (South Pacific islanders) as well. Fear of military invasion by Japan, the threat to the standard of living presented by the cheap but efficient Asian labourers, and white racism (oops) were the principal factors behind the White Australia movement. In 1901 the Immigration Restriction Actof Australia effectively ended all non-European immigration by providing for entrance examinations in European languages. Supplementary legislation in 1901 provided for the deportation by 1906 of the country’s kanakas. Popular support for White Australia, always strong, was bolstered at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 when the Australian delegation led the fight to defeat a Japanese-sponsored racial-equality amendment to the League of Nations Covenant. From about 1950 on, the policy became less stringent, first under Liberal governments and also (more markedly) under Labor, from 1972 to 1975. White Australia Policy -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia