Abstract
Immigration, and particularly what to do about refugees and "asylum seekers", is a hot-button topic in Australian politics, encapsulated by the phrase "stop the boats". What is missing from the polemic is a sense of the long history of various types of immigration to this country. As an island nation, everyone from the First Peoples onwards arrived by boat right up until ships carrying the Ten Pound Poms docked in the 1960s. Some asylum seekers still arrive by boat. What is needed is a reframing, and contextualisation, of the current debate as the latest iteration of an ongoing cultural conversation around migration and settlement.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 385-386 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Journal of Australian Studies |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- Australia
- emigration and immigration
- history