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The end of white Australia

Mick Young.

Mick Young talks about the White Australia Policy.

Created:

1995

Date Added:

17 July 2002

Source:

Interview for Making Multicultural Australia, 1995.

Format:

mov (Quicktime);

File size:

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Length:

10 secs

Transcript

MICK YOUNG
Member of the House of Representatives, 1974-88 and Minister for Immigration, Local Government and Ethnic Affairs, 1987-88.

There are a lot of people I went into politics with, who have just sort of recently dropped out over the last ten years, and they will go to their graves swearing by the White Australia policy.

CONTINUATION OF INTERVIEW AS TEXT

And the Parliament was unanimous in those days. When I first went to work, my union ticket said ‘No Asiatic’ could be a member.

I mean we are making progress with Aboriginal people, we are making progress with the migrants, (but) don’t expect too much. I was active in politics when the White Australia policy was dropped, I mean you are talking to people who are a younger group, who supported that.

Interview for Making Multicultural Australia, 1995.