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	Calwell, Arthur Commonwealth Parliamentary Debate - Arthur Calwell, August 1945
	The Minister for Immigration and Information tells Parliament in August 1945 that the war has shown the need for a larger population in Australia for defence and for the expansion of the economy.
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	Calwell, Arthur Commonwealth Parliamentary Debate - Arthur Calwell, November 1946
	The Minister for Immigration and Information argues in Parliament in November 1946 that an expansion in the immigration intake is necessary for security reasons, though migrants from the UK should continue to be favoured.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 157K \| Length: 2 pages \| Date Added: 25 March 2002 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Calwell, Arthur How Many Australians Tomorrow?
	Excerpted from a 1945 book by Arthur Calwell, the Minister for Immigration and Information, How Many Australians Tomorrow? in which he outlines the history of Australia�s population growth till then and explains his views on increasing the numbers through immigration.
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	Calwell, Arthur Letter to the Federated Ironworkers� Association
	This letter in 1949 to the Federated Ironworkers� Association gives the union assurances that the use of immigrant labour should be no threat to Australian workers; quoted in "Labour and Immigration", a seminar paper given by Dr Andrew Markus.
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	Campbell, Graeme Commonwealth Parliamentary Debate - Graeme Campbell
	The only member of the House of Representatives to vote against the October 1996 racial tolerance motion criticises what he says is the lack of discussion on immigration issues, saying the bipartisan approach to them has stifled debate.
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	Campbell, Graeme Racial Tolerance
	Racial Tolerance: a commonwealth parliamentary debate from Teaching Heritage
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	Canterbury City Council Muslims in Australia
	A brief history of the Muslim Community in Australia, published at the Islamic Council of NSW website.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 212 KB \| Length: 2 pages \| Date Added: 22 November 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Carli, Carlo Carlo Carli on The Italian Impact on public culture in Victoria

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	Cass, Naomi Giving praise where praise is due: Australian Arabic Council Media Awards 1995
	A report on the launch in 1995 of the Australian Arabic Council�s media awards, at which chairperson Roland Jabbour speaks of stereotyping in the media - such as the growth of what he calls �Arabphobia� - and its role in shaping racist attitudes.
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	Castles, Stephen; Cope, Bill and Kalantzis, Mary Access to Excellence: Overview Report
	Excerpts of the Overview Report of the 1994 four-volume study Access to Excellence: A Review of Issues Affecting Artists and Arts from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds examining the concept of artistic excellence and how it can be used both to discriminate against and for artists.
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	Castles, Stephen; Alcorso, Caroline; Collins, Jock; Gibson, Katherine and Tait, David Shop Full of Dreams: Ethnic Small Business in Australia
	The first chapter of a 1995 book which documents the experiences of immigrants involved in small business - both the dreams and the nightmares - and places them in the wider national and international social and economic contexts.
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	Castles, Stephen; Cope, Bill; Kalantzis, Mary and Totaro, Paolo The End of Multiculturalism? or... From Margins to the Centre
	Two views on the �mainstreaming� of services to migrants in light of the cuts in the 1986 Budget, both criticising the Federal Government�s application of the policy, though Paolo Totaro of the NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission says it can work effectively for migrants, and has done so in his state.
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	Castro, Alex Alex Castro's discussion
	Read Alex Castro's discussion of Melbourne Italian filmmaker of the 1950s and 1960s Giorgio Mangiamele
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	Chan, Angela Brave New World
	On the 20th anniversary of the NSW Ethnic Communities� Council in 1995, its chairperson Angela Chan identifies the need for a Multiculturalism Act, the importance of reconciliation with Aboriginal Australians, and the debate over a Republic as among the major issues for the next millennium.
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	Chinese Museum Melbourne�s Chinese Museum
	Extracts from promotional material for Melbourne�s Chinese Museum, outlining its mission to document, preserve, research and display the history and material culture of Australians of Chinese descent.
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	Choat, Ada De Munari; Bortolanza, Barbara and O'Brien, Ilma Martinuzzi Italian Pioneers in the Innisfail District
	Segments from a history of early Italian settlers and their descendants in the Innisfail region, from the late nineteenth century onwards.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 514 KB \| Length: 27 pages \| Date Added: 24 February 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Choy, Harry �The Lions of Retreat Street: a Chinese temple in inner Sydney�
	Elders of the Yiu Ming Society speak about their experiences as Chinese in Australia from Teaching Heritage
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	Chuong, John The Vietnamese community
	An overview of the historic events in Vietnam which resulted in many refugees fleeing, and of the customs and traditions they brought with them, from a 2001 Queensland Government publication.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 282 KB \| Length: 4 pages \| Date Added: 27 February 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Cleland, Bilal Islam in Australia
	An excerpt of a history by Bilal Cleland which describes early contacts with and influences of Muslims in northern Australia. A second excerpt outlines the importance of Afghan camel teams in the opening up of the interior.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 580 KB \| Length: 26 pages \| Date Added: 22 December 2005 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Cochrane, Peter Voices of the Past in Anglo Primal Scream
	This article by historian Peter Cochrane, published in The Australian in response to the 1996 maiden speech of independent MP Pauline Hanson, counters her arguments and places them within a historical context.
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	Collins, Jock; Alcorso, Caroline; Castles, Stephen; Gibson, Katherine and Tait, David Shop Full of Dreams: Ethnic Small Business in Australia
	The first chapter of a 1995 book which documents the experiences of immigrants involved in small business - both the dreams and the nightmares - and places them in the wider national and international social and economic contexts.
	Format: pdf \| Size: \| Length: \| Date Added: 29 March 2002 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Collins, Jock Why Blainey is Wrong
	An excerpt from a 1984 article by economist Jock Collins, in which he argues Professor Blainey has not provided evidence to back his views on immigration, and says this comes amid shifting political positions on the issue.
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	Committee for the Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Vietnamese Refugee Settlement in Queensland Looking back on 30 years of migration
	A brief history of the settlement of the Vietnamese in Queensland, who arrived after escaping the war in their homeland.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 9.1 MB \| Length: 9 pages \| Date Added: 27 February 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Committee of Review of the Australian Institute of Multicultural Affairs Report of the Committee of Review of AIMA
	Excerpts from this 1983 report, including its terms of reference, its membership, and a summary of its main recommendations, among them that AIMA be replaced by a new body, and suggestions for the new body�s structure and functions.
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	Committee of Review of the Special Broadcasting Service Report by the Committee of Review of the Special Broadcasting Service
	The terms of reference, synopsis, and summary of recommendations of a comprehensive review in 1984 of every aspect of SBS - Serving Multicultural Australia - the Role of Broadcasting.
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	Committee to Advise on Australia�s Immigration Policies Australia�s Immigration Future
	The ad which appeared in newspapers in 1987, calling for public submissions to the Committee to Advise on Australia�s Immigration Policies.
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	Committee to Advise on Australia�s Immigration Policies Immigration - A Commitment to Australia: Executive Summary
	The executive summary of this 1988 report, also known as the FitzGerald Report, after the committee�s chairman Dr. Stephen FitzGerald. It argues for increased migration, but with a tighter economic focus, and queries the public understanding and acceptance of the idea of multiculturalism.
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	Committee to Advise on Australia�s Immigration Policies Immigration - A Commitment to Australia: Recommendations
	The 73 recommendations of the 1988 FitzGerald Report, covering changes to immigration policy and planning - they call on the government to reaffirm its commitment to non-discriminatory policies, and to base them on Australia�s national interest.
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	Committee to Advise on Australia�s Immigration Policies Immigration - A Commitment to Australia: Terms of Reference
	Terms of Reference set by the Government in 1987 for the Committee and brief bibliographical information on the committee members, headed by Dr. Stephen FitzGerald.
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	Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training Schools material on Asia
	Link to the Voices and Visions website, which describes a series of CD-ROMs put out by the Commonwealth Education Department, containing senior secondary materials on Asian cultures and societies.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 49 KB \| Length: 1 page \| Date Added: 21 March 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Commonwealth Immigration Advisory Council First Report on the progress and assimilation of migrant children in Australia
	A 1960 study by a special committee of the Immigration Advisory Council examines the adaptation of migrant children to Australia, through their progress in education, language skills, social skills, and so on, and finds that generally they do well.
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	Commonwealth of Australia and Queensland Art Gallery Appreciating Asian-Pacific art
	Ways to study and look at contemporary Asian-Pacific art, from the Asia-Pacific Triennial Contemporary Art exhibition, held at the Queensland Art Gallery in September 2002.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 453 KB \| Length: 4 pages \| Date Added: 20 March 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Commonwealth of Australia Australia and Refugees, 1901�2002: An Annotated Chronology Based on Official Sources
	This detailed chronology is based on official sources and covers a long and complex period of Australian immigration and refugee experience, the years 1901 to 2002.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 3.4 Mb \| Length: 161 pages \| Date Added: 27 April 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Commonwealth of Australia Australian Citizenship Pledge and Certificate of Citizenship
	The Pledge new citizens make in declaring their loyalty to Australia, with two options in the wording, and the text from the Australian Citizenship Certificate.
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	Commonwealth of Australia Immigration Restriction Act, 1901
	Excerpts of the 1901 Act, defining who would, from then on, be considered a �prohibited immigrant� to Australia, from The Australian Welfare State, Key Documents and Themes, edited by John Wilson, Jane Thomson and Anthony McMahon.
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	Commonwealth of Australia Migration Act 1958, The Schedule, Section 3
	This schedule shows the number of changes to legislation dealing with immigration from the original Immigration Restriction Act of 1901 until 1958.
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	Commonwealth of Australia MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA: UNITED IN DIVERSITY
	United in Diversity updates, reaffirms and strategises multicultural policy. It gives emphasis to promoting community harmony and the benefits of cultural diversity.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 536 kb \| Length: 12 pages \| Date Added: 26 February 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Commonwealth of Australia Native Title Act 1993
	The preamble to the Native Title Act of 1993, which explains the history behind it and outlines the government�s intentions through the Act.
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	Commonwealth of Australia Racial Discrimination Act, 1975
	Selected sections of Australia�s Racial Discrimination Act, including those relating to employment, housing, and the provision of goods and services.
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	Commonwealth of Australia Special Broadcasting Service Act, 1991 - The Charter
	The SBS Charter, drawn up as part of the Special Broadcasting Service Act of 1991 which established SBS as a Corporation, sets out what is required of the network as a national broadcaster.
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	Commonwealth of Australia White Australia
	Links to documents on the National Archives of Australia website which outline legislation and other government action to install a White Australia policy - to remain in force for well over half the twentieth century.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 39 KB \| Length: 1 page \| Date Added: 06 February 2006 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW Delivering Services for Diversity: Good Practice in EAPS
	Read some examples of good practice in EAPS
	Format: pdf \| Size: 45 kb \| Length: 2 pages \| Date Added: 01 March 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Community Relations Commission For a multicultural NSW National Multicultural Marketing Awards
	The National Multicultural Marketing Awards highlight the recognition and success of multicultural marketing. The Awards recognise the efforts of businesses and organisations that seek to harness the benefits of Australia�s cultural diversity.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 184 kb \| Length: 1 page \| Date Added: 01 March 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Cope, Bill; Castles, Stephen and Kalantzis, Mary Access to Excellence: Overview Report
	Excerpts of the Overview Report of the 1994 four-volume study Access to Excellence: A Review of Issues Affecting Artists and Arts from Non-English Speaking Backgrounds examining the concept of artistic excellence and how it can be used both to discriminate against and for artists.
	Format: pdf \| Size: \| Length: \| Date Added: 29 March 2002 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Cope, Bill Letter to friends and supporters of BIMPR
	The last Director of the Bureau of Immigration, Multicultural and Population Research, Bill Cope, hails the Bureau's work as he expresses his regret at its impending closure in 1996.
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	Cope, Bill; Castles, Stephen; Kalantzis, Mary and Totaro, Paolo The End of Multiculturalism? or... From Margins to the Centre
	Two views on the �mainstreaming� of services to migrants in light of the cuts in the 1986 Budget, both criticising the Federal Government�s application of the policy, though Paolo Totaro of the NSW Ethnic Affairs Commission says it can work effectively for migrants, and has done so in his state.
	Format: pdf \| Size: \| Length: \| Date Added: 29 March 2002 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Reconciliation and its Key Issues
	A pamphlet put out by the Council listing and explaining eight key issues which are an essential part of the reconciliation process.
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	Council for Multicultural Australia Terms of reference
	New multicultural council is established. The CMA is established in July 2000 to implement the New Agenda of 1999. Read the terms of reference for the Council for Multicultural Australia.
	Format: pdf \| Size: 29 kb \| Length: 1 page \| Date Added: 26 February 2004 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Coupe, Bronwyn; Jakubowicz, Andrew and Randall, Lois Nextdoor Neighbours
	Segments of a 1992 report canvassing the experiences of ethnic Australians as audiences of mass media, which finds the media are not seen to be accurately reflecting Australian society and recommends ways of ensuring the media are more representative.
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	Cummings, Karen; Gibbings, Beth; Jakubowicz, Andrew and Meekosha, Helen Equal Disappointment Opportunity?: Executive Summary
	Executive summary of this 1987 report, which examines issues of access for migrants to services of the federal Department of Community Services and finds some of the problems with these programs lie with the department itself.
	Format: pdf \| Size: \| Length: \| Date Added: 01 April 2002 \|	\| VIEW \|

	Cummings, Karen; Gibbings, Beth; Jakubowicz, Andrew and Meekosha, Helen Equal Disappointment Opportunity?: Summary of Recommendations
	Recommendations of this 1987 report, proposing improvements to programs of the federal Department of Community Services for immigrants and their children, and to the way they are run.
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