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Worksheet: From White Australia to Multiculturalism

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Over four decades Australia dismantled the White Australia Policy and remade itself as a multicultural nation — central to repairing its relationships across Asia.

Q1. Name two steps in the gradual dismantling of the White Australia Policy.

Q2. Complete the timeline of the policy's deconstruction, naming the leader or driver at each step.

StepApprox. dateLeader / driver

Q3. Explain Australia's humanitarian response to refugees from Asia, giving one example.

Q4. Evaluate the significance of the transition to multiculturalism for Australia's relationships with Asia.