»Ideas of #Australia as a white man’s country solidified at the end of the 19th century. Contemporary literature, the press and parliamentarians voiced fears of the creation of a ›piebald race‹ – a derogatory term for those of mixed racial heritage.« #WhiteAustralia #RacismAnalysis buff.ly/ADdr6HN
Love across racial boundaries: the true history behind Netflix’s My Brilliant Career
Chinese Australian actor Christopher Chung takes on a lead romantic role in the new Netflix adaptation of My Brilliant Career.
theconversation.com
August 25, 2026 at 6:00 AM
»Ideas of #Australia as a white man’s country solidified at the end of the 19th century. Contemporary literature, the press and parliamentarians voiced fears of the creation of a ›piebald race‹ – a derogatory term for those of mixed racial heritage.« #WhiteAustralia #RacismAnalysis buff.ly/ADdr6HN
»›I was asking too many questions‹, Newman said, ›veering off of the proverbial beaten path.‹« #RacismAnalysis #Slavery #History
Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired?
The school’s $100m project to examine its slave ownership in Antigua is mired in controversy as academics allege obstruction
t.co
April 23, 2026 at 6:00 AM
»›I was asking too many questions‹, Newman said, ›veering off of the proverbial beaten path.‹« #RacismAnalysis #Slavery #History
»Australians have every reason to be angry at our political elites. But Hanson’s nostalgic and false history does not hold the answer.« buff.ly/5KYDFcP #WhiteAustralia #FirstNations #RacismAnalysis
Lamenting the end of ‘White Australia’ is wrong and dangerous - Asia Times
The unexpected rise of the right-wing populist, anti-immigration One Nation party in the polls, helped by leader Pauline Hanson’s relationship with mining
buff.ly
August 12, 2026 at 6:00 AM
»Australians have every reason to be angry at our political elites. But Hanson’s nostalgic and false history does not hold the answer.« buff.ly/5KYDFcP #WhiteAustralia #FirstNations #RacismAnalysis
»Most people not only accepted the ›White Australia‹ policy but openly identified with its assumption of white supremacy. [...] Here are ten key Australians who prodded the country to question its own thinking on race.« #WhiteAustralia #RacismAnalysis
Australia once enshrined white superiority. These 10 trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race
These ten change-makers, including Jessie Street and Charles Perkins, are just some of the key Australians who prodded the country to question its thinking on race.
buff.ly
February 16, 2026 at 7:01 AM
»Most people not only accepted the ›White Australia‹ policy but openly identified with its assumption of white supremacy. [...] Here are ten key Australians who prodded the country to question its own thinking on race.« #WhiteAustralia #RacismAnalysis