1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 59 min.)
Summary
100 Years: The Australian Story Series: the intriguing tale of the Australian nation: an epic saga of power and politics. Interviews with Prime Ministers, past and present, and unique archival material reveal how Australians redefined their grand experiment in nation building. Episode 2 - The Rise and Fall of White Australia This episode explores Australia's most startling transformation from a racially exclusive identity to a belief in cultural diversity. Australian identity was based on the White Australia policy -- white was right. It took over sixty years for this central plank of our nationhood to be replaced