Residential Segregation in Australian Cities: a View

When did segregation end in Australia? The legal end of the White Australia Policy is usually placed in 1973 when the Whitlam Labor government implemented a series of amendments preventing the enforcement of racial aspects of the immigration law. Did the deep north of Australia experience racism, discrimination, and segregation? Yes. But it was different from the deep south of the USA. A system similar to South African apartheid existed on Aboriginal reserves like...
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When did segregation end in Australia? The legal end of the White Australia Policy is usually placed in 1973 when the Whitlam Labor government implemented a series of amendments preventing the enforcement of racial aspects of the immigration law.

Did the deep north of Australia experience racism, discrimination, and segregation? Yes. But it was different from the deep south of the USA. A system similar to South African apartheid existed on Aboriginal reserves like Yarrabah in Queensland till as recently as 1984. This book is unique in that Australian aborigine themselves tell their story of living under legal discrimination on reserves and discusses their aspirations for self-determination, local government, human rights, and land rights to end racism.