“Upcoming generations have it harder
than previous generations in Australia”
February 2020 Josephine Seraphin - Online article form
I disagree with this statement.
All through primary school and high school we were taught about the history
of this land. Which led me to want to compare the previous generation of Australian
people (1910-1970) to the current generation. I was curious on which generation had
it harder in terms of racial acknowledgement.
Some of the information that will be provided through this article will relate to
the previous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. I understand that this
might be a sensitive topic to read about and some pictures may include indigenous
people that may not be alive today. So please be aware of this as you read through
my article.
Firstly, the current generation of Australians have it easier than the previous
generation in terms of racial acknowledgement.
In the past, Australia wasn’t always such a diverse country
despite its Aboriginal history. This is shocking because
nowadays, according to abc.net.au, Australia is known as
the second most multicultural country. But like I mentioned
before, this wasn’t always the case.
Just a little after World War II a horrible policy that divided
all Australians of the previous generation was the ‘Immigration Restriction Act’
informally known as ‘The white Australian policy’. This act legally stopped all non-
European immigrates into the country. This law meant that no person or family that
was born literally anywhere else outside of Europe could enter Australia. Horrible
right? Now imagine if that same act was still implemented into this current
generation. This is exactly the horrendous racial discrimination that the previous
generation of Australians had to face.
than previous generations in Australia”
February 2020 Josephine Seraphin - Online article form
I disagree with this statement.
All through primary school and high school we were taught about the history
of this land. Which led me to want to compare the previous generation of Australian
people (1910-1970) to the current generation. I was curious on which generation had
it harder in terms of racial acknowledgement.
Some of the information that will be provided through this article will relate to
the previous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Australia. I understand that this
might be a sensitive topic to read about and some pictures may include indigenous
people that may not be alive today. So please be aware of this as you read through
my article.
Firstly, the current generation of Australians have it easier than the previous
generation in terms of racial acknowledgement.
In the past, Australia wasn’t always such a diverse country
despite its Aboriginal history. This is shocking because
nowadays, according to abc.net.au, Australia is known as
the second most multicultural country. But like I mentioned
before, this wasn’t always the case.
Just a little after World War II a horrible policy that divided
all Australians of the previous generation was the ‘Immigration Restriction Act’
informally known as ‘The white Australian policy’. This act legally stopped all non-
European immigrates into the country. This law meant that no person or family that
was born literally anywhere else outside of Europe could enter Australia. Horrible
right? Now imagine if that same act was still implemented into this current
generation. This is exactly the horrendous racial discrimination that the previous
generation of Australians had to face.
