New Australians

In this article we are going to delve into the exciting world of New Australians, a topic that has captivated the attention of many people throughout history. From its origins to the present, New Australians has been the subject of study, debate and interest by experts and fans. Along these lines we will explore the different facets of New Australians, its impact on society and the various perspectives that have developed around it. Without a doubt, New Australians is a topic that does not leave anyone indifferent and that deserves to be analyzed in depth.
Not to be confused with New Australia, the Australian settlement established by William Lane in Paraguay in 1893.

New Australians were non-British migrants to Australia who arrived in the wave of immigration following World War II. The term initially referred to newly arrived immigrants, generally refugees, who were expected to eventually become mainstream Australians. It was coined by Arthur Calwell, Australia's first Minister for Immigration, to promote the assimilation of migrants to Australia from continental Europe. Its use was intended to be positive, and to discourage use of pejorative terms such as "reffo" or "Balt" that were then in frequent use. The term has fallen into disuse since the 1970s.

The Democratic Labor Party in Victoria, under state leader Jack Little, is credited with being the first Australian political party to promote New Australian candidates in parliamentary elections in the period after the end of World War II. Prominent candidates were Hungarian-Australian Vilmos Kormos for the Australian Senate in 1958, and Italian-Australian Nino Randazzo for the electoral district of Fitzroy in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1964.

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References

  1. ^ Colm Kiernan (1978). Calwell. A Personal and Political Biography, West Melbourne, Thomas Nelson, pp. 129-130. ISBN 0-17-005185-4
  2. ^ Egon F. Kunz (1988). Displaced persons. Calwell's New Australians, Sydney, Australian National University Press. ISBN 0-08-034406-2
  3. ^ James Jupp (ed.)(1988) The Australian People. An Encyclopedia of the Nation, Its People and Their Origins, North Ryde, NSW, Angus and Robertson, p.103. ISBN 0-207-15427-9
  4. ^ Ainsley Symons (2013), "Jack Little: leader of the DLP," in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch), No. 278, December, p.3

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