“The Political Representation of Asian-Australian Populations since the End of White Australia”
Volume 15:1-2, p. 109 (2017)
by Jen Tsen Kwok and Juliet Pietsch
ABSTRACT: The racial and ethnic landscape in Australia has changed markedly since the beginning of the postwar migration period in which migrants arrived from Europe, and later from Asia in the late 1970s. While Australians with European ancestry have gradually made it into state and federal parliament, there has been less visibility for Australians of Asian descent. This article provides an overview of demographic migration trends and levels of Asian-Australian political representation in state and federal politics, drawing on data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and parliamentary websites. In doing so, we reflect on why political representation of Asian-Australian populations appears to be lagging so far behind.
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Jen Tsen Kwok and Juliet Pietsch (2017) The Political Representation of Asian-Australian Populations since the End of White Australia. AAPI Nexus: Policy, Practice and Community: 2017, Vol. 15, No. 1-2, pp. 109-136.