Dear Yuyutsu,

I cannot argue with your logic.

Foxy,

"Australia's immigration experience is also a broad one.
Originally it was Anglo-Celtic,"

Can't let that one through, look up the nationalities on the First Fleet.

And later, "Many Greeks did not return home as originally planned and found other work in the food industry and as merchants once the gold rush subsided. By the turn of the century a remarkable community of Greeks in Australia began to take form as citizens from Greece, mostly relatives of the Greeks already established in Australia as well as townspeople came to join the settlers. The community flourished as the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne and Victoria was founded in 1897 and in 1901, respectively, following the creation of the Greek Orthodox Church in Melbourne. Shortly after which Australis, the first Greek language weekly newspaper went into print in 1913."
http://au.greekreporter.com/2016/05/27/how-greeks-came-to-immigrate-to-australia/

Dear Is Mise,

Throughout the 19th century, people of various
races migrated to Australia. They mainly came
from Britain, Ireland, India, China, Pacific
Islands (Kanakas), Japan, Germany, Scandinavia,
and North America. Gradually, public opposition
grew to the use of coloured labour. Australians
feared that non-whites were prepared to accept
lower wages and this would lower living standards.
Several confrontations occurred: Indian coolies (1841),
the Chinese on the goldfields of NSW and Victoria (1850s).
Queensland goldfields (1870s), Kanaka labour on the
Queensland sugar plantations (1880s and 1890s).
The focus of the Australian opposition was on the
Chinese, but all Asians and coloured people were included
in the campaigns to keep Australia "white and British".
Antagonism therefore was not only economic but also
social and racial.

Finally the Australian Federal Government decided to be
more selective in its migrant intakes. The White Australia
policy was introduced in 1901, in the form of the
Immigration Restriction Bill. Non-whites were to be excluded
from settling in Australia. Racial purity and protection of
living standards had to be insured. In this context, the
"white" of White Australia was to mean primarily Anglo-Saxon.
The White Australia policy remained in force for 65 years.
The exclusion of non-Europeans was later strengthened by
other acts of parliament and by the notorious dictation
test, originally imported from Natal.

Until the middle of the 20th century, the majority of
Australian immigrants came from the United Kingdom. At the
time of Federation (in 1901), for example, 77% of the
population had been born in Australia and 18% in the UK.
By 1947, the Australian population was still predominantly
of British origin, with 90% Australian-born and 7% born in
the British Isles. However, the proportion of British
immigrants among the total arrivals from overseas kept
decreasing 98% in 1922, 97% in 1938, and only 51% in 1949,
19.9% in 1986-87, and 12.2% in 1996-97.

I won't go into any further details. If you need more information
on the topic you can get hold of the book:

Day, D (2001), Chifley. Sydney: Harper Collins.

There's also many others on the topic.

"The burqa should be questioned and its limitations discussed. "
Some Muslims have decided the burqa is not for them. It's a matter for them to question isn't it? Are they adults ? Would it be better if they all had skin surgery for the brown tint and joined a church approved by local police?

Nick,

Poor Michael Jackson tried tinting his skin and
look how that turned out. So it's not something
that is highly recommended as a thing to do. Besides,
the botched look is so yesterday. Instead,
there is the latest fad of having your skin darkened.
So, if you're white - you could try that. Fake-spray
tanning is so "in" nowadays among certain sectors of
the community. Try it and see how you go.

As for Muslims joining a church which the police approve
of? Well in this country you don't need police
approval.

But if it's directions that you're after?
There are quite a few Muslims in the police
force. I'm sure that they could direct you to the
nearest location that you're after.

I trust that this clarifies things for you.