ttbn, that's amazing 73% of those living in Australia hail from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the other 27% mostly hailing from the rest of Europe, did they fall out of the sky like frozen ice. I must be an exception, cause I was born in Australia, and I hail from Australia. Any other Australians here?

Hail; as referring to place of origin. The phrasal verb hail from means to come from. "He hails from England". He comes from England.

Prod Boy Jose'

I'm not calling your wife a liar, I didn't realise you were referring to events of 50 years ago.

ttbn,
Australia must have a population of 130% migrants if 73% & 27% hail from Europe/England because there are at least 30% from Africa/Asia as well.

According to Britannica - today the population of Australia
consists of more than 270 ethnic groups. Until the mid
20th century Australian society was regarded in the wider
world as essentially British or at any rate Anglo-Celtic.

At the beginning of the 21st century nine tenths of Australia's
population is of European ancestry and more than one fifth is
foreign born. We're told that there's also a small but growing
Aboriginal population.

There's more at:

http://britannia.com/place/Australia/People

I'll try again:

http://www.britannica.com/place/Australia/People

"I must be an exception, cause I was born in Australia, and I hail from Australia. Any other Australians here?"

I'd agree with that.
How many generations does my paternal parent have to have lived here for me to say I'm simply 'Australian' and not of European descent?
How much indigenous blood do I need to have in me to say that I hail from this continent since the dawn of time?

My familys been here at least 10 maybe 12 generations, and I do have a little bit of indigenous in me, that can be proven.

I wish they'd stop trying to imply I'm European.
I'm Aussie, (not that there's a great deal to be proud of these days in saying so)

If you live in Sydney, you will find a large population of Asians, Chinese, Korean, Middle Eastern and Vietnamese in various suburbs. Many in these communities speak their native language and practice their own culture and food. None of these people are asking for a special voice in Government; though Muslims are granted Government funding to build cultural centers and we pay food tax to them. But their Voice in Parliament is by electorate vote, not enshrined in the Constitution. Vote No to a Racist Voice.