The overused word "unAustralian " possibly has been copied from
" UnAmerican " which was used by Senator Mc Carthy in the 1950s anti Communist witch - hunts . It is applied to anybody / anything which the person using it dislikes .

Any policy which does not advance the interests of the speaker is called unAustralian .
The concept of a fair go [ "fairness " would be better ] is not unique to Australia .

In principle , all nations agree with it . In reality , so many people believe that what suits their interests is fair , regardless of what is the corresponding effect on the interests of others .

Lexi my sweet, you say "As Australian society has become more
diverse with continuing immigration expressions of
racism in Australian popular culture have changed
over time. Racist language and attitudes that were
common at the end of the nineteenth century are no
longer acceptable one hundred years later."

I find this interesting, but must ask to just whom it is unacceptable. You will find it very hard to find anyone to whom it is unacceptable in my area.

Now before you all scream bush hicks, let mt assure you this is not the case. Most of the properties are new high quality homes on acreage, with just a smattering of the old farmers, or farm houses.

A very large percentage are professional, graduates, or trades people, running a business. Many will tell you, they moved out here, 30Km out of the city to get away from their previous city suburb, now taken over by immigrants. These are nice suburbs, & nice affluent immigrants, unlikely to be anything but good neighbours, but they are not us. A small to moderate number of, lets be honest, Asians, were acceptable & welcome, even adding a touch of the exotic, but when they became the majority, that was different.

I came back from the Pacific islands, to a large extent, because I had a need to walk down a street where people were like me, & spoke my language, where I could be invisible. I had had enough exotic. There comes a time where you need to be part of the mob, & not different. It is even worse when you become the odd man out, in your own suburb.

These people are rapidly becoming sick of seeing their districts business & industries taken over by immigrants. I guess you could say they are becoming racists, where they never were before. When a trickle becomes a flood, resentment sets in.
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Many years ago an acquaintance had a furniture store in Petersham Sydney. Not a young bloke, he'd been there for years.

As the immigrants moved into the area, he had to hire staff who spoke the languages. No problem, the business prospered. Still the population changed, until the English speaking customer was rare.

He found some staff were making sales in their own right, using his display stock, but the sales were not put through the store. He got rid of a couple of offenders, but the problem grew. Finally he had to sell his business to a couple of the staff, for a small fraction of what it was worth, as he could no longer control what went on there.

If you heard his opinion of southern Europeans, you would blush Lexi, & I for one can't blame him. This is not an isolated case, & neither is the large numbers getting out of the city, to somewhere more Ozzie.

The bright thought is that my acquaintance could now go back to Petersham, & run his business successfully again as it has changed, the dark thought is that he would not want to.

Hi there HASBEEN...

I'm aware of several similar situations involving a degree of coercion even intimidation. One situation applied to an asian fellow to sell property to a consortium of middle eastern people, ostensibly for a development. Very close to a criminal offence, but regrettably the complainant wasn't prepared to take the matter further, in my belief because of fear. Interestingly, the 'deal' fell through, a case of being in the unwanted glare of a police spotlight ?

To my knowledge, this practice continues to flourish unabated, where there are many people who are still urged to leave an area for good. Previously, these dwellings or businesses have been in the same, 'Aussie' family, for several generations. When new occupants or tenants arrive, they simply and quite overtly, 'encourage' the previous occupants or neighbours to leave, by adopting certain unsociable or 'Un Australian' activities or behaviours to a point, were these Aussie families can no longer countenance nor endure staying any longer.

Shrewdly, even cleverly, despite numerous attendences by police, rarely are laws broken. Rather, most breaches fall within the aegis of the local Councils. Noise and loud ethnic music is often featured in complaints. When police attend the premises, all is found to be quiet. Thus a warning and a Nuisance Abatement Notice, citing excessive noise is served. Order is once more restored and police leave, the noise starts up once more, it's almost a cyclic event ?

When you do manage to get the offender(s) before a Magistrate, they (offenders) claim their music is neither appreciated nor understood by the complainent(s. The 'wise' Magistrate dismisses the case, with a kindly suggestion they try to reduce the volume of their music in future. Smiles all round - more evidence of 'multi-cultralism' at work, with another success, for the Parliamentry Annual Report ?

Cheers...Sung wu.

Hi there JAYLEX...

I reckon you struck the nail squarely on the head. I couldn't have put it any better.

I wasn't aware the original script came from none other then, Republican Senator Joe McCarthy. Our erstwhile political inquisitor, of communist sympathisers in Hollywood ?

Didn't he claim there were over 200 odd communists within the ranks of actors and actrasses, including some very big names ? Also, was it he who coined the phrase, 'Reds under the bed' ?

Anyway, I believe you're on the money with your assessment of why so many of our pollies use or abuse such a phrase. How very convenient for them.

Many thanks for your contribution JAYLEX.

Cheers...Sung wu.

Dear Hasbeen,

I understand what you're saying. And I deeply
appreciate your honesty and openess. Heaven knows my own
family, that is, my brothers and their in-laws, who
are farmers, all feel the same way.

I feel differently.
Call me naive - but I can only speak from my own
experiences. And my experiences have all been positive.
I've helped young and old of various ethnic backgrounds
as part of my profession in the library. I've inter-acted with
so many - too numerous to mention - and I've learned a great
deal from people. I personally feel that we have a more
vigorous, exciting Australia as a result of immigration.

And sure there are problems, but through interaction and
discussion, I feel the problems can be sorted out.
Of course, the option involves taking consideraable risks
- but almost every human advance is based on experiment,
innovation and adventure. It's important to remember
Australia before the most recent wave of migration.
It was dull, self-satisfied and joylessly conformist.
A cultural backwater.

Of course this is only my opinion. ;-)