SBS50: Fast Facts 1984

Did you know that, in 1984, a heated debate raged in Australia about the influx of Asian migrants? It followed revelations that in the year before more than half of all immigrants had come from Asian countries. It was also the year SBS responded by establishing an Advisory Committee on Racism to refute claims that multiculturalism threatens the social fabric of Australia.

Credit: Canberra Times

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