Inclusion+and+Exclusion

Some groups were very much included and others very much excluded. Groups mostly of western Europe and were white. Groups that were excluded were any groups that were not white like the Chinese and the aboriginals

aboriginals were not excluded from the Constitution "section 52 stated that the commonwealth governtment was not responsible for for...aborigines" (pg 67 imagening australia) legislation in parlement also excluded non white races through the first two pieces of legleslation introduced to the commonwealth. the immigration restriction actn restricted the immigration of certain people especially Chinese and Indians and forced them to leave Australia if they were already here. The Act was popular because many people thought that Asian workers would accept lower wages and threaten the living standards of existing workers. Other MPs said in their speeches that Australia should be preserved for white people and their culture. They were afraid that there would be an invasion of Australia by non-white people. This Act led to the White Australia policy which lasted for more than fifty years