Australia once enshrined white superiority: These ten trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race

Angela Woollacott

Australia once enshrined white superiority: These ten trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race

School of History

Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › General Article

Abstract

Ten Australians whose contributions to public awareness challenged the White Australia policy and helped Australians to question colonialism. They advocated acceptence of universal human rights and human equality.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publisher	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 26 Jan 2026

Access to Document

https://theconversation.com/australia-once-enshrined-white-superiority-these-10-trailblazers-helped-shift-our-attitudes-to-race-269382Licence: Other

Cite this

@misc{634d8ae5f9f8404ca99fb73b03fd296c,

title = "Australia once enshrined white superiority: These ten trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race",

abstract = "Ten Australians whose contributions to public awareness challenged the White Australia policy and helped Australians to question colonialism. They advocated acceptence of universal human rights and human equality.",

author = "Angela Woollacott",

year = "2026",

month = jan,

day = "26",

language = "English",

journal = "The Conversation",

publisher = "The Conversation",

}

TY - GEN

T1 - Australia once enshrined white superiority

T2 - These ten trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race

AU - Woollacott, Angela

PY - 2026/1/26

Y1 - 2026/1/26

N2 - Ten Australians whose contributions to public awareness challenged the White Australia policy and helped Australians to question colonialism. They advocated acceptence of universal human rights and human equality.

AB - Ten Australians whose contributions to public awareness challenged the White Australia policy and helped Australians to question colonialism. They advocated acceptence of universal human rights and human equality.

M3 - General Article

JO - The Conversation

JF - The Conversation

PB - The Conversation

ER -

Australia once enshrined white superiority: These ten trailblazers helped shift our attitudes to race

Abstract

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this