Quote Originally Posted by Ignoramus
The reason there's racism is that most immigrants don't assimilate. If you want to live in Australia would should become Australian. Unfortunately, we've lost what it means to be Australian over the last 30 years and that breeds racism between immigrants and locals.
30 years ago was 1977.

So the golden non-racist years were what between the end of the White Australia policy and 1977... considering that the White Australia policy was finally finished in 1974 that leaves a grand total of oh 3 years.

Quote Originally Posted by White Australia Policy
describes Australia's approach to immigration, from federation until the latter part of the 20th century, which favoured applicants from certain countries.

The abolition of the policy took place over a period of 25 years.

Following the election of a coalition of the Liberal and Country parties in 1949, Immigration Minister Harold Holt allowed 800 non-European refugees to remain in Australia and Japanese war brides to enter Australia.

Over subsequent years, Australian governments gradually dismantled the policy, with the final vestiges being removed in 1973 by the new Labor government.
Lets be generous and make it when the Aboriginals were taken off the Parks and Wildlife census and added to the Human census since that must have happened way before the end of the White Australia Policy... so when did they get counted as humans... well it went to referendum and happily 90% of the people said they should be considered in the census. This sterling proposition was passed in 1967.

So that gives the golden years of non-racist Australia a grand total of ten years. I think I'll channel Elliot Goblet and say 'wow, I am overwhelmed with awe.'