The Fair Go's Fine Print

Australia built its democracy on the idea of a "fair go," but who was it actually for? Ruth and Colin examine the White Australia policy, the Stolen Generations, and the dictation tests designed to keep non-white immigrants out, drawing stark parallels to Jim Crow literacy tests and the gutting of the Voting Rights Act. Ruth reckons with her own family's role in a massacre of Wiradjuri people, MED’s George Cheung walks through Melbourne's Chinatown, and the hosts explore the failed Voice referendum and how states like South Australia and Victoria are stepping in where the nation fell short. Special thanks to the experts featured in this episode: Professor Thalia Anthony, University of Technology Sydney Professor Frank Bongiorno, Australian National University Mark Wong, CEO, Museum of Chinese Australian History Simon Chen, Founder and Director, Art Atrium Gallery, and President, Chinese Australian Forum The Future of Our Former Democracy is a production of More Equitable Democracy and Mori Strategies. For more information on More Equitable Democracy's work, please visit: https://www.equitabledemocracy.org/