Indos in Australia
Notwithstanding Australia’s ‘White Australia policy’ during the 50’s and 60’s approximately 10,000 Indos migrated to Australia, mostly via the Netherlands. With regard to mixed-race Eurasians, who were called NPEO’s (Non Pure European Origine) by the Australian Ministries, subjective decision making became the norm of the policy until the 70’s.
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