Settler Colonialism in Australia
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Option 2: Settler Colonialism in Australia
Introduction
Colonialism and imperialism molded Australia's violent history. Settler colonialism,
which harmed Indigenous Australians, is a major part of this history. This essay will discuss
settler colonialism, frontier violence, and rural diversity in Australia, focusing on the cashless
debit card policy. By analyzing these cases, this essay will show that settler colonialism persists
in Australian society and harms Indigenous peoples.
Core Argument
Settler colonialism is a type of colonialism in which newcomers replace the natives rather
than exploiting them. Settler colonialism eliminates Indigenous populations through violence,
forcible expulsion, and cultural assimilation (Butler & Ben, 2021). Since British colonization in
the late 18th century, settler colonialism has ruled Australia (Klein, 2020). Despite official
apologies and reconciliation efforts, settler colonialism continues to affect Indigenous peoples in
Australia.
Position Statement
This essay examines Australian settler colonialism through distinct policies and practices.
According to this essay's thesis, the cashless debit card regulations, frontier abuse, and rural
diversity are all examples of how settler colonialism still affects Indigenous experiences in
Australia.
Main Points
This essay will first examine the government's cashless debit card policy, which limits
welfare users' spending. Disproportionately poor and unemployed Indigenous populations have
been criticized for this approach. This essay will demonstrate that settler colonialism continues to
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shape Indigenous Australians' economic opportunities and autonomy by analyzing the history
and implications of the cashless debit card policy.
Secondly, this essay will examine Australian frontier violence and how settler colonialism
has utilized it. This essay will demonstrate that frontier violence was a fundamental component
of Australian settler colonialism, which intended to remove Indigenous populations and replace
them with settlers (van der Walle, 2018).
Finally, this essay will investigate how rural multiculturalism perpetuates Australian
settler colonialism. This essay will demonstrate that rural multiculturalism strengthens settler-
colonial power relations by analyzing the experiences of rural Indigenous and non-Indigenous
populations.
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References
Butler, R., & Ben, J. (2021). Centring settler colonialism in rural Australian multicultures: race, place
and local identities.
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
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(9), 2179-2197.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/1369183X.2020.1800447
Klein, E. (2020). Settler colonialism in Australia and the cashless debit card.
Social Policy &
Administration
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(2), 265-277.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spol.12576
van der Walle, J. (2018). The Settler and the Land: Using Patrick Wolfe's logic of elimination to
understand frontier violence in Australia's colonial era.
NEW: Emerging Scholars in Australian
Indigenous Studies
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(1), 45-50.
https://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/student-
journals/index.php/NESAIS/article/view/1521
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