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This subarticle is kept separate from the main article, Asian Australian, due to size or style considerations.

This article is written in Australian English, which has its own spelling conventions (colour, realise, program, labour (but Labor Party)) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus.

Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples terminology

Be conscious of the unique, diverse and distinct identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understand the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is as a collective name.

Collective names used to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
When writing about both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use terms such as:

First Nations Australians
First Australians
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
First Peoples

Although "Indigenous Australians" is in common use, and is used to encompass both Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, many First Nations Australians feel the term diminishes their identity and should be avoided; however, where the word "Indigenous" forms part of an acronym to describe entities, organisations, or government departments the use is acceptable.

When used, the words Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, First Peoples, and First Australians are capitalised.

Note: Never use the collective name "Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander" peoples as it misrepresents the identity of Torres Strait Islander peoples as not being the original inhabitants of islands in the Torres Strait.

Self-identifying terms:
Be specific where possible by using the name of the group or community with whom the people you are referring to identify.

Murri is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from Queensland and north-west New South Wales
Goori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from northern New South Wales coastal regions
Koori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from parts of New South Wales and Victoria

This is not an exhaustive list

Language that can be discriminatory or offensive and should be avoided:

shorthand terms like "Aborigines", "Islanders"
abbreviations like "ATSI", "A&TSI", "1st Nations"
using terms like "myth", "legend" or "folklore" when referring to the beliefs of First Nations peoples
terms like "part-aborigine", "full-blood", "half-caste", "quarter-caste", "octoroon", "mulatto", "hybrid"
terms like "tribe", "horde", "band", "clan", "moiety"

This is not an exhaustive list

Note: It is acceptable to use abbreviations in your communications when they form part of an acronym, a web address or an organisation (e.g. AIATSIS, NAIDOC, www.atsi.org.au). Using an acronym or abbreviation to describe a race of people can be offensive and discriminatory.

For further information, please refer to:

Australian Government Style Manual[1]
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies[2]
University of New South Wales[3]
Griffith University[4]

Terminology can change over time and, where possible, it is best practice to find out what the preferred term is from the respective Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander group or individual you are referring to. For further guidance, please see the Australian Government Style Guide

North African and Middle Eastern

According to Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG)^[1] the follwing is a list of ethnic groups belonging to the category of North African and Middle Eastern:

ARAB: Algerian, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, Libyan, Moroccan, Palestinian, Saudi Arabian, Syrian, Tunisian, Yemeni, Bahraini, Emirati, Omani, Qatari, Arab, nec
JEWISH: Jewish
Peoples of the Sudan: Bari, Darfur, Dinka, Nuer, South Sudanese, Sudanese, Peoples of the Sudan, nec
Other North African and Middle Eastern: Berber, Coptic, Iranian, Kurdish, Turkish, Assyrian, Chaldean, Mandaean, Nubian, Yezidi, Other North African and Middle Eastern, nec

So according to this, the above Ethnic Groups are NOT Asian Australian and instead should be classified as North African and Middle Eastern respectfully. SCN 1999 (talk) 03:40, 19 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ "1249.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG), 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

Proposed Structure of Article

Instead of having the histories being divided by ethnic group/ ancestry perhaps we change it to this:

Pre-history migration (2300 BCE–2000 BCE)
Pre-colonial era (1627–1787 CE)
- Early arrivals
Colonial era (1788–1900 CE)
- Indentured labour (1848 to 1853)
- Gold rush (1850s and 1860s)
Since Federation (1901-present)
- During the White Australia policy (1901-1973 CE)
  - World War II (1941-1945)
  - Post-war immigration
    - The Colombo Plan
- Since the end of the White Australia policy (1973-1999)
  - Phasing out of exclusionary policies
  - Mass migration of Indochinese refugees, 1970-80s
  - Settlement of Lao people in Australia, 1990s
  - Re-migration and multiculturalism
- 21st century
  - New waves of Asian immigration (2000–present)
Timeline of key legislation and judicial rulings

AverageFraud (talk) 03:19, 17 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Moving of some content to "Asian Immigration to Australia"

I think that immigration is mention too much throughout the article I will be moving most of this to the article Asian immigration to Australia. I think this is the appropriate response, otherwise it becomes a long list. AverageFraud (talk) 11:03, 4 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

[auto-1] "1249.0 - Australian Standard Classification of Cultural and Ethnic Groups (ASCCEG), 2016". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 18 December 2019. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2019.

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