The Golden Country: Australia's Changing Identity
 A topical and provocative exploration of Australian identity by Federal MP and author Tim Watts.
- Format
- Paperback
- Category
- Non-Fiction
- Publisher
- Penguin Random House
- Publish Date
- September 2019
John Howard was the unlikely reformer of Australian society. He loosened migration laws, massively boosting the population and making it less white. Simultaneously, his divisive rhetoric about national identity-a legacy of White Australia-hamstrung discussion of these huge changes.Golden Country challenges us to reckon with the dark heart of Federation, the racial core of the Australian Legend, and to confront outdated notions of Australianness. It crunches the numbers on the economic and social effects of migration, and looks to a more inclusive future.
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