2010, 8:42AM Show more comments Comments are now closed Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/admitting-our-racism-problem-is-first-step-to-a-solution-20100906-14xwx.html#ixzz1UhScvw2K ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The White Australia policy comprises various historical policies that intentionally restricted "non-white" immigration to Australia from 1901 to 1973. Competition in the goldfields , labour disputes and Australian nationalism created an environment of racial antagonism [1] during the