Anti-Australian sentiment

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Anti-Australian sentiment (also known as Australophobia or Anti-Australianism) refers to hostile sentiment toward the nation of Australia and/or its people.

History and use of the term

One of the earliest references to the specific phrase "Anti-Australian sentiment" occurred in 1983 in relation to anti-independence groups in New Caledonia.[1] However the term "anti-Australian" predates this by decades and by 1949 people in parts of Asia were said to have "anti-Australian feeling" over how Australia applied its White Australia policy.[2] In 2006 "anti-Australian sentiment" was reported in East Timor.[3]

Indonesia and Anti-Australian sentiment

Indonesia has been alleged to have a rise in "anti-Australian sentiment" over any suggestion of Australia interfering with its internal affairs.[4] A 2003 study on Indonesian aspirants for a diplomatic position reported that 95% of them had anti-Australian sentiment.[5] The Post-Suharto era period also saw anti-Australian sentiment in Indonesia over East Timor.[6] In Indonesia this relates to generalised anti-Western sentiment.

See also

References

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  1. The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. The Sydney Morning Herald - October 4, 1949
  3. ABC Online
  4. Sydney Morning Herald
  5. Different societies, shared futures by John Monfries, pg 77
  6. Inequality, Crisis and Social Change in Indonesia by Thomas Anton Reuter, pg 33