Admission Impossible

Admission Impossible

1992 · 56 min · Documentary

For much of the 20th century, successive Australian governments pursued a policy of deporting and barring entry to any race of people they considered undesirable. This was known as the White Australia policy. Admission Impossible is the true story of the behind-the-scenes political forces and the propaganda campaigns that attempted to populate Australia with “pure white” migrants.

Directed by Alec Morgan · Written by Alec Morgan

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