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The Menzies government also continued the White Australia policy but
attempted to be more flexible in individual cases. In doing so, they hoped
to ameliorate the bad reputation the policy earned Australia overseas,
especially in Asian countries.
After World War II, during the 1950 and 1960s, large numbers of
migrants came to Australia from the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Malta,
Germany and Turkey. This was part of the ‘Populate or Perish’ migration
policy.
In addition, many cities and large towns throughout Australia have Asian
temples and gardens. Large public celebrations take place around the
Chinese New Year and some other Asian festivals. Some suburbs in big
cities like Sydney have large Asian communities and schools and
universities take in many students from Asian countries.