This 1993 book traces language policy in Australia from World War II to the present.
Abbreviations; Preface; 1. Australia, languages and the world at the end of World War II; 2. Language, ethnicity and politics; 3. The coming of the 'New Australians' and their languages; 4. From assimilation to integration; 5. Disadvantage, language and cultural heritage: from Grassby to Galbally 1973¿8; 6. Multiculturalism and language policy from the late 1970s; 7. A national policy on languages; 8. Language policy in contemporary Australia; Bibliography; Index.