... and subtle ways throughout this piece. One may choose to read one column at a time in any order or, one may choose to read it by constantly jumping across both columns to distinguish the connections made. Ever since the British colonisation of Australia, where racialised policies were introduced that 'conflated race and culture, notions of cultural incompatibility and racism have continued to be interwoven in our society' (Larbalestier, 1999, p. 2). For this reason, notions of 'whiteness' then signals the idea of a continuing and imperative monotony of a core Australian identity. This notion however, is a mere social construction that disregards the cultural diversity of Australia's population since 1788 (Larbalestier, 1999). This notion also contradicts the reality of Australia's history, as the land was first populated with Aboriginals. This social construction leads to the discourse of 'whiteness' signifying power and privilege. That is, 'white' becomes an entitlement as being ...

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