Pedzisa mashoko anotevera: Hondo Yenyika II yapera, Australia yakakurudzira kuti vanhu vanobva kuEurope vatamire ikoko. Kubvira muma1970 uye pashure pokubviswa kwepurogiramu yeWhite Australia, kutamira kune dzimwe nyika kubva kuAsia nokumwewo kwakasimudzirwawo. Somugumisiro, uwandu hwevanhu veAustralia, tsika, uye kuzviona kwakashandurwa. "Australia Act 1986" yakagura zvisungo zvebumbiro remitemo zvakanga zvasara pakati peAustralia neUnited Kingdom. Mumugwagwa
Referendamu ya1999, 55% yevavhoti uye ruzhinji mudunhu rimwe nerimwe vakaramba chikumbiro chekuva republic nemutungamiri anosarudzwa nemavhoti maviri muzvitatu muDzimba mbiri dzeParamende yeAustralia. Kwave kune ngwariro inowedzera mumitemo yokunze paukama nedzimwe nyika dzePacific Rim apo dzichiramba dziine ukama hwepedyo nevatsigiri veAustralia netsika dzokutengeserana.