new Australian

new Australian
   Australian
   an immigrant
   Not a baby born there. After Australia decided to accept immigrants who were neither British nor white, it was necessary to adopt a phrase which avoided any reference to their skin pigmentation or country of origin.

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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