The Australia-China relationship goes back almost 200 years. Who were the first Chinese migrants to Australia, and how were they treated? Who was ‘Morrison of Peking’ and what role did he play in promoting bilateral understanding? Why did Australia decide not to recognise the People’s Republic of China in 1949, and what factors led to the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972? What different approaches have Australian Prime Ministers taken towards China? Journalist and writer Robert Macklin, author of 'Dragon and Kangaroo: Australia and China’s shared history from the goldfields to the present day' (Hachette, 2017) joins Bob Carr, Director of the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney to discuss the history of the Australia-China relationship and the people who contributed to its development.
