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Allegations of apartheid based on race have been made against Australia.
Though there is no existing Australian government policy that segregates Aborigines, their poor socio-economic conditions typically leave them segregated from the rest of Australian society.
This situation has led a number of commentators and civil rights groups to characterize the situation as "Apartheid".<ref>http://www.unswpress.com.au/isbn/0868407194.htm </ref><ref>http://www.zmag.org/content/Race/pilger0127.cfm </ref><ref>http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/054.html</ref> In fact, Australian government policy from earlier years is viewed by some as the original impetus for the Apartheid system in South Africa.<ref>http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/24/177.html </ref><ref>http://www.jcu.edu.au/aff/history/articles/limb.htm </ref><ref>http://www.convictcreations.com/history/federation.htm</ref>
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