Talk:Australian diaspora

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[edit] Not a diaspora

This is not a diaspora —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 121.72.64.16 (talk • contribs) 20:31, 21 October 2006 (UTC+10 hours)

According to the Wikipedia article on diaspora : The term diaspora ... is used (without capitalization) to refer to any people or ethnic population forced or induced to leave their traditional ethnic homelands; being dispersed throughout other parts of the world, and the ensuing developments in their dispersal and culture. The Australians are not in my understanding forced to leave and it is also questionable as to whether they are induced to leave. However the term is used , even if not strictly correctly, as per the last two references cited--Golden Wattle talk 21:52, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
Added to that, it is a term which is understood in such terms (i.e. people will talk about the Australian Diaspora completely understanding the voluntary nature of the dispersal).Johno 07:22, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Agreed. It is a bit cheap to consider Aussies on $200k in London fleeing HECS debts in the same league as genuine refugees or deportees. However I accept definitions can evolveKransky 04:16, 10 February 2007 (UTC)

The reference to Elton John being a Briton who has come to Australia should be changed to [[Ben Elton]].