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Treatment of 'aliens' during ww2 Prior to World War 2, Australia was home to many people of German, Italian and Japanese descent. After the outbreak of war these people were considered a threat to national security and became known as enemy 'aliens'. They were taken from their homes, arrested, jailed and later taken to internment camps, due to their nationality. In 1939, on the 1st day of declaration of war with Germany, the Germans were already being accused as spies. A total of 1,637 men were arrested, however the majority were from other countries such as Singapore and Palestine.1 With the entry of Italy into the War thousands of male Italians were also interned. But no group was as large as the number of Japanese. The Japanese had no equivalent to the Fascist Parties that were used as a guide to arrest the German and Italians. The Government justified that...

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