▁jobs ▁away ▁from ▁white ▁men , ▁worked ▁for ▁" sub standard " ▁w ages , ▁lower ed ▁working ▁conditions ▁and ▁refused ▁union isation . ▁Ob jections ▁to ▁these ▁arguments ▁came ▁largely ▁from ▁wealth y ▁land ▁own ers ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁It ▁was ▁argued ▁that ▁without ▁A si at ics ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁tropical ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁and ▁Queensland , ▁the ▁area ▁would ▁have ▁to ▁be ▁abandoned . ▁Despite ▁these ▁ob jections ▁to ▁restrict ing ▁imm igration , ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁all ▁Australian ▁colon ies ▁en act ed ▁legisl ation ▁which ▁ex cluded ▁all ▁further ▁Chinese ▁imm igration . ▁Asian ▁imm igr ants ▁already ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁colon ies ▁were ▁not ▁exp elled ▁and ▁retained ▁the ▁same ▁rights ▁as ▁their ▁Ang lo ▁and ▁Southern ▁compat ri ots . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁following ▁protest s ▁and ▁strike ▁actions , ▁an ▁inter - colon ial ▁conference ▁agreed ▁to ▁re inst ate ▁and ▁increase ▁the ▁sever ity ▁of ▁restrictions ▁on ▁Chinese ▁imm igration . ▁This ▁provided ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁Im m igration ▁Rest riction ▁Act ▁and ▁the ▁seed ▁for ▁the ▁White ▁Australia ▁Policy , ▁which ▁although ▁relax ed ▁over ▁time , ▁was ▁not ▁fully ▁abandoned ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Number ▁of ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁reported , ▁related ▁to ▁Sin oph ob ia ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁Rec ently , ▁on ▁February ▁ 2