bˈɑːɹwɛl ˈɑːɹɡjuːd ðæt nˈɔːɹðɚn ɔːstɹˈeɪliə hæd pɹˈuːvən ʌnsˈuːɾəbəl fɔːɹ wˈaɪt sˈɛɾəlmənt ænd ˈoʊnli ðə lˈɑːɹdʒ skˈeɪl ɪmpoːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌv "sᵻlˈɛktᵻd ˌeɪʒɪˈæɾɪks wˈɜːkɪŋ æz kˈuːli lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɪndˈɛntʃɚ tə wˈaɪt mˈɛn" wʊd hˈɛlp dɪvˈɛləp ðə ɹˈiːdʒən æz ðeɪ wɜː ðɪ ˈoʊnli ɹˈeɪs sˈuːɾᵻd tə sˈʌtʃ kəndˈɪʃənz.
Barwell argued that northern Australia had proven unsuitable for white settlement and only the large scale importation of "selected Asiatics working as coolie labour under indenture to white men" would help develop the region as they were the only race suited to such conditions.