Migration brought large numbers of southern and central Europeans to Australia for the first time.

Like the other southern Europeans and the Asians, most came first as single workers.

Such debates arose from responses to ancient writers who had commented on differences between northern and southern Europeans.

Immigration brought traditional migrants from the United Kingdom along with, for the first time, large numbers of southern and central Europeans.

It happened in London, he says, "where they are snobbish about southern Europeans and make them the butts of jokes."

Indeed, this loss of competitiveness is the main reason why southern Europeans have been finding it so much harder to export than Germany.

"We were the first southern Europeans to live there."

Until now it has been easy to blame southern Europeans for their economic woes.

It is essential that we choose a banner that has the potential to appeal towards central and southern Europeans as well.

Then the southern Europeans must ask to speak and get involved.