This vision is reflected in the four principles that underpin multicultural policy: Responsibilities of all - all Australians have a civic duty to support those basic structures and principles of Australian society which guarantee us our freedom and equality and enable diversity in our society to flourish; Respect for each person - subject to the law, all Australians have the right to express their own culture and beliefs and have a reciprocal obligation to respect the right of others to do the same; Fairness for each person - all Australians are entitled to equality of treatment and opp...

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As is well known across Australia, that referendum was never passed, not because Australians refuse the idea of a republic, but as Natasha Stott Despoja put it, Australians were asked, if they wanted to have a president elected by parliament-and 55 per cent voted no. ... When Edward Gough Whitlam initiated dramatic reform of Australia's social structure he began to differentiate our culture from that of England's and began our road to independence. ... Bush despite their obvious unpopularity among Australians. ... Australia's control by foreign powers is a stranglehold on our c...

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The Europeans began to settle Australia on the 26th of January as a convict colony in 1788. ... As Aboriginal culture was not dominant in these times, white Australians found it easy to attempt to make Australia all white. ... However, today, socio-economic statistics suggest that indigenous Australians have poorer health, poorer levels of education, higher unemployment rates, and higher rates of poverty than non-Aboriginal Australians. 38% of Aboriginals live in need of housing, as opposed to non non-indigenous Australians, of whom, 17% are in need of housing. ... Seven years ago the median w...

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During the 1950's(1), television was eventually embraced by Australia. ... Rather than being either completely "Americanized- or not at all, Australians integrated television and a heavy diet of American programming into their national way of life at the same time as they continued to subscribe to existing cultural attitudes about the value and relevance of Australian culture. From examining early TV in historical context, it is also clear that the presence of Australian television provoked reactions that were rooted in concerns about Australian national identity. ... Internationally ...

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The Aborigines of Australia have changed a great deal in the last fifty or so years. ... One of the greatest problems that existed between the indigenous peoples and the European settlers is the vastly different cultures and a subsequent lack of understanding. ... An ideal place to begin would be with assimilation of Aborigines in Australia. ... So what roles do Aborigines play in modern Australia? The most obvious answer to that question is that immediately as you think of Australia, you think of Aboriginal culture, music, and art. ...

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It is this mixture of local and international values each sub-culture enjoys that formulates the typical Australian culture. ... Unlike some cultures where family comes first, Australians treat their friends like other cultures would their immediate family. ... As a result of this the material goods culture within Australia is fairly restrictive. ... Therefore there is no one religion that shines through in the Australian culture. ... It is these "fair go" teachings that are evident in the Australian culture, and such form a unique Aussie religion. ...

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How is the Dreaming becoming part of Australia's values and beliefs? The Dreaming is a European word that expresses the way in which traditional Australian Aboriginals live. ... This notion has taken many non-indigenous Australians a long time to even begin to understand, however the Dreaming is a concept that may be starting to touch all of Australia as demonstrated by the following occurrences. ... Continuing popularity of traditional art sites is another example of values from the Dreaming being entrenched in Australian beliefs. ... As more and more begin to understand the va...

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One just needs to travel to a country like Australia to see this first hand. Australia is an English speaking country but over the years Australians have developed a verbal dialect that in some cases sounds Chinese to non-Australians. ... In intercultural research, British, French, German, Scandinavian, Swiss, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian and the US cultures have been identified as cultures high in individualistic value tendencies. ... In most of these cultures we can find within-culture difference. ... The complete opposite applies to small power-distance cultures such as Denmark, Nor...

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This landing is now seen in Australia as a tragic but significant event in our history, the soldiers that were sent to Turkey are now known as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACS). ... The Australian terrain is a little more "alive" with more vegetation and more water. ... iii) The scenes depicted in Gallipoli are mainly rural, during that time the states of Australia were still mere colonies, the Australian scenes were all seemingly isolated, and most of them were single families living separated from another colony, in Egypt the scenes are a little different, with the con...

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