As with Peter Weir's The Last Wave, Dead Heart uses the background of a murder mystery to further explore this complex issue of Aboriginal culture and traditions and the inevitable clash that results when white Australians try to impose their own system of beliefs, values and history. The film is set in the small aboriginal community of Wala Wala, 600 km's south west of Alice Springs in remote outback Australia, where tough cop Ray Lorkin (Bryan Brown) tries to maintain some semblance of peace and harmony between two cultures that are essentially at odds with one another. ... Brown...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The position of Governor-General has no real power today, as evinced by the resignation of The Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth, which was essentially the decision of the Australian people and their government. ... We should not waste the chance to use the embarrassment and resignation of Peter Hollingworth as a catalyst for starting our journey down the road to a republic and, eventually, true independence. ... When will Howard stop his brown-nosing and realise that Australia craves independence? ...

• Word Count: 1147
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• Has Bibliography
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Four artists that have included the themes of human frailty and mutation in their artworks are Peter Booth, Ryoko Suzuki, Gordon Bennett and Francis Bacon. ... The first piece included in this exhibition is Painting 1977 by Peter Booth, who is a contemporary Australian figurative and surrealist painter born in 1940 in Sheffield, England. ... Painting 1977, Peter Booth 1977 Painting 1977 is one of the most powerful paintings in the history of Australian art. ... The use of only browns, reds and oranges in this artwork emphasises the fact that there was no sign of hope and light during the war ...

• Word Count: 3306
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate