It is due to this that most Australian citizens opposed non-white immigration, to preserve British culture and traditions as the dominant influence in Australia. ... Although the preference was for British and Irish migrants, a small percentage of other white Europeans were also accepted on the understanding that they shed their cultures and languages. ... It was thought that these new "non-english" speaking immigrants would discard their own culture and adopt the Australian way of life. ... By 1973 migrant groups were forming state and national associations to maintain their cultures, and pro...

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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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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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Coffee is not only a drink but also a kind of culture in Australia. This report includes the information about the history of coffee in Australia, the reasons why South Australians love drinking coffee, to what extent has coffee culture affected South Australia, and what makes it become a type of culture more than just a drink. ... Thus, the coffee culture has a positive effect on South Australia's economy. ... TO WHAT EXTENT HAS COFFEE DRINKING BECOME A TYPE OF CULTURE IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA? ... For Australians, coffee is not only a daily habit, more important, it is also a kind of unique ...

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Tourism is very big business for Australia. ... According to the Australian Tourist Commission "The combined direct and indirect contribution to the Australian economy was $59 billion, or about 9% of Australian Gross Domestic Product." ... Australia plays host to many annual events each year such as the Formula One Grand Prix, Spring Racing Carnival, and the Australian Open Tennis Championships. ... Tennis Australia president, Geoff Pollard believes that the event plays an important role not just in Australian sport, but on the world stage as well. ... One major event that can sometimes be...

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Therefore the question must be asked, "Has the behaviour trait of criminality been unfairly and unjustly thrust onto Indigenous Australians since colonialism due to the racist and blatant disregard of them as a culture and race?... This defines the invasion of the British on Indigenous Australian territory and how they used Australia's resources to strengthen and enrich themselves by claiming sovereignty over Australia. ... The tools used during colonisation of Australia had a deep impact on Indigenous Australians. These tools used by the British were technology, the introduction of ...

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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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Continued immigration will finally and irreversibly alter the natural and urban environment, economic viability and attitudes and culture of our nation. ... CULTURE We understand the desire for migrants to maintain there culture in Australia for Australians have exactly the same desire to maintain our culture, history and traditions, and we see no reason why migrant cultures should be maintained when it is at the expensive of ours. The Australian culture is unique and we shall fight to defend it. Our culture emphasises a balanced life, free of excessive striving and materialism ...

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According to popular mythology, settlement of Australia was achieved peacefully and the "natives" of Australia gave up their land, rights, and freedom peacefully. Although this may be what many Australians would like to believe there is another history beginning to be told, that the Indigenous people of Australia tried in vain to keep control of their land and culture (Brisbane, n.d.). Until the passing of both the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, " Australia was part of the dominions of the Crown- which meant that all inhabitants wer...

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Australian has warm weather and so the Australian people play warm weathered sports. ... The Prime Minister Robert Menze stated that there was "no reason for sport to stop" The effect of different Cultures The period after the Second World War was a time of growth and expansion. ... The Current state of Australian Sport Australia now has an integrated sporting system that will give confidence and support to sport and physical activity for all Australians. At the centre of this is the Australian Sports Commission. ... (AIS) The second unit has been developed especially for Western ...

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"Australia has undergone enormous changes since the Commonwealth came into being on 1st January 1901."1 Since this time its population has increased four-fold, as Australia is now home to one of the world's most diverse societies, with almost every culture and religion being practiced within our land. ... To this day the European Union has 15 members; one of which being Australia, with a further 13 applying for membership, which brings not only trade and a closer understanding of each others culture, but also monitors global issues like energy consumption, pollution and the environment....

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In 1788, the first migrants arrived in Australia. ... Even in Australia human rights are being violated. ... *BANGLADESH-Australia provided Australian wheat to more than 50 000 extremely poor women and their families. ... THE FUTURE As a nation we are historically steeped in the culture and traditions of the West, but geographically we are part of the Asia-Pacific. ... Perhaps the most logical view of Australia's image in Asia was expressed by an Australian diplomat when he said,"Australia is not part of Asia, it's a Pacfic neighbour. ...

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I'll highlight that the 2007 National Intervention Strategy has failed our country's children, with regards to teaching, preserving their language and culture. ... The demographics of Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Australia are remarkably different. ... The most disadvantaged Indigenous Australians live in remote areas of Australia (National Indigenous Languages Survey Report, 2005), it is these people that have been failed by all stakeholders in not developing these communities in order to reduce disadvantage in particular through education. ... She sums up that the o...

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Pattern thinking is a major part of Indigenous culture in Australia. ... 'David Mowaljarlai, an Elder from Derby in Western Australia provides his interpretation of Western thinking is as follows': Triangle thinking is western culture thinking. ... Western culture, particularly western religious culture does not always agree with this seventh principle. ... Western culture also ignores the rights of the land. ... His article, The Aboriginal gift we will not receive, suggests that aboriginal peoples have taken on board much of western culture and law yet the indigenous peoples of Aus...

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~Physical Enviroment: From Australia which is known asthe worlds great island continent?. ... Australia?) ... Australias long term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef ~Population: The present generation of Aborigines might in fact be the last generation of the culture. ... They make up only 1% of the population in Australia. ... In the 1940's, aboriginies were assimilated into rural and urban Australian society as low paid laborers. ...

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On 10th of December 1992, Paul Keating delivered the Redfern address, which was an oratorical moment in Australians history as it managed to capture in explicit terms, the harsh truths about Australian history, and to use them as a basis for building trust in the government's motives among Indigenous Australians. ... " Kevin Rudd recognized the challenges faced by Australia's indigenous population and the negative impacts of European settlement on Australia's Indigenous communities and reiterates his intentions to equalise the opportunities for all Australians, regardless o...

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Although the Australian public health policy has included Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health since the 1960s, this gap between Indigenous australians and other Australians have since remained with minimal improvements. ... Although the overall health of Australians has improved there are considerable differences in the health status for Indigenous Australians. ... As nurses it is a necessity that we understand what the meaning of health means in the aboriginal culture. ... Other factors also contribute to this disease which includes both emotional and spiritual abandonment from the l...

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.: 250,000 _ groups: _ traditional _ urban (just under half of present population) _ there are similarities in the beliefs of different tribes _ spiritual dimension of the land _ present life is continuous with the Dreaming _ totemistic: animals/plants have associated symbols _ naturalistic: living off the land _ tied to the land: each group has a particular relationship with a particular piece of land _ The Dreaming as being fundamental to Aboriginal Culture and Societies _ 5 distinct features of Aboriginal Spirituality: Spiritual " spirits are natural to the world _ each person ...

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In Michael Gow's stage play Away we can learn about Australia's history its social issues and its culture through the characters and their actions. ... By making the beach holiday the main setting of the play Michael Gow can express aspects of Australian culture through his characters and their actions. ... Australian's will find it easy to appreciate the culture that is present in the play. ... It helps if the audience has some idea of Australian culture though it is not a necessity. It is still possible to appreciate the play if Australian culture is foreign to you because th...

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No matter the metrics applied in marketing, tourism in Australia has created a sustainable form of business. ... Australia Post Travel Insurance The travel insurance for the Australia Post helps protect a traveler from unprecedented events when traveling all over the world. ... This paper will explore the offerings of Travel Insurance for the occasional traveler and the frequent traveler consumer for the Australia Post company. ... Business needs include the business culture, usage behavior of the firm and demographics in terms of the firm. ... In light of this, it is imperative to study the m...

• Word Count: 1599
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Aboriginal occupation of Australia Archaeologists and prehistorians have dated the presence of Aboriginal people in Australia back about 50,000 years. It has been estimated that between 300,000 and 750,000 Aboriginal people were living in Australian in 1788. ... In its 1992 decision in Mabo v QLD (No 2), the High Court rejected the doctrine that Australia was 'terra nullius', but held that Australia was a settled colony in which the common law recognised native title to land. ... A law made under this power may preserve the material evidence of the history and culture of Aborigin...

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I will look at the struggle Murcutt has faced being an Architect in Australia. ... Her partner Mark Alterton says it's as if they are trying to compress Aboriginal lifestyle and culture into a box to get it off the street. So Murcutt offered the Aboriginal Artist the opportunity to expand and reveal a culture. ... He is now known as Australia's greatest Architect. ... There is no precursor in Australia for such original architecture. ...

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1941 was a very significant year in the AAP (Australia, Asia and the Pacific) region. ... World War 2 did not change Australian attitudes so much as it reinforced them. ... One of the main policies at the time concerning immigration was the "White Australia Policy", which restricted any Asians coming to Australia. ... One of the reasons the change eventually came around was that during the wars throughout Asia the troops learnt a lot more about other people and cultures, but the main reason was the implementation of the Colombo Plan. ... This was probably another reason that the White Australi...

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Introduction The following report will look at the case study of Student Housing Australia (SHA), Australia's first student housing real estate agency. ... Background Established in 1998, Student Housing Australia (SHA) was the first student housing real estate agency in Australia. ... Student Housing Australia's philosophy is simple, 'Quality, affordability, community and support'. ... Through doing this, Student Housing Australia has been recognized as a crucial contributor to the international student's experience whilst in Australia. ... Due to Student Ho...

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The paid workforce compromises of not only males & females but also individual's of different cultures, backgrounds, ethnicity, sexual preferences & ages. ... The very nature of workplace culture can affect an individual's well-being. A supportive workplace culture can encourage positive well-being amongst all workers, often resulting in a more productive organization benefiting both employer & employee. ... Positive work culture leading to higher productivity may enable the business to grow & support the employees" needs by introducing such schemes such as child minding services &...

• Word Count: 2003
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate