Britain was seen as our mother country and the majority of people were willing to keep it that way. ... Thus the "White Australia Policy" was developed, primarily allowing only white British and Irish settlers to migrate to Australia. ... This included Eastern and Southern Europeans, people whom previously weren't allowed mass migration to Australia. ... Hence modifications were made to the "White Australia Policy". ... Peoples hostility can lead to a public outcry against what is believed to be multiculturalism. ...

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The aim of many of the white explorers was to discover new land and resources for white settlers to cultivate and prosper. ... The Aboriginals taught the White Europeans how to survive. ... Indeed, many people believed that the Australian landscape was full of savages and was a dangerous place to explore. ... White men with whom many of them had feared, yet helped, were seizing the land. ... With the White People, Ringwood, 1992, ch. 1: "Conquering the Interior" 6. ...

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These people are known as the 'outsiders' or 'the other'. ... The people of Corrigan are very closed minded about anybody who doesn't fit into their norm- White Australians. ... Aboriginals were not seen as people, this is because their behaviour was different and they didn't look the same as 'white Australians', therefore they were described as "the other". ... Silvey has composed the novel to show the behaviour of the 'White Australians' towards the Indigenous People. ... The meaning behind Jaspers character represents the lack of Justice...

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Britain established its colony at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788; many Aboriginal people were dispossessed and displaced from their lands. ... In Australia, a multicultural society, the needs of the Aboriginal inhabitants need to be catered for, their tribal ways need to be balanced against the white European democratic society, as well as the needs of immigrants, which flooded, to Australia during the post war years. ... Do you know any Japanese people...They really are more than just combustible material, Lamb. ... The teacher that gave him the papers, Mr Krasnostein, showed him the reality ...

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Since Europe was mostly or all white, and Australia was governed by Britain, most of the migrants were white. The whites also had all the rights and controlled all forms of structure in the society, and to ensure that this continued the government established a "White Australia" policy. Only peoples from the British Isles were accepted as worthy migrants. ... HUMAN RIGHTS Not all people in the world enjoy full human rights. ... The United church labels the automatic detention for "boat people" as racist. ...

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A land where freedom is sustained and all people are considered equal. ... The Aboriginal people were denied access to their land; their children were taken away and put in Christian mission stations, their waterholes poisoned and many of their people massacred. ... In some areas white settlers pretended friendship but then gave the Aboriginal groups flour and meat that was laced with arsenic. ... In practical terms this is that over the course of time it is expected that all Aboriginal people in Australia, will live like white Australians do. ... After all, it required Aboriginal people to li...

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One of the main policies at the time concerning immigration was the "White Australia Policy", which restricted any Asians coming to Australia. ... These students then started massive protests in a plea to the government to soften the White Australia Policy. ... Since the end of the White Australia Policy, the only hiccups have been the One Nation party, led by Pauline Hanson, and the defence centres which lock up the boat people from Asia. Not letting in the boat people was one policy that has not changed. ... This was probably another reason that the White Australia Policy ended, that is beca...

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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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Whitlam's every thought being silenced, allowing for no progress in his political career and resulting in an overwhelming sense of shame for being aboriginal in a white society. ... As I had made it, it would seem that any aboriginal child, irrespective of gender would be disadvantaged in the white society.... Being that the infant mortality rate of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders is 6.2 in every 1000 live births compared to 3.7 per 1000 live births for non-indigenous people. ... Using the alternating lifestyles between an aboriginal man and non-aboriginal man, I have outlined the...

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The land is not separate from nature, people, the heavens, ancient stories. ... There are other bosses who have power over people down the triangle. ... 'Old Aboriginal people have often stated that White Australians 'have no Dreaming', that is, they have no collective spiritual identity, together with no true understanding of having a correct or 'proper' relationship with land/reality' (Graham, 1999). ... They do not wish for it to be an exclusive part of Indigenous peoples and do want to see pattern thinking become an integral part of all peoples in Australia...

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This liberal view of the national defence strategy was favoured during the early 2000s by updating the Defence White Paper of Australia (with the exception of 2009 when certain ideas of defender-regionalists were implemented).2 Currently the government of Australia still relies on this liberal theory and especially its alliance with the USA. Next update of White Paper of Australia is scheduled for 2015.3 Despite numerous discussions about the national security politics, Australia remains relatively safe country, taking into account its history and position. ... In 1998 the Timorese Crisis cul...

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Both speeches given by former Australian prime ministers attempt to reconcile with the indigenous people of Australia. ... Keatings speech revolves around the topic of reconciliation and how indigenous people can be assimilated into Australian society. ... Indigenous activists protested that if Australia were to reach the ultimate goal of reconciliation, non-indigenous people had to accept the truth of Australia's history of marginalising and genocidal acts towards indigenous people. ... Similarities; both speeches acknowledged the collective responsibility by the White-Australian populat...

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Within that 1% are 500 - 600 different groups (at least 50 are extinct) and 200 different languages or dialects Other ethnic groups make up the rest of Australia, white / caucasian - 92%, Asian 7%. ... They believe and maintain a strong genealogical relationship between people and species of plants and animals . ... The Kar*iera, for example, are divided into hordes, or local groups of about 30 people, which are divided into four classes, or sections. ...

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I"m sure this is the same case with many people. ... Set in Australia in 1931, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the story of a government policy that required children that were half white and half aboriginal to be taken from their homes by authorities to be trained to work as servants for the whites. ... As if that wasn't enough, the camera pans a full circle around these tiny people emphasizing the vast nothingness that exists all around them. ... Unlike a book or novel the camera must find ways to describe people, places, and things without words. ...

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Moreover, the gaming machines provide a greater employment certainty, for approximately 50,000 people who work in New South Wales clubs. ... Indeed, many of those gamblers who committed these crimes did not have a previous history of convictions and were found to work in white-collar professions that provided them with direct access to money (Rickwood, Blaszczynski, Delfabbro, Dowling & Heading, 2010). ... Moreover, for every person with a gambling problem, it is estimated that an additional 5 to 10 people are adversely affected by their gambling. ... For some people, however, gambling devel...

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The tools used during colonisation enable another country and/or it's people to overpower and dominate another. ... This is a pertinent point in the historical context of colonisation as it exemplifies the fact that whilst Britain claimed sovereignty over Australia, it's claim was based on legal fiction and the contested sovereignty has had disastrous and profound effects on Aboriginal people. ... It is evident through examples such as the deaths in custody that laws are arbitrarily applied to Aboriginal communities and to Aboriginal people as individuals. ... The 1905 Aborigines Act...

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It has unique features easily attract around to different age group consumers go to there and they have many special considerations in the marketplace, for example, famous festivals it can celebrate, such as Hallowmas, White Christmas etc. The competitive advantages is many people like watching movie and above half people want have a role in a play for one movie or see their hero in the real world , so "Movie World" is a best place for them. ... Older people (above 60 years old) were the most neglected segment, because they do not have enough energy play recreation facility. ...

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I. Introduction Records management in this day and age, is becoming a highly valued field. Such atrocities as the World Trade Center and natural occurrences like hurricane Andrew are making the management of vital records for businesses and towns alike a priority. While paper is one of the most ...

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The executives of the companies claimed that they had not been involved in consultations prior to the announcement of the new tax and immediately launched a large scale media campaign to convince the Australian people that taxing the super profits of mining companies "would not just hurt big mining companies but also related industries and companies who depend on he Australian mining industry, shareholders, superannuation beneficiaries, electricity users, farmers and those who want job opportunities now and for years ahead. ... Ever since white settlers took residence on the shores of Austral...

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