The Native Australians

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. ... c) Interests in Land - Common Law Non-recognition of communal native title Before 1992, the commo...

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Australian Climate (107 words) Rainfall in Australia is low as well as unreliable because of its size, and has a variety of climates. ... In summer, Northern Australia receives heavy rainfall, where as Southern Australia experiences dry conditions and is generally cooler. During winter, Northern Australia is still fairly sunny and warm while South Australia has cool wet winters, and Eastern Australia remains fairly wet all year round, in comparison to the western parts of the continent. ... Other unique Australian fauna include the Dingo , which is our country's native dog, the Emu, ...

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Aboriginal Australia When Australia was first settled in 1788 the international law of terra nullius was applied. The basis of this was that the natives that inhabited Australia did not appear to have a class structure or rule of law and that the land was not being utilised efficiently for agriculture. ... The decision of the High Court in the Mabo case had significant effect in recognizing the rights of indigenous Australians and their native title rights over some areas of land within Australian. This native title case provided the acknowledgement of prior Aboriginal occupation that had...

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Introduction: This paper provides a broad perspective into the several issues facing indigenous peoples, these people being mostly located in the Americas, Australia, and Africa. ... In Australia, the story is the same. Aboriginals that once inhabited most of northern and eastern Australia were pushed into the interior by British settlers. ... Most moved to the settlements and live in poverty to this day, while some have managed to live a traditional life in the Australian interior. ... In Australia, Aborigines were simply dislocated, enslaved, or put in missionary schools. ...

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For many, and especially Australians, genocide is something of the Germans, Cambodians and Hutus, not the Australians. ... Clearly, there is no Australian Dachau. In this paper, I will examine the experience of the indigenous people of Australia and the lack of action on behalf of the Australian government. ... As Australian federal law stands to this date, it is not illegal to commit domestic genocide in Australia. ... And in fact it was the police, the law-enforcement arm of the State that was the major cause of Aboriginal death - especially the notorious Native Police. ...

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Australia would not be a better place if we had a Bill of Rights. ... There are a variety of advantages and disadvantages both statutory and constitutional for Australia to enact an Australian Bill of Rights but the disadvantages clearly outweigh the advantages hence Australia would be a better place without a bill of rights. ... In the 150-page judgement it was decided that "communal native title" had never formed part of Australian law. ... The Native Title Act 1993 (Cwlth) was introduced in response to the Mabo decision. The main objectives of the act are to provide for the recognitio...

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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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AN INTRODUCTION TO AUSTRALIA Mainland Australia, with an area of 4.9 million square miles, is the largest island and the smallest continent on Earth. ... Western Australia is about the size of Western Europe. ... Australia is a land unlike any other. ... Typical Australian landscapes are very old. ... Much of Australia lacks reliable annual rainfall. ...

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The Aborigines of Australia have changed a great deal in the last fifty or so years. ... Land-rights acts were put forward by the Australian government in 1976, then again in 1993 (Native Title Act)which gave Aborigines certain property rights that in the past they were denied, forced to settle in compounds. The National Native Title Tribunal was especially groundbreaking in dealing with Aboriginal claims for land that they rightly believed was taken from them. ... These saw negotiations on land between native title-holders and the land users themselves. ... So what roles do Aborigines play in...

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