By joining the Australian community, you will inherit this history and you will be in a position to contribute to
By joining the Australian community, you will inherit this history and you will be in a position to contribute to
After World War II ended, the nature of migration to Australia changed significantly due to changes in policies, the influx of immigrants and refugees from war-torn countries and the significant increase in global movements of peoples.…
Through post-war times, migrants were all treated differently depending on where they came from, what skin colour they had to how they spoke. British migrants didn't have it too hard when migrating to Australia, it was easier to ‘blend in’ as well as both Australia and Britain were fighting together in the Second World War. Australians trusted the British. Italians on the other hand, had it much harder to be accepted in Australia. Most didn't know the English language very well, they could be picked out on the streets as…
Ladies and Gentlemen. To answer the question of what it really means to be an Australian, or how to identify us as Australians, can be summarized into one little statement. "Australians give a fair go for anybody who has the courage to try whatever they want to achieve in life". So this universal fairness and values is what I consider uniquely Australian than any other riches on this wonderful land.…
People often say Immigrants coming to Australia means less jobs for Australians, but it’s actually the opposite, more people, therefore more housing - schooling - hospital care etc…which equals more jobs. Also by the way, not every Immigrant is Asian or Muslim or Indian, most of the immigrants in Australia are actually from England and other places such as America, Canada and New Zealand.…
Migrants have to give up their customs, culture and values to fit in to Australia and are regarded as inferior until they completely blend in…
Australian identity refers to how a country is depicted as a whole whilst encompassing its culture, traditions, language and politics. Australia is the smallest, youngest continent with the lowest population density, which often struggles to define its national identity. As Australia originates from British descent, it lacks originality in culture and heritage. One aspect as portrayed by Tim Winton in his narrative style article Tide of Joy is an Australian identity revolving around summer by the sea with family. Danny Katz emphasises the difference between those considered ‘worthy’ of celebrating Australia Day and those that do not meet the criteria in his editorial Aussie, Aussie, Aussie? No, No, No. These two texts help to define the open-ended question of, ‘How do we define Australian identity?’ However, the texts both represent a narrow range of individuals in Australian society and therefore by reading these two texts alone, it is a rather biased view of the Australian stereotype.…
Personally, being an Australian to me means celebrating freedom and the diverse number of people. Being Australian means having to explore and experience the blue beaches, hot summer days, cold winter nights and the footy seasons. Australia means wearing shirts, shorts and thongs. Having family gatherings and barbecues, having the opportunity to vote which makes us a democratic country. The thing about Australia is you don’t have to be born an Aussie to consider yourself an Australian; Australia is full of different nationalities. To me being an Australian is being friendly and tolerating all the people around you.…
Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Apex Club of 2013, my name is James Bajjada and tonight, I shall discuss and introduce the notion of Australia as a global citizen and the role our country has played in promoting World wide peace, security and equality. What is a Global citizenship? Global Citizenship is about understanding the need to tackle injustice and inequality, and having the desire to do so. It is about valuing the Earth as precious and unique, and safeguarding the future for those coming after us. Global Citizenship is a way of thinking and behaving. It is an outlook on life and a belief that we can make a difference.…
Immigration is the semi-permanent or permanent movement from one country to another. There are many factors causing people to leave the country they have been living in such as economic, politic, cultural and environmental. (National Geographic Society, 2005). According to the Migrations Expert (2012), immigration is assumed to have occurred first in Australia over 50,000 years ago when the ancestors of Indigenous Australians arrived through the islands of the Malay Archipelago and New Guinea. Furthermore, Department…
Citizenship is about being actively involved in society; it is a clear concept concerning migration and legal status which is formed of having the rights to stay in the country, rights to enter freely and rights to welfare and education.…
First and foremost, immigrants take a part in the growth of Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of the economy. Skilled or unskilled immigrants pay more taxes than the native employee. Immigration clearly expands the national economy, especially for the context of Australia (Wooden, 1990 and Foster and Baker, 1991). For example, The Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme (RSMS) and State Specific Regional Migration (SSRM), these both schemes play a vital role in the economic growth of Australia, especially in regional areas. Australia has forefront policies of skilled migration for promoting population growth and economic growth of regional areas (Golebiowska and Carson, 2009). For example, Snowy Mountains Hydro Electric scheme made from 1949 to 1974…
It is pretty sure that Australia has a rich migration history (Migration Heritage Centre, 2012). In 1788, when European settlement began, Australian aboriginal population was about 40 thousand. Today, over 24 million people live in Australia. Attitudes to migration, however, have changed considerably. The first immigration law enacted by the federal government was the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. This act, a symbol of infamous 'White Australia', was designed to regulate the entry of non-Europeans, including residents of Asia and the neighbouring Pacific islands. The most notorious and viscous practice was 'dictation test', which made it almost impossible for non-Europeans to pass the test. Immigration officials…
To migrate to Australia you must be able to speak English and you also need to have good aspirations and you should also have a positive impact on the community. You should also have some knowledge that other people dont already have. And also can do a job that not many other people can to in Australia. You would also need good qualifications.…
There are many ways to understand citizenship or being a global citizen. Based on the legal-political view, citizenship is a status granted on individuals by political communities that they belong in. It can also be defined as people giving allegiance to a country, they have to accept and uphold the duties, responsibilities and exercise the rights that they are entitled to as citizens such as obeying the laws, paying taxes, serving in the military forces if they need to, and have rights to participate in the political life by voting and participating in elections. As a citizen it is important to maintain law and order to society.…
* Mary Manandhar (2006) Food, Nutrition and Poverty Among Asylum-Seekers in North-West Ireland, Irish Refugee Council 2001a…