Australia is known to be a multicultural country with no racism. However‚ there is racial acts active in Australia. It is proven that one in five people living in Australia have experienced the threat of racism. Racial acts are not needed and occur for unnecessary notices. Below will have more information of the seriousness of Racism. According to Australian history of when the white settlers arrived in Australia‚ they set rules giving them power over the coloured races. They used racial oppression
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Taste of Euphoria Although I am only 20 years of age and I have not had too many euphoric times in my life‚ I have had a life changing exploration of another country. Before my trip to the beautiful city of Sydney‚ Australia I had not been out of the United States. Australia is more of a liberal country that focuses on natural resources‚ free health care and land and animal conservation. This is a nice change from the hustle-bustle city I live in. My first stop in my life changing‚ overseas
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An Aboriginal Approach to Social Work Introduction Before I begin I would like to share an Aboriginal quote: "The Circle has healing power. In the Circle‚ we are all equal. When in the Circle‚ no one is in front of you. No one is behind you. No one is above you. No one is below you. The Sacred Circle is designed to create unity. The Hoop of Life is also a circle. On this hoop there is a place for every species‚ every race‚ every tree and every plant. It is this completeness of Life that must
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Whether or not the term ’Roaring Twenties’ is an adequate description of the character of Australian society from 1920 to 1929 depends on the circumstances of the Australian population in this decade‚ because ’Roaring’ implies the 1920’s were full of dramatic social changes‚ which may have came about from spontaneous economical or political incidences and new inventions. In the 1920s Australian politics was dominated by the conservative parties and‚ despite some industrial discontent and hardship
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Aboriginal people have been fairly successful in having their issues addressed after 1980. While there remains many issues that have not been dealt with‚ a number of the major problems related to Aboriginal rights have been fixed. Aboriginal land rights saw an improvement after 1980. There are two different types of land claims - comprehensive claims and specific claims. Comprehensive claims give Aboriginal people the right to claim land because their ancestors once owned it. Specific claims give
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control over the lives of Aboriginal‚ many of which their basic human rights were denied. Their freedom of movement and labour‚ custody of their children and control over their personal property. - Section 127 provided: ‘ In reckoning the numbers of the people of the commonwealth‚ or of a State or other part of the Commonwealth‚ aboriginal natives shall not be counted.’ The Bureau of Census and Statistic interepreted section 127 as meaning it could include ‘aboriginal natives’ in the count ‚ but
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Company Background An originally owned Finnish company‚ Timberjack was the world’s leading manufacturer of heavy equipment for the professional logger‚ with an overall market share of 25%. In 1995‚ Timberjack had 1‚600 employees‚ generated sales of 627 MM USD and a net profit of 88 MM USD. Industry Background In the past the forests were cut manually using the chain saws‚ and the cut logs were taken out of the forest using horses. The logs were cut as per the requirements manually. But in
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Unemployment Unemployment refers to those people who are willing and able to work‚ actively seeking work but is unable to find suitable employment. In Australia unemployment is measured by a monthly telephone survey of the labour force conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). These unemployment statistics reflect the number of people who are not working but actively seeking it. To be classified as actively seeking work the following criteria must be followed: regularly checking
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Social Welfare in Australia Social security in Australia is a system of social welfare payments provided by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. These payments are administered by the Department of Human Services. Most benefits are subject to a means test. Payments are made to a variety of groups of people; Indigenous students and New Apprentices‚ age pension‚ assistance for isolated children (families with a child who lives a fair distance from school)‚ carers‚ disability support pension
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Salinity is a major environmental issue in Australia. Salinity describes the salt content of water or soil. When the salt content rises to an extreme‚ it degrades the water quality and land efficiency. This is the problem that is being faced in Australia; salt levels are becoming so extreme that is affecting plant and animal survival‚ thus damaging infrastructure. Dryland salinity is caused when the rising water-table surfaces natural salts in the soil. The salt remains in the soil and becomes
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