Journal and reflection Target group Migrants who came to Australia during the white Australian policy. WHITE AUSTRALIAN POLICY The Immigration Restriction Act 1901 was the result of the widely accepted view that the Australian population should remain a “white society”. This is one of the first Acts of the National parliament following Federation.(www.wikipedia.orgracisminaustralia.com) These beliefs came mainly from British white-settlers dating back as far as 1788 who formed racist beliefs
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consciously limit the number of children that they had meant not only were women going against their natural function‚ but failing in that national duty (Currie & Adamson‚ 1977). Women have had to fight for the right to vote‚ which only occurred in Australia in 1902 (Currie & Adamson‚ 1977)‚ and were denied the right to education‚ especially tertiary education. Even after this right was won‚ there were still fears being voiced about the bad effects on girls at school from bending over desks and being
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criminal‚ or are considered anti-social‚ which are committed by young people (Harambolos & Holburn‚ 2004‚ p.331). However‚ many deviant acts that are disapproved of are not defined as criminal. For example suicide and alcoholism are not illegal in Australia. Deviant behaviour can be defined as social problems reflect violations of normative expectations. Behaviour or situations that depart from norms are deviant. Deviant behaviour is caused by inappropriate socialization – for example‚ when the learning
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Description and container tonnages of each port Port of Melbourne The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3‚400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1‚000 motor vehicles and 7‚000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year‚ the total trade of Melbourne Port increased
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WATER CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA Nathania Appaduray 10A The lack of water is one of the major issues affecting Australians today; however‚ those in power are still not coming up with reasonable solutions. It’s interesting to note that in Victoria‚ with the upcoming state election‚ all of a sudden there are these different policies floating around on how to solve the water crisis. Why does it always take an election to come up with solutions to the problems facing Australians? The water crisis
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UNEMPLOYMENT MEASURED? Based on my research (Abs.gov.au‚ 2015)‚ the Australian Labour Market Statistics (July 2014); the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) measures the unemployment rate in Australia. The data came and it is published monthly from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Labour Force‚ Australia (cat. no. 6202.0). And are described by many attributes such as age; sex; marital status; geography; country of birth duration of job search. An individual is said to be employed if he or she worked
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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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Contents Introduction about culture 3 Cultural Diversity 3 Cultural Communication 4 The Nature of Culture 5 Different Country Different Culture 5 Facts of Australia‚ Saudi Arabia‚ Egypt‚ Germany‚ Mexico 5 Society and Cultural Difference 8 Business Meeting Difference 11 Gift Giving Difference 12 Dining Difference 14 Dress Difference 15 Business Cards Difference 16 Conclusion 17 References 18 Introduction about Culture The word "culture"
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intense controversy among the Australian citizens. The term “Carbon tax” refers to an environmental tax that polluters will pay per ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This essay will argue that carbon taxes should not be introduced in Australia due to inefficacy‚ financial burdens and better actions to protect environment. First of all‚ implementing carbon taxes would not do anything to solve the greenhouse effect. Take cigarettes for example‚ cigarettes are universally taxed all over
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In Australia‚ during 2010 there was approximately 38 young people incarcerated per 100‚000‚ and this is why many believe the incarceration of youth to be one of the biggest issues in Australia. While these figures have dropped dramatically since 1981‚ many believe it can be lowered further. South Australia’s youth are prosecuted in accordance to the Young Offenders Act of 1993‚ which applies to youth between the ages of 10-17. This act aims to maintain social cohesion and progress‚ and it attempts
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