Australia as a global citizen: Historically Australia and its political leaders have known their role in the global community being a part of many organizations designed to make the world a better place‚ and uphold the rights of humanity. Australia has been an integral part of the formation of the UN‚ and is one its most active members. The United Nations is an international organization with over 190 member states‚ its goal to avoid the recurrence of violent conflicts; to affirm fundamental human
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Year 10 History Research Essay- The White Australia Policy- Racist or a cautious legislation? The ‘White Australia Policy’ was the product of all the fear that the white parliament officials held against anyone with non-European background. The White Australia Policy was first promulgated by the first governing Prime Minister Edward Barton who was fearful that if non-Europeans in Australia were left unchecked‚ they would no longer regard the Australian Parliament as a ruling figure. The basis
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One in five people living in Australia have experienced racist abuse During the past year‚ 1 in 5 people living in Australia was a target of racial discrimination (around 4.6 million people). This is an increase from 1 in 8 the previous year (Source). 1 in 5 people living in Australia has been a target of verbal racial abuse (Source). Verbal abuse is the most common form of racism (Source). Nearly half of all Australian residents from a culturally and linguistically diverse background have experienced
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life or death. If they do not leave the country they are at risk of being persecuted in‚ they may die. However‚ attempting to enter other countries as a refugee can be dangerous‚ and very hard. Australia and Japan are two countries that have very different positions within the refugee crisis. In Australia‚ the topic of the treatment and processing of refugees is often discussed. This is because it is a troublesome issue for the government‚ and the treatment
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Italian Immigration in Australia | By Milly Graham – 10A | The history of Italian Immigration in Australia and future proposals to further improve it. | | Italian Immigration in Australia Pasta and pizza the two words are brought to mind when you think of Italy. The last thing that you think of is immigration. We see and hear about it nearly every day but it is usually Africa or Singapore. This essay will talk about the Immigration from Italy‚ Why they immigrated‚ how they got here
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Australia‚ the large Island continent‚ has been generously furnished with abundant natural resources. With these resources‚ not surprisingly the various kinds of industries utilizing these resources are emerged in Australia. One of the most important industries is mining. Australia has the world’s largest reserves of several mineral commodities in both minerals and energy resources. The Mining sector includes all units mainly engaged in mining‚ including the mineral exploration‚ and the provision
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committing troops to overseas battles. The Prime Minster in charge was Robert Menzies‚ and was Prime Minister from 1949 through to 1966. He was very against communism and wanted to change laws about communism in australia. The response to communism in Asia was very important to Australias decisions in fighting against communism. At the end of World War 2‚ The United States and Soviet Russia both emerged as superpowers‚ but had conflicting political views. This relates to Source 1 of my sources as
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and Australia are two of the furthest countries apart in the world‚ (15‚ 696 km by flight) 1 a substantial amount of physical trade is very hard to maintain due to the long shipping time and expenses. The fact that Japan and China two of the worlds largest manufactures are located close by doesn’t help. Nevertheless some Irish based companies manage to supply and deliver products to Australia‚ companies such as Cadbury Microsoft‚ Dell and Apple. However a major source of revenue for Australia comes
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The International Cricket council announces the teams that will play for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. As of now the 10 full members will have been allotted their seats for the 2015 World Cup. This line up consists of Australia‚ Bangladesh‚ England‚ India‚ New Zealand‚ Pakistan‚ South Africa‚ Sri Lanka‚ West Indies and Zimbabwe. Four more affiliate member teams will join the lineup and will be chosen from teams that qualifies and wins at the 2013 ICC Intercontinental Cup One-Day and the 2014 Cricket
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religious initiative towards unity within the Christian church. It is the promotion of co-operation and improved understanding between distinct religious groups or denominations within Christianity and other religions. NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES IN AUSTRALIA (NCCA) The NCCA is an example of an ecumenical movement it brings together a number of Australia’s Christian churches in dialogue and practical support. It was also the first recognized coalition between the Catholic Church and other leading Christian
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