After WW2‚ Australia felt that the population was too small to defend itself in case of another event. It also felt that Australia needed an economic boost and an increase in the population was the way to do so. In a speech to parliament in 1944‚ Immigration Minister Arthur Calwell expresses the need for migrants; “…Only by filling this land can we establish a title to hold it” (House of Representatives‚ Debates‚ 1944‚ vol. HR177‚ p.935). The Chifley Labor government’s aim in the late 1940s was
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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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Election promises from Labor and liberals 2004 2004 is an election year in Australia and one of the issues that the parties have diverse election promises on is to which extent employers should be authorized to use casual workers‚ and what rights the casual workforce should be entitled to. Casual workers play a central part in the Australian labor market as it is the fastest growing form of employment. Next to Spain‚ Australia has the second largest casual workforce in the world (Munn‚ 2004)‚ with
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Bullying simply has to do with a power imbalance and intentional acts that causes physical‚ psychological and emotional harm. It can either be direct‚ hitting or teasing or indirect/convert‚ spreading gossip and sending damaging text messages. The full extent of bullying is very hard to
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The White Australia Policy (WAP) was a policy that was introduced in 1901 by the newly federated government. It was officially known as the Immigration Restrictions Act 1901 and the Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901. These policies were put in place to keep Australia white for racial issues‚ economic issues and for the preservation of democratic freedom. In order for the WAP to work‚ a “Dictation Test” was put in place that would monitor who was allowed into the country such as undesirables including
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Changes and Continuities in Long-Distance Migration Through-out the period of 1700 to 1900‚ the Industrial Revolution created changes and kept continuities within long-distance migration. Continuities such as trade overseas still occurred overseas‚ which also continued the spread of diseases‚ religions‚ ideas‚ and cultures. Also the demand of food and material wealth is a requirement to the increasing population‚ which also continued. The Industrial Revolution created changes in the world. New
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For instance‚ many people immigrants to Australia. They keep buying property such as a house‚ and demand of house keep rising‚ and price also increases too. It leads to unhealthy local economic‚ widening gap between property price and household income. Former foreign minister Bob Carr mentioned
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Strait Islander descent‚ would have their human rights better satisfied a Bill of Rights within the Australian Constitution. The Bill of Rights would formally recognise the legal rights of all Indigenous people within Australian. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1990 is a set of policies‚ commencing 1st of January 1901. The Constitution has shaped Australian society‚ customs and practices‚
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impact of natural hazards in Australia has been minimal compared to that in other countries because: * Australia is a stable continent * Australian homes are well constructed * Australia is not a densely populated nation. 5 * Floods Few parts of Australia are immune from flooding (see pg.46). Areas where floods most commonly occur in Australia include northern Australia (associated with monsoonal depressions in summer)‚ coastal areas of eastern Australia (associated with low pressure
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National Australia Bank Introduction For any person who first moved to Australia‚ for education‚ business or any other purposes‚ one of their first concerns is always which bank/s are the most trust-worthy. For those who know the answer to this question‚ a typical response would be‚ “any of the big four”‚ which includes the ANZ Bank‚ Commonwealth Bank of Australia‚ Westpac Bank‚ and the National Australia Bank. National Australia Bank is often mentioned as one of the “Big four” in the banking
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