allows those who choose to call Australia home the right to practise and share in their cultural traditions and languages within the law and free from discrimination. Australia is a multicultural nation. In all‚ since 1945‚ seven million people have migrated to Australia. Today‚ one in four of Australia’s 23 million people were born overseas‚ 44 per cent were born overseas or have a parent who was and four million speak a language other than English. Australia is and will remain a multicultural
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Richard September 19‚ 2005 The Threat of Anne Hutchinson Questions: What had Anne Hutchinson done? Why was Anne Hutchinson such a threat to the Massachusetts Bay colony? How was Anne Hutchinson’s trial an ordeal for her and how was it an ordeal for the community? Anne Hutchinson‚ for centuries now‚ has been seen as a woman who paved the way for religious freedom. She was a great leader in the cause for religious toleration in America and the advancement of women in society. Anne Hutchinson
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Drought in Australia Definition: A drought is a prolonged‚ abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was‚ much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways‚ there is no universal definition of drought. Drought occurs because rains are unreliable and in some years the ITCZ (Inner Tropical Convergence Zone = area of rainfall) may not move so far north.
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The Anglican church around the years of 1980 to 1990’s the issue of women being allowed to be priests and bishops were being discussed and thought through‚ later on in 1986 women were being ordained to be a deacon within Australia’s Anglican churches‚ then later on in 1992 they were allowed to become priests. Archbishop Peter Carney is known to be the first to ordain the first Women priest in Perth on the 7th of March 1992. Later on in the same year on the 21st of November the legislation for the
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technology. Computers‚ robotics‚ and automation are driving more and more of production (The Future of Work‚ 2015). This has a large impact on the number of jobs and type of jobs currently being offered. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia released a report stating “More than five million jobs‚ almost 40 per cent of Australian jobs that exist today‚ have a moderate to high likelihood of disappearing in the next 10 to 15 years due to technological advancements” (CEDA‚ 2016). Given
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In Australia we live under values‚ the values are • Freedom – Australians have the freedom to have our say in what we believe‚ we have the freedom to do what we want if it is still under the law and not harming anyone else. For instance‚ we have the freedom to drive but we are not allowed to hurt someone while we are driving. Freedom is a good value in Australia because we can do what we want if it is safe without the government stopping us‚ we are able to say what we want‚ wear what we want and
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witnessed the confrontation of two political‚ social‚ and economic ideologies: capitalism and communism. Capitalism appeared when Scottish economist Adam Smith published "The Wealth of Nations" during the late 1700’s. Almost a century later‚ as a reaction to capitalism‚ Karl Marx published "The Communist Manifesto"; a book that harshly criticized capitalism and predicted its fall. Capitalism and communism are two extremely different systems. They mainly differ by their economic and social visions
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From the inner city to the outer suburbs‚ statistics tell us that there are several hundreds of people sleeping on the streets‚ in cars or who are simply homeless. And that is just in Melbourne alone. People are having difficulty all over Australia‚ and all over the world‚ with the majority not knowing where there next meal will come from. Brad Ellis‚ coordinator of project 614 (a Salvation Army bus that gives homeless a place to sleep) says that the main homeless youth in Melbourne are children
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countries you can visit. The country that I admire the most is Australia. Australia is my favorite country because it is a big island and it is an independent continent‚ and that is not the only reason. The other reasons are because of the unique cultures‚ and habitats‚ and the animals over there. I have never been to Australia‚ but I did research on it and I watched videos of Australia and the sight just seems so beautiful. I admire Australia because they have mostly had peace and had almost never been
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In 1949‚ Mao Zedong led the Peoples Revolution‚ which established a Communist State in China. Communism has now been introduced to Asia. In this period‚ after World War II‚ Communism was a popular ideology being introduced throughout the world. Vietnam was one of the many countries under the threat of Communism. At this time‚ Vietnam was a French Colony. As time went on tension started to come between the French and the Vietnamese people. As tension increased so did the fighting between the French
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