on the inequalities predominantly faced by African Americans informed Indigenous Australians vouching for change in their society. Many successful forms of protest and events in the US Civil Rights movement served as the foundation upon which many similar strategies were employed by Aboriginal Activists.. The aforementioned notion allows for parallels/links to be drawn between instances such as the US and Australian Freedom rides‚ the advent of various organisations advocating for equality for their
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The speech was made to the aboriginals and to the stolen generations. There was forced a politic by the Australian government which is known for assimilation upon the aboriginals. Inhuman actions were inflicted on the aboriginals who involved that the Australian government had full rights to take away half-caste children without the parents accept. In this speech‚ Kevin Rudd‚ the Australian prime minister is giving a painstaking apology to the stolen generations and the aboriginals for their sorrow
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saying sorry to the indigenous Australians was the correct thing to do‚ I am here to convince you wrong‚ and convince you wrong I will. For those of you who‚ with me‚ believe the stolen generation claims have been over-exaggerated‚ I will further prove your point correct. And for those of you who are sitting on the fence‚ I will lead the way over to the honest and correct side. For years indigenous Australian’s have been pointing the finger and blaming white Australians for stealing their family members
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British arrived and clamed Australia as a British land. Now days we call them Australians Aborigines‚ but they are the real people of the country. It is the Aborigines who lived there for thousands of years. For some people‚ Australia Day can be a day of griefs or it can be a day of nationalism. For the British some important events happen on this day. Australia Day can mean many things to different people. British-Australians celebrate the history of their nation by coming together to observe everything
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Australian film and parliamentary speeches have evidently portrayed Australia’s change of attitude towards Aborigines and the Stolen Generation. The film Rabbit Proof Fence portrays the profound injustices associated with the Stolen Generations‚ which serves to contrast that to current government policies. Paul Keating’s Redfern speech severely criticised Australia’s failure to provide justice to Indigenous communities‚ and used this as a basis for pursuing such justice through the government. Kevin
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bushfireshave become major disasters. Fires are not a recent occurrence in Australia. Since the last Ice Age‚ bushfires have influencedthe development of the Australian land. Fires arean essential element in some Australian ecosystems‚which need the intense heat of bushfires torelease the seeds from plants and replenishgrowth. Australian Aborigines used fires to assistthem in their hunting activities. It is believedthat the fire activities of Aborigines contributedto the development of an open woodland
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theatre which followed. ‘Cloudstreet’ has won countless awards‚ including the National Book Council ward‚ the West Australian Premier’s Award and the Miles Franklin Literary Award for its inspiring and influential narrative. Winton began his writing of ‘Cloudstreet’ while staying in an apartment maintained by the Literature Board of the Australia Council in Paris to give Australian writers an opportunity to live in Europe. The plot of ‘Cloudstreet’ is about the two families‚ the Lambs and the Pickles
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poem is that aboriginals will be discriminated no more‚ and they will be equal to white Australians. In the mainstream Australian society Aboriginals are ofter looked down upon‚ discriminated against and marginalised. This poem is trying to change the attitudes of both Aborigines and the white people of Australia. At the beginning of the poem the author addresses her people as the ’Dark brothers first Australian race’ she talks about their struggle for justice and when all hope for a brighter future
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an overt political argument‚ Keating’s objective is to encourage a sense of Australian national identity through the values he embodies in the Unknown Soldier. Even as Keating honours the Unknown Soldier’s individual sacrifice‚ he also redeploys him as a representative figure. Not only does the Soldier represent the thousands that have gone to war for Australia‚ he also represents the values that are upheld in Australian society. By listing a number of unknown details in the introductory paragraphs
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Throughout Australia’s history‚ Aboriginals have been treated with disdain and disrespect. Early Australian legislative principles have allowed Indigenous Australians rights to be minimal. However‚ throughout the past century acts have been passed which have allowed the rights of Aboriginal Australians to become equal with their counterpart. It is this hypothesis that will be investigated. Key events and people throughout the history of Australia have developed their land rights. These events have
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