Australian of the year Speech Good afternoon Prime Minister Abbott and members of parliament. I come before you today to express why I believe Neville Bonner should be awarded Australian of the year. In doing this I will give a brief summary of his life as well as outlining his many achievements. This will be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation. Neville Bonner was born on 28th March 1922 on Ukerebagh Island which is a small Island situated on the Australian east coast near Tweed Heads. Growing
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"I am Australian" was released in late 1980s by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton. It is a song that celebrates unity in diversity‚ recognising differences in ethnic background and remembrance of its history. It recognises significant events and icons in Australia’s culture‚ history and spirit and many reflects and ’Australian identity’ within the iconography of the song‚ which in itself is an Australian icon. This song was written very recently‚ thus contains many parts of Australian society which older
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A migrant becomes an Australian when they accept the Australian way of life. By law they are free to live the way they please and follow what religion they want‚ but an Australian is someone who takes pride of their flag‚ pride of their country and pride in what being Australian really means.position You call Australia home with all the privileges. Anybody who wants to become an Australian citizen needs to make a formal application‚ and the time it takes for the process. Usually it takes between
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Pros and Cons of an appreciation in Australian dollar In the recent days‚ Australian dollar has witnesses a significant appreciation and keeps strong. To put in a simple way‚ appreciation of Australian dollar‚ for our ordinary consumer‚ means we can buy more goods than before using the same amount of money. This is caused by an increase of purchase power of Australian dollar. As for choices of consumers‚ foreign goods are especially welcomed for the simple reason that they become relatively cheaper
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CHANGING RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF INDIGENOUS AUSTRALIANS The treatment of indigenous Australians by the government has been an issue of contention since White Europeans settled in Australia. This chapter examines changing government policies including protection‚ assimilation‚ integration and self-determination. This chapter also gives an overview of Indigenous Australian protests for equality and land rights and responses to these issues from the government. Protection * This was government
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australian wildlife matters wildlife c o ns erv an cy Summer 2009/10 Delivering effective conservation for Australia’s wildlife 2 australian saving australia’s threatened wildlife wildlife Pictograph Welcome to our Summer 2009/10 edition of Wildlife Matters. 2009 has been an immensely challenging year for most organisations. One measure of the nation’s wealth – our sharemarket – started the year in steep decline before turning a corner in March. The relatively
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Executive Summary As we know the Australian dollar was floated in 1983. And after that‚ it becomes the most of impact currency in the world. Within current year‚ the Australian dollar hit a highly record‚ especially the period of Global Financial Crisis. In this report‚ it will take United State dollar (USD)‚ Japanese Yen (JPY)‚ Chinese’s Renmingbi (CNY)‚ Euro dollar (EUR) and the New Zealand dollar NZD as examples‚ which are the major countries’ currencies to influence Australia dollar. Also
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IMPACT OF GFC ON AUSTRALIAN DOLLAR As United States of America and other European countries faced recession there were few developing Asian countries such as China and India which were least affected. China and India recorded 9.7 and 10% GDP growth respectively from 2006. Australia has abundant natural resources such as Iron ore‚ coal‚ Uranium etc. As these two hugely populated large economies which also consume huge resources was the main factor which helped Australia in surviving GFC (IMF 2009)
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Indigenous Australians. Education‚ which is inaccessible for many Indigenous people‚ allows for the greater knowledge of health issues‚ and the increased understanding of both protective behaviors and risk factors. It is a known fact that with a lack of education or one that is poor‚ there is a increased risk that there will be less employment opportunities – ultimately leading to little or no income. Hence‚ the vicious poverty cycle is born. Education enables Indigenous Australians to develop a
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nation. For this reason‚ it became very important for historians to document a national history. Australian national histories are a fairly recent phenomenon‚ and began in the days of the first fleet to keep documented what was discovered. National histories also contribute to modern day popular culture bringing people a sense of identity‚ for example the 2000 Olympics or the world wars. Even so Australian national history is not highly regarded amongst international historians and lacks international
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