‘Australian spirit’ is a term often thrown around when discussing relevant social matters such as the global refugee crisis‚ immigration and Aboriginal issues. To many‚ it is synonymous with the concept of ‘mateship’‚ a laidback‚ friendly attitude. The significance of proposing to introduce recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI peoples) into the Constitution is that it embodies the ‘Australian spirit’. The Constitution is the foundation of Australian society‚ as it determines
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Persuasive Speech Almost twenty five percent of Australian residents were born outside of Australia. Then why do we proudly show this absurd flag that only represents our connections and history with Britain? A flag is a symbolic representation of its nation and people. We need a flag that can better reflect the values of the twenty first century Australia. I have created a new Australian flag that acknowledges all of its people and that reflects its status as a fully independent country but is still
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An Australian Icon An Australian Icon is defined as “an image or symbolic representation‚ which often holds great significance and importance to the Australian culture.” Every country has icons that represent their culture and values; Nelson Mandela is an example of a South African icon but also an icon of the world‚ who represented statesmanship‚ courage‚ freedom and equality against apartheid. Australia also has many significant icons such as the Sydney Opera House‚ Uluru‚ vegemite‚ Ned Kelly
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The Gold Rush The discovery of gold in the colonies had a major impact on Australian society. When Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Australia in 1851‚ it marked only the beginning of the changes about to happen in Australia. The discovery of gold had a major change in Australia; it affected not only those in Australia but around the world. The news of gold found in Australia resulted in huge numbers of people migrating to ‘find gold‚ get rich’ what people didn’t realise is that it wasn’t that
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Which placed privilege upon European identity and whiteness; demonstrating the influence which the western had on Australia’s culture. Prior to this‚ the “White Australian Policy” introduced in 1907 as a result of colonization‚ white Australians desired to preserve social and cultural superiority (Hampton‚
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Life without services is unimaginable. Today everything we need or do is a service. Service is usually defined as something intangible. However‚ it is not the norm nowadays. From education to electricity‚ services have taken over everything. The Australian Roundtable Services defined services as a source for delivering any intellectual content or an experience. It may also include some kind of help‚ care or utility or even some information. But the main point is that the major part of that activity
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Explain the significance of the Freedom Rides for Australia in the post-World War 2 period. The Australian Freedom Rides was not only significant but an extremely important historical event that occurred‚ that marginally affected the living standards‚ rights and the way our nation saw Aboriginal people. Starting through a very important Australian Aboriginal activists Charles Perkins‚ who was the first Aboriginal student to attend Sydney University‚ when he created SAFA in 1964. SAFA was a mixed
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In order to meet rising demand in education and to be more competitive globally‚ Australian Education Ministers have tried to make agreed national goals for young Australians through policies (Connell‚ Welch‚ Vickers‚ Foley‚ Bagnall‚ Hayes‚ Campbell‚ 2013). This essay will analyze the emergence of Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians through social‚ historical and political perspectives‚ outline the main intentions of the policy‚ how this policy tries to address the issues
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A Holistic approach is fundamental in the aspect of Health and Wellness‚ not just for a sound mind but also for a fit body. As such‚ the endeavor to a better living is not without it’s faults. Australians struggle everyday to attain that continuum with programs and activities that better enable them to meet their goals‚ and one of those issues are Diabetes‚ for which part most are Type 2. It is a potentially preventable disease we’re the core causes of it are usually inadequate physical activity
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that linger in the minds of their audiences. In particular‚ this is demonstrated in Australian film. Historically‚ Australian film tends to explore the cultural difficulties associated between Indigenous and ‘white’ Australia. The relationship between these two very different cultures is showcased in the early years of film in an incredibly marginalised‚ stereotypical fashion‚ often portraying Indigenous Australians as mysterious‚ mythical
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