A Story of Australia Australia is a country known for its surf beaches‚ koalas‚ and kangaroos‚ the Great Barrier Reef‚ iconic laid back lifestyles and much more. But how did this unique country and continent down under begin‚ and become what it is today? Aboriginals themselves have existed in Australia on the land for an estimated 60‚000 years. Recently‚ their diverse and complex history as truly been discovered. Dispersed throughout Australia‚ there were 600 tribes spread out‚ all living off the
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Alcoholism in Australia The effects of a country with a drinking culture Alcohol is a seemingly moderate drug‚ that over the years‚ became a key part of our Australian culture. This essay will examine how our society has turned a blind eye to the dangers of alcohol consumption‚ and in turn disregarding the numerous health issues. The Australian culture has normalised and legitimised binge drinking. It has become an expectation that alcohol is an accepted part of most social occasions. However
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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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Multiculturalism in Australia ‘Assimilation’ was the official term used to describe government policy for migrants settling in Australia in the immediate postwar period. The basic idea was that‚ as soon as practicable‚ migrants should become part of the Australian way of life and be treated in the same way as other Australians. That would entail getting a job‚ finding a house‚ settling into the local community and eventually becoming Australian citizens. They mostly come from United Kingdom‚ New
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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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Australia is one of the greatest nations known to man and that is why we all gathered here once a year‚ to rejoice in our flourishing nation. Without a doubt‚ Australia as we know it is the ‘lucky country’ and this fortune does not just come from our natural resources. The expression has been used to describe our weather‚ our way of life and our heritage. However‚ it is not just our blue skies and golden beaches that define us as the lucky country. The phrase also often describes our ability to give
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Synopsis Australia is known as a multicultural country. It is because there are lots of people from different country‚ racial and ethnics settled in Australia. They called themselves Australian and make Australia as their home. Although nowadays most people can easily accept the others from different races‚ racism still exists in Australia. Immigrants and Indigenous were the group of people being discriminated and excluded from the society in the past. Their human rights have been neglected. The
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exploration. Afghani people first came to Australia during the 1860s. These people were known as “cameleers”. They travelled to Australia with “travelling papers” which they obtained while working in British India. The Afghan Cameleers operated in most areas of transportation‚ mining and the supply of required items to farms‚ communities and towns. A small amount of these settled in Victoria in 1901‚ while others settled along the Port of South Australia. The aim throughout this essay is to argue
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critically impacted on healthy delivery and cultural realities in work practice. Racism is the prejudicial discrimination against any member of a particular race‚ founded on the belief one’s personal race is superior. Racism can be distinguished through culture in work practices‚ communication in the workplace between clients and health care workers‚ cultural safety in workplace and professional relationships‚ and partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. Therefore‚ it
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Racism affects everybody. This is shown in the movie ‘Australia’‚ how everyone can be affected by racism. Many different ways of racism towards people in the movie ‘Australia’. A few of the main characters that are affected in the movie is Nullah‚ The Drover‚ Lady Ashley. The people that are being most affected in the movie would have to be the indigenous‚ that’s because the time the movie was set in‚ was when the white australia policy was happening‚ so pretty much every Australian was being racist
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