Cultural Profile Australia Australia is geographically located just south of China and Indonesia on the world map. It is considered to be the 6th largest country in the world in terms of land mass. Meanwhile Australia is also considered the smallest continent in the world. In 1945‚ Australia only had a population of about 7 million people. Since 1945 the country had gained another 6.5 million due to immigration for reasons such as escaping poverty‚ war and persecution. The immigrants have mainly
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Strait Islander descent‚ would have their human rights better satisfied a Bill of Rights within the Australian Constitution. The Bill of Rights would formally recognise the legal rights of all Indigenous people within Australian. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1990 is a set of policies‚ commencing 1st of January 1901. The Constitution has shaped Australian society‚ customs and practices‚
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impact of natural hazards in Australia has been minimal compared to that in other countries because: * Australia is a stable continent * Australian homes are well constructed * Australia is not a densely populated nation. 5 * Floods Few parts of Australia are immune from flooding (see pg.46). Areas where floods most commonly occur in Australia include northern Australia (associated with monsoonal depressions in summer)‚ coastal areas of eastern Australia (associated with low pressure
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One in five people living in Australia have experienced racist abuse During the past year‚ 1 in 5 people living in Australia was a target of racial discrimination (around 4.6 million people). This is an increase from 1 in 8 the previous year (Source). 1 in 5 people living in Australia has been a target of verbal racial abuse (Source). Verbal abuse is the most common form of racism (Source). Nearly half of all Australian residents from a culturally and linguistically diverse background have experienced
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life or death. If they do not leave the country they are at risk of being persecuted in‚ they may die. However‚ attempting to enter other countries as a refugee can be dangerous‚ and very hard. Australia and Japan are two countries that have very different positions within the refugee crisis. In Australia‚ the topic of the treatment and processing of refugees is often discussed. This is because it is a troublesome issue for the government‚ and the treatment
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accepted‚ respected and tolerance to others. In 1901‚ Australia government started White Australia Policy. They doesn’t want the unwhite people come in Australia. However‚ few years ago‚ they thought White Australia Policy wasn’t good so they dismantled this Policy. From that time‚ Australia started to become multiculturalism because they allowed unwhite people to come to Australia. Nowadays‚ people are becoming more and more diverse in Australia. More than 40 per cent of Australians were born
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What did the White Australia Policy and Aboriginal Protection Acts reflect about Australia’s view of Asian and Indigenous peoples? “Australia for the white man” As Australia entered the new century after federation‚ deep concerns and fears of other races which had been bubbling beneath the surface since colonization began to emerge in the policies of the new government. Two of the most controversial were ‘The White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Aboriginal Protection Act’. These two policies‚ widely
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| Teaology Australia ® Teaology Australia® was first established in 1983 in the Tweed Valley in Australia. Tweed Valley was chosen for the tea plantation location for its similarities in climate and topography to those of North East India. The tea material for establishing the plantation was purchased from Tanzania. Teaology Australia’s production line includes; Premium Blend‚ English Breakfast‚ Earl Grey‚ Green Tea‚ Green Tea with Mint‚ Green Tea with Lemon‚ and Herbal Infusion Tea’s
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QUESTION 10 “Would polygamy work in Australia today? Use cross-cultural comparisons to support your argument‚ pay attention to the advantages and disadvantages of this form of marriage.” In this essay I will argue the point that polygamy will not work in the Australian society in which we live today. ‘Polygamy is not merely an exotic habit of a few faraway people. A wide range of very different societies allow a man to be married to more that one wife simultaneously and is even today a viable
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governments formal reconciliation policy in 1991. However the events of symbolic reconciliation play an equal part if not more significant part of this reconciliation process by bridging the ’gap’ between indigenous people and non indigenous people of Australia both in past and present times. Without these fundamental symbolic events of reconciliation it can be argued that the federal governments formal reconciliation policy and other practical reconciliation efforts may have never eventuated. This concept
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