persuasive text essay Premier Anna Bligh‚ Australia Day Lunch Speech Tuesday 25 January Our Nation’s character is built on stories. From the ancient tales of dreamtime to the struggles of settlement‚ through to World Wars and times of peace‚ our history makes us who we are. So often our story has been one of defiance‚ resilience and renewal. Mother Nature‚ who has given us so much‚ can sometimes extract a terrible price. But what our past also tells us is that our nation harbours a spirit
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Student: Leon Theodoropoulos Class: 9D Due date: Wednesday 28th Aug P1 & Thursday 29th August P6 History Essay Planning Topic: ‘There were more positive outcomes than negative outcomes from immigration to Australia in the nineteenth century’. Discuss. Step 1: Write down your point of view‚ or your contention. In my opinion I agree with the topic‚ because Britain was not a good country to live in due to the poor conditions that people were living in‚ in that time and
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been in Australia for about 2 months now and I’m still speechless. It’s such a beautiful country! The land‚ the people‚ the climate‚ everything is amazing! I’ve gotten to experience the most remarkable/wonderful things‚ things I never could have imagined. As you know I went here as an exchange student and I’m living with a wonderful host family in Brisbane. They have been very welcoming and loving‚ the student exchange agency made such a good match. Brisbane is located in the east of Australia‚ in
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Racism Since Australia’s inception in 1788‚ racism has been ever-present; the basis of modern Australia was the controlled subjugation of the original Aboriginal people. This gross marginalisation culminated in the ‘stolen generation’; a process of eugenics in order to inter-breed half-caste aboriginals‚ assimilating them into European appearance.1 We need only look to the existence of the ‘White Australia’ policy‚ which essentially denied residency to non-Europeans immigrants‚ to contextualize the
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One of the greatest triumphs of Australia in the 19th Century was the idea of a “working man’s paradise”. It was crucial in the formation of Australian laws‚ culture and identity. The idea of having enough time and money to support yourself and your family was new‚ appealing and what the people needed. However‚ this is not what all people got. The fight for rights was a long and arduous one‚ but only European males were triumphant. Even if they worked as hard as their counterparts; women‚ Aboriginals
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’TWO HANDS’ Released in mid 1999‚ ’Two Hands’ was a box office success in Australia. Financed by the Australian Film Finance Corporation with assistance from Film Victoria and the New South Wales Film and Television Office. The film was made on a total budget of $4.4 million. ’Two Hands’ went on to make $5‚478‚485 at the box office‚ it was the first Australian film to open in top position at the Australian box office within the last six years prior to its release. With a total budget of
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scene in Australia has the following Indigenous aspects that have been issues for Australians for many years. These are: land rights‚ education‚ employment‚ health and breakdown of culture. These are the main matters of concern politically. ‘So it is like people say‚ “Trust me. I’m from the government.” Well‚ it doesn’t carry any water with our mob’. ( Koori elder‚ cited in Kaplan-Myrth‚ Nili‚ 2005) Recognising that Aborigines and Torres Strait islanders were the First Peoples of Australia and entitled
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WHITLAM GOVERNMENT RESPONSE The Whitlam government made a significant contribution to social reform in Australia through the implementation of key domestic policies. These domestic policies focused on promoting social equality for various minority groups‚ which had suffered injustice in the past. These groups included Aboriginals‚ women and migrants. This is reinforced through the Whitlam government establishing the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Land Rights‚ introducing self- determination‚ implementing
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Sweatshops in Australia are not commonly acknowledged‚ although they do exist. It is believed that they are most frequently found in such states around the country as New South Wales and Victoria. There are various explanations as to why sweatshops unfairly target migrants to work for them. A sweatshop is a business facility where hard workers are victimised by long hours‚ low wages and poor working facilities. Sweatshops are most commonly found in countries where labour laws have not been imposed
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The textile industry is an important aspect in the lives of many Australians‚ whether it involves wearing the textile products‚ using it or making them. Due to the importance of the textile industry‚ companies rely on the exploitation of outworkers‚ in order to make large profits from their products. Outworkers‚ are unfairly paid staff‚ with indecent working hours‚ usually based working at home (Fair Work Ombudsman‚ 2017) Furthermore‚ outworkers receive unfair wages and experience appaling working
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