AUSTRALIAN CHARITY RESPONSE – OXFAM AUSTRALIA. How does the work of Oxfam Australia satisfy a true definition of justice? Oxfam Australia was founded by Father Gerard Kennedy Tucker‚ who worked towards justice in post-war Asia‚ by developing campaigns to feed malnourished children. Soon after this‚ groups were formed in Melbourne‚ Perth and Sydney to organise campaigns to help people that are struck by poverty‚ hunger and injustice in over 26 countries around the world. Oxfam has many visions
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In the movie Australia directed by Baz Luhrmann is dealing with the same sort of idea that an outsider Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman)‚ is trying to fit in to a country that is completely new to her. The way she belongs to the new country is by understanding the aboriginal’s thought and accept the way they live and try to fit in. With the introduction of the rough cow’s drover (Hugh Jackman) as an assistance of Sarah Ashley‚ the drover helps her to save her remote cow station. In this case‚ Sarah
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A Gentleman’s Agreement by Elizabeth Jolley‚ The Drover’s Wife by the Henry Lawson and The Kangaroo by Eve Sallis are three short stories that all convey a strong sense of Australian identity which contrasts to stereotypical gender roles. At the heart of each of these short stories is a brave independent woman protecting their families. Landscape is represented differently in each short story but it is used to compliment the strong women in A Gentleman’s Agreement‚ The Drover’s Wife and The Kangaroo
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the habits and ways of the Australian Aborigines Aborigines 3 Australian Aboriginals The Australian Aborigines are a nomadic band of people that roam the outback of Australia. They walk for miles a day‚ rest at night‚ and then walk some more the next day. The men kill the animals of Australia for food and the women gather what roots and berries that they can find. They travel from place to place according to the seasons.
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Lorna Cubillo and Peter Gunner v the Commonwealth’ (2001) 23 Sydney Law Review 239. This paper draws on a longer version published as ‘Cultural Genocide in Australia’ in Dan Stone (ed)‚ The Historiography of Genocide (2008) 128. 1 National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families (‘Bringing Them Home Inquiry’)‚ Bringing Them Home: Report of the National
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The Australian Aboriginal kinship system has a large impact on how the culture behaves beginning with their creation stories and then onto how children are raised‚ children entering adulthood‚ and relationships that are taught. These examples of kinships can differ from culture to culture especially in the Australian Aboriginal culture which could bring a culture closer together or it can damage the culture. Kinships can change how a culture behaves through their beliefs. Aboriginal culture is
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Author BUTSM 1501 Introduction to Tourism [] Paula Trotter Assessment task concerning the marketing of Australia by its Destination Marketing Organisation (DMO)‚ Tourism Australia. Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to examine the effectiveness of the Destination Marketing Organisation‚ Tourism Australia‚ in marketing Australia as a tourism destination in relation to three critical success factors; marketing research as an integral activity‚ targeting
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Multicultural Australia: Australia’s Immigration History and Current Political Debate Ryan Besgrove Word Count: 1‚491 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION People have always come to Australia through immigration. Whether it be 45‚000 years ago via nomadic boats (Broome‚ 1994) or through the efforts of the British Empire to expand their Anglican empire (Ferguson‚ 2003). As a result modern Australia is a composite of many varying cultures and ethnicities. It is often said that Australia is a multicultural
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------------------------------------------------- What Makes Australia Unique? ------------------------------------------------- A long time ago‚ the continents got separated from each other gradually because of the Continent Drift. Then‚ Australia became the largest continent in Oceania. It has a lot of special properties and the most apparent one is the environment. Australia has very special landforms and the climates are quite different in other parts of Australia. The plants and animals are really unique as
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Australia is known for its fantastic sights‚ unique animals and many other things. But like all good things‚ it also has its problems that are not easily seen. The country known as the land down under has a unique history with convicts and resources that has led to some problems the country faces today. These problems include a serious gambling problem and environmental concerns. The history of Australia and how it was settled is interesting and different from most other countries. The first Europeans
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