understood/represented fairly‚ accurately or problematically? Australian schools are comprised of a diverse population of students with a vast range of sociocultural factors shaping their individual and unique identities. In 2006‚ more than 50% of people living in Australia were migrants or had a parent who had migrated to Australia (ABS‚ 2006‚ p. 46). This demonstrates the prevalence of cultural diversity in the population which extends into Australian schools. Diversity has many faces‚ incorporating
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eventually turn into a organization that consist of certain rules and agreements that usually countries can’t argue about due to the sophisticated relations between these countries. An example of political link between countries is the relationship that Australia and America have. Examples of international organizations that involve a huge number of countries: United Nations (UN) and European Union (EU). Countries that tend to establish political links usually look for countries that they share common grounds
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In 1945‚ Australia was a very different country to what we see today. The country was effectively monocultural‚ monoreligious and monoethnic. It is obvious that Australia is predominately a Christian country as 61.1% of the population is Christian. The profile of Australia’s religious affiliations has been reshaped with help of immigration over subsequent decades. The most significant reason for the increase in the diversity of religious characters in Australia is the result of immigration. Denominational
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Earthquakes in Australia Australia is a very lucky country that suffers very few earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. Earthquakes are caused by converging plates (usually subducting)‚ and there a 4 different types of waves in two categories; firstly there is Body waves which are broken into primary and secondary waves (these travel through the earth) Surface waves travel through only the crust and are called Love and Rayleigh. These Waves (the earthquakes) are measured by a seismograph/ a device that
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mass migrations of many Vietnamese people to Australia. According to Ashley Carruthers (2008)‚ the only Vietnamese to previously arrive in Australia were generally tertiary students‚ wives of Australian soldiers or orphans from the war. Following the 1975 surrender of South Vietnam however‚ the Vietnamese were forced to flee their homes in a desperate attempt to escape the newly-communist rule of the North. Due to the economic prosperity of Australia and the close ties it had with South Vietnam‚
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Election promises from Labor and liberals 2004 2004 is an election year in Australia and one of the issues that the parties have diverse election promises on is to which extent employers should be authorized to use casual workers‚ and what rights the casual workforce should be entitled to. Casual workers play a central part in the Australian labor market as it is the fastest growing form of employment. Next to Spain‚ Australia has the second largest casual workforce in the world (Munn‚ 2004)‚ with
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couples (woman and woman‚ man and man) have become much more comfortable and open about their sexuality that many of them want to have a family of their own through either surrogacy or in some countries where it is legalised‚ adoption. However‚ in Australia the legalisation of commercial surrogacy for homosexual and heterosexual couples is prohibited. A surrogate mother is referred to as a woman who bears a child for another woman (Farlex Inc. 2013‚ The Free Dictionary). Women usually become a surrogate
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Overview of Religion Religion plays a major role in Australia’s history. Religion has been in Australia ever since the Indigenous people existed and continues to be growing in variety with immigrants bringing and practicing their own religions such as Christianity Buddhism‚ Islam‚ and Hinduism. These religions are central to Australia’s identity and history and have helped Australia into a pluralistic nation. Although religion is a word used often‚ defining it is a hard task. Some definitions are
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Why did Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and suffer its effects so gravely and for so long? Australia suffered significantly during the Great Depression of the late 1920s. Australia was one of the worst effected countries in the World. This essay will look at why Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and why it suffered from it’s effects for so long. A depression is defined as "A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy‚ characterized
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The country that I have chosen to research is Australia. Australia is located in the southern hemisphere in between the Indian and South Pacific Ocean. The capital city is Canberra. The Australians are relaxed and friendly. The culture of Australia is very family oriented Family life Australian families have changed significantly over the last thirty years but they remain the basic unit in society for caring for each other and raising children‚ according to data released by the Australian Institute
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