spirituality‚ and the Dreaming shared an inextricable link with the land. The government was surprised by the amount of public support for the Aboriginal cause. A significant point in the lands right debate eventuated following the Labour Party’s Gough Whitlam’s reign as Prime
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Question 1 Independence of the judiciary within the doctrine of the separation of powers INTRODUCTORY WITH THE ACT OF SETTLEMENT 1701 British constitutional principle of judicial independence Convention tracking its statutory origin and was enacted in 1701‚ Act of Settlement. The Act formally recognized the independence of the judiciary‚ the main content‚ secure the right to use qualification subject to good behaviour ‚ the removal of the judge (an address of both houses of parliament)‚ and
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The policy was widely accepted in Australia because of the fear of an asian invasion‚ especially from the Japanese. The policy was abolished in 1973 by Gough Whitlam‚ who believed that Australia could once again benefit from the influx of migrants. Australia had been influenced by the various other countries who had agreed to take in refugees from the Vietnam war. The Australian population shifted their attitudes
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Commonly known as the Gove land rights case‚ it protested the use of the Yolngu people’s land for mining purposes. The government acknowledged the connection the Yolngu had with the land but denied the case due to restrictive laws. This caused the Whitlam Government to investigate Aboriginal land rights which subsequently led to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act‚ 1972 (Creative Spirits‚ 2016). After this struggle‚ the ability for land to be given back was acquired.It was during this time that Vincent
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were now campaigning to have their traditional‚ sacred lands returned to them. The Aboriginals eventually won their fight and in 1975 after one of the longest campaigns ever‚ their lands were officially given back to them by the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It was in the early 1970s‚ the treatment of the Aborigines came to the front of importance‚ with key help from the Labor government. The main focus of the demonstration was about land rights and the return of land to its traditional owners with
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Ministerial advisers have become an integral component in the relationship between Australian ministers and Senior Public Servants (Maley‚ 2011). Initially introducted by the Whitlam government in 1972 due to perceived imbalances in ministerial power (Eichbaum & Shaw‚ 2010‚ 96)‚ the function and presence of ministerial advisers has significantly expanding‚ and is now widely recognized as an important feature of the executive process (OECD‚ 2011). The adviser’s role is highly varied‚ dependent on
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Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from 1962-1972 with originally thirty army advisors being sent over to South Vietnam. Over this period of time Australian attitudes towards the Vietnam War changed greatly due to two main contributing reasons. These reasons were the media and television viewing the prominent issue of conscription. When it was first announced in April 1962 that Australia was to fight in Vietnam it was seen by the majority as necessary and needed. Many Australians supported
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Why does the trade union movement‚ overall‚ in Australia‚ support the Labor Party? INR210 - Assignment 1 by Introduction The Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the trade union movement have ties which date back to the late 1800’s. Historically‚ the union-party relationship in Australia has been close. Indeed‚ through much of the twentieth century‚ the industrial and political organisations were commonly referred to as the “two wings
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Explain the changing attitudes to Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the long struggle between nationalist forces attempting to unify Vietnam and prevent the spread of communism. Australia was involved in the Vietnam War from August 1962 – December 1972‚ with approximately 60‚000 men and women serving. Australia was called to fight by the United States and on the request of the South Vietnamese government for assistance. The war was seen as necessary at first because
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problem of disappearing languages. This predicament is coupled with a rapidly ageing world population. An endangered language risks extinction anytime with the death of the only surviving speaker. According to World Health Organisation(WHO)‚ the population of people aged 60 years and over‚ will increase from 605 million to 2 billion by the year 2050. (Organization‚ 2014) Research have identified five regions where languages are facing rapid extinction. They are Northern Australia‚ Central South
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