Australia abides by the rules set by the Australian Constitution. The first three chapters of the Constitution are headed respectively "The Parliament"‚ "The Executive Government"‚ and "The Judicature". These chapters define the doctrine of the separation of powers and give us the names for each political branch; Legislature‚ Executive and Judiciary. This has been inherited by the British Westminster system upon which Australia’s political system is based. The separation of powers doctrine is
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or living in equal conditions to white workers. This caused the walk off. These maps show the location of the station‚ and of the Gurindji tribe. This is a classic example of Aboriginals fighting to gain equality‚ and there is a famous photo of Gough Whitlam‚ the Prime Minister of the time‚ pouring soil into the Vincent Lingari’s
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The land of the aborigines was robbed and exploited leaving them with nothing when the British arrived in the 1770. This all however began to be extinguished in 1966 with the beginning of the Aborigine land rights movement. Eddie Mabo/ the land rights movement played a substantially influential role in pushing exceedingly for the native title rights for the indigenous people and played a key role in the Native Title Act which extinguished terra nullius and acknowledged the land of the Indigenous
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Australia’s attitude towards the rights and freedoms of Aboriginals has changed drastically from 1920 to the present. It is evident that Australia has made a greater effort throughout the years‚ to bridge the gap between the rights and of Aboriginals and the rest of Australia. This has been improved by the implementation of different policies such as the Protection policy‚ Assimilation‚ Integration‚ Self Determination and Reconciliation. In the early 20th century it was believed that Aboriginals
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Vietnam veterans 4. People Power and Politics: - your significant individual and the event/issue they were associated with (your current assignment) - Australia as a Global Citizen (UN‚ and all topics associated with this) - Prime Minister (Gough Whitlam) Your exam will be 1 hour 45 minutes long and in 4 parts. PART A: 20 multiple choice questions covering all areas of the syllabus PART B: 4 x Paragraphs. There will be internal choice in each of the 4 questions and the topics will cover
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History Assignment- Extended Response Describe the experiences of the Italian migrants from their arrival after WW2‚ through to the multicultural period in the 1970s The experiences of the Italian Migrants have changed from the time of their arrival after WW2 to the present day. The Italian migrants were forced to leave Italy after the war due to the fact that many of them were displaced as a result of sheer destruction that some areas had undergone. What was once a home‚ was now no more than
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Urban renewal and decline Urban renewal - Urban renewal and urban development are global processes. In the older parts of Sydney they are most apparent as changing economic conditions‚ new technology and the increasing expense of locating people and services on the urban fringe‚ make inner city living and working most attractive. It is the redevelopment of old urban areas with new buildings and improved infrastructure. In Sydney the factors that have encouraged urban renewal include: Government
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Since European colonisation in 1788‚ Indigenous people have been treated as second class citizens by the Australian Government. Furthermore‚ Indigenous Australians have struggled with land rights and in numerous other ways in Australian history. The lack of Indigenous rights was most evident before Federation in 1901.They slowly began to gain rights after Federation. The most significant changes were after the 1967 referendum‚ which aimed to increase indigenous equality‚ following. Historical evidence
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The policies protectionism and paternalism had a major impact on the freedoms and rights of indigenous people. The major impact was the government controlling the aboriginal’s way of life. Protectionism meant that aboriginals were removed from contact with the white Australians‚ and they were required to live in reservations or in missions with restrictions on their movement and their way of life. The other policy paternalism was about white Europeans acting in a fatherly way to the indigenous people
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Hellllloooo gsfgggggggggggggggg"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick‚ the song was first performed in 1878 but did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984. Until then the song was sung in Australia as a patriotic song. In order for the song to become the anthem it had to face a vote against the Royal Anthem ("God Save the Queen")‚ "Waltzing Matilda" (the "unofficial anthem") and "Song of Australia"
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