Like what the age-old adage from Desiderius Erasmus states “prevention is better than cure”‚ population health is the approach that looks at the broader picture of developing and maintaining a realistic and culturally acceptable health plan for the Australian Aboriginal communities. Rather than merely addressing the management of diseases‚ population health goes deeper by aiming to manage the factors that may have caused or developed the diseases‚ and ensure that the World Health Organization’s (cited
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Is Australian dollar is substantially overvalued? No. As we know‚ the BMI is based upon the price of a Big Mac in one country relative to another country‚ and comparing that with their exchange rate. However‚ is the BMI a reliable method? It has a major flaw; that of which it does not account for non-tradable goods. The index assumption that the costs of the goods are the same and purchasing power parity would hold‚ but that is not always the case. The BMI fails to account for non-tradable goods
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dominant mainstream perspective. The White Australia Policy was in conflict with Aboriginal families‚ needs‚ culture and identity. ‘Stolen’ traces the lives of five Aboriginal children removed from their families in the 1900’s under the official Australian policy of ‘Assimilation’. It is very persuasive in that it enables the reader to experience with great empathy this ‘alternate’ perspective; through the use of a variety of dramatic techniques and Didactical theatre. Stolen presents varying perspectives
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it’s opposite.” With the ever-expanding Australian film industry starting to be recognised now on a global scale‚ this is no better reason to showcase all Australia has to offer. From our rich sense of culture‚ to light hearted humour‚ the Australian film industry’s time is now – and what better way to shine than with the box-office hit‚ The Sapphires. Based on true story‚ The Sapphires aids in the exploration and celebration of the ways in which Australian films have
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2000). Language carries cultural knowledge‚ so the loss of a language means the loss of culture‚ of Aboriginal people’s connection to their ancestors. This loss has the potential to impact on Aboriginal people’s health and well-being. The First Australians collectively spoke some 600-700 different dialects from at least 250 language groupings (Bourke‚ 1993). Many Aboriginal languages were lost because up until the 1970s‚ in an attempt to end Aboriginal culture‚ government policies banned and
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Beds are Burning By Midnight Oil SOURCE 1 SONG FACTS This is a political song about giving native Australian lands back to the the Pintupi‚ who were among the very last people to come in from the desert. These ’last contact’ people began moving from the Gibson Desert to settlements and missions in the 1930s. More were forcibly moved during the 1950’s and 1960’s to the Papunya settlement. In 1981 they left to return to their own country and established the Kintore community which is nestled in the
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Queensland. She won her first gold medal at a school athletics championship when she was eight years old. Catherine Freeman’s stepfather‚ Bruce Barber‚ coached her until 1989. Catherine Freeman’s family did not have a lot of money and‚ like many Australian Aboriginals‚ suffered discrimination from white people. Catherine remembers winning one race at a primary school competition‚ when she had to watch on as the white girls she had beaten received trophies. It was when she was just a young girl that
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We are never without hope‚ even in the most difficult conflict Big or small‚ conflict arises on all social levels in society. Whether conflict comes from within a person or comprises of two or more opposing forces‚ the way in which we react to conflict greatly reflects our personal qualities. Although the diversity of conflict varies‚ we are always with hope‚ even in the most adverse situations. Paradise road highlights the significant responses of Adrienne and Margaret‚ reflecting incredible
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A Dormitory Girl’s Story Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders often use the phrase ‘Living under the Act’. This refers to the period in Australian history where they were subject to the copious amounts of rules and regulations‚ and the policy and administration‚ imposed by the Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of the Sale of Opium Act of 1897‚ as well as back lying subsequent legislation. Between the late 1800’s and 1950’s‚ the Queensland Government introduced a large range of legislation
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colonised - in Canada and New Zealand treaties were signed with the Indigenous people in order to transfer over the land. Though these treaties were very biased towards
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