The White Australia Policy (WAP) was a policy that was introduced in 1901 by the newly federated government. It was officially known as the Immigration Restrictions Act 1901 and the Pacific Island Labourers Act 1901. These policies were put in place to keep Australia white for racial issues‚ economic issues and for the preservation of democratic freedom. In order for the WAP to work‚ a “Dictation Test” was put in place that would monitor who was allowed into the country such as undesirables including
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plagiarism in assessments‚ is at all time high and still on the rise in Australian universities (Marsden‚ 2003; Park‚ 2003; Walker‚ 1998). Plagiarism has received worldwide attention because the cases of plagiarism seem to increase in the field of higher education. There have been many studies inquiring into the reasons why students plagiarise and the reasons for plagiarism that these studies have discovered are many and varied. Some of the reasons students plagiarise include inexperience (Landau‚ Druen‚ &
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She is an Associate professor of Decision Science at INSEAD‚ where she teaches Negotiations’ and Management Decision Making. Based on her qualification‚ knowledge and research‚ this article is scholarly. In the recent times‚ Australia has made good progress achieving gender equality. However‚ they still experience discrimination and inequality in the workplace. Some site agrees about this issues and they also added‚ women were not only discriminate in promotion despite their performance
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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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Same-sex marriage has long been a contentious issue in Australia but now‚ with higher levels of public support than ever before‚ and a global push for marriage equality‚ it’s time for the debate to end‚ time for gay marriage to be accepted into Australian law‚ culture‚ and society. Australia is a country where individuals are afforded the right to choose their own religion and their own philosophy of life‚ the right to choose their friends‚ associates and how they will express themselves‚ the
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Australia is known to be a multicultural country with no racism. However‚ there is racial acts active in Australia. It is proven that one in five people living in Australia have experienced the threat of racism. Racial acts are not needed and occur for unnecessary notices. Below will have more information of the seriousness of Racism. According to Australian history of when the white settlers arrived in Australia‚ they set rules giving them power over the coloured races. They used racial oppression
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University of Phoenix Material Multicultural Matrix and Analysis Worksheet Instructions: Part I: Select and identify six groups in the left-hand column. Complete the matrix. Part II: Write a summary. Part III: Format references consistent with APA guidelines. |Part I: Matrix |What is the group’s history in |What is the group’s population in|What are some attitudes and customs people of this group |What is something you admire about this group’s| |
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Year 10 History Research Essay- The White Australia Policy- Racist or a cautious legislation? The ‘White Australia Policy’ was the product of all the fear that the white parliament officials held against anyone with non-European background. The White Australia Policy was first promulgated by the first governing Prime Minister Edward Barton who was fearful that if non-Europeans in Australia were left unchecked‚ they would no longer regard the Australian Parliament as a ruling figure. The basis
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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 differences in culture‚ sexuality‚ gender identity
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Racism is discrimination or abusive behaviour towards another race or religion. Australia is a very young multicultural country where at hand is strong evidence to suggest that Australia is racist‚ and in contrast there are many examples that support this questions that we humans beings can live in peace and harmony with all Australians. According to the ABCDiamond The proportion of the population of Australians born overseas is quoted “over one quarter of Australians were born overseas”. This means
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