Australia and its identity By Davidson Joji “I love this Land Australia of gum and wattle tree. This vast and sunlit Continent is home from home for me. And though I come from a distant Land when I have had my day. Than underneath Australian soil where better place to lay.” This is an excerpt from a poem called I love this land Australia by Francis Duggan. Australia is a unique country with a variety of flora and fauna‚ seen in no other continent this is complimented well with a variety of people
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Love is love and Australia is a proud nation. We need to change to way of Australia and its opinion of gay sexuality and marriage. Australia should not have anyone that is gay to be beaten down because of the way they were born‚ and should not be treated differently. They have equal rights as well and should be able to marry the one that they love. We should be using our time to change the face of Australia‚ and have equal rights in marriage. One reason why we should accept gay marriage is that
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Definition The White Australia Policy describes Australia’s previous approach to immigration which favoured applicants from certain countries. The first Act of Parliament passed after Federation was the Immigration Restriction Act (1901)‚ better known as the “White Australia Policy”. The intention was to promote a homogenous population similar to that in Britain. Under “White Australia” only Europeans‚ and then mainly northern Europeans‚ could immigrate to Australia. The main method prescribed
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The ’White Australia’ policy describes Australia’s approach to immigration from federation until the latter part of the 20th century‚ which favoured applicants from certain countries. The abolition of the policy took place over a period of 25 years. Following the election of a coalition of the Liberal and Country parties in 1949‚ Immigration Minister Harold Holt allowed 800 non-European refugees to remain in Australia and Japanese war brides to enter Australia. Over subsequent years Australian
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Subject: Effective Writing (EL1010) Topic: “Captain James Cook discovered Australia”. Discuss Grade Awarded: Distinction Lecturer’s Comments: A thoughtful‚ well-structured essay. The introduction is perhaps a little long in comparison with the overall length of the essay. (Note: This sample is provided in the exact form it was submitted and corrections and comments made in the text by the lecturer are not included. A Reference List was submitted by the student but this has not been included
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and left 23 for dead which was the main reason gun laws were reformed (Castro‚ 2016)s. Research shows that since late 1970s‚ gun deaths occurring in Australia have reduced enormously (Alpers‚ 2016). Commencing from 1979-1996 which was before gun laws were reformed‚ over
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AUSTRALIA Australia is a truly unique place. It is the world’s 6th largest country and its smallest continent. Australia is the same size as 48 states of USA or 1‚5 Europe. However‚ it still has the lowest population in the world- 23‚829‚000 or only 2 people per square km. After World War II‚ Australia has launched a massive immigration program which include: employment visas‚ student visas‚ family visas‚ skilled visas‚ programs for refugees and Special Humanitarian Program. According to Australian
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Social Changes in Australia Due to involvement in World War 2‚ 1942-1943 were times of considerable social changes in Australia. With the men all off fighting in the war‚ women’s roles changed to fill the places left by men. Wartime controls as well as the American Forces arriving in Australia and the introduction of the National Security Act by the Menzies Government also had an impact on life in Australian society. In 1941‚ Australia’s Prime Minister‚ John Curtin gave a statement in a speech
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Migration to Australia I remember‚ July 1997‚ the beginning of the International Financial crisis. Started from Thailand and spread to other countries in South East Asia including my home country‚ South Korea. During the crisis many families of South Korea experienced hardships through loss of jobs‚ the destruction of their financial securities and many more. Of course my family did not get excluded from this event. My father and my mother lost their jobs which ended them up to work as a part time
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Persuasive Speech In 1999‚ Australia voted in a referendum that would have made our country a republic. The proposal was defeated‚ as the way the republic was to be run was unclear‚ as well as a large campaign by then Prime Minister John Howard and other significant monarchist groups. Australia should become a republic‚ and elect our own head of state to replace the Queen and the Governor General. Why should we do this? Because the values of the monarchy‚ and of hereditary power‚ clash completely
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