In the Primary sector‚ formation of the Australian Curriculum: History (ACARA‚ 2016d) has provided essential teaching and learning opportunities‚ thus‚ enabling Australian teachers to develop students’ awareness of Australian history. Based on a Grade 4 unit of work (Maxwell‚ Burke‚ & Salton‚ 2016b)‚ this particular essay will be guided by an overarching inquiry question: “How well have these lessons been planned to effectively teach history” (Salton‚ Burke & Maxwell‚ 2016a). To begin‚ this essay
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girls were pregnant. The figure‚ however‚ is just the tip of the iceberg as many cases go unreported and pregnancies terminated. It also reported in New Straits Times on 23rd July 2010‚ the body of a baby girl found in a bag at a bus stop near the Sultan Ismail Hospital‚ Johor Bahru in the morning. Also there a baby found buried. New Straits Times on 18th July 2010‚ reported that a fetus was found buried by the roadside in Jalan 12‚ Bandar Puteri Puchong‚ Selangor. Baby dumping is not the solution
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Reconciliation is about creating unity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. According to Scott: Reconciliation is the process of recognizing and healing the wounds of the past‚ addressing the disadvantages that aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to suffer today‚ and working together to establish a better future for all Australians (2001‚ p. 840). One “wound of the past” (Scott‚ 2001‚ p. 840) was the forced removal of indigenous children from their families to be
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within Indigenous communities‚ it is necessary to apply a sociological imagination and expand analysis to the larger society they are part of (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg. 4‚ 5).The struggles of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders such as employment‚ education‚ income and health are closely linked to their views and actions‚ and would not be as they are if it weren’t for non-Indigenous Australians and their society (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy
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Today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his "closing the gap" report in parliament on the state of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing. We think it would be useful for us all to take a break from the statistics and consider some fundamental questions. Numbers and targets are important when it comes to addressing need but we often forget that sound policy comes from sound principles and motivations. In terms of national policy we began this journey
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The evocity I have chosen to move in to and start a family over the next 5 years was Bathurst. The Bathurst Regional Council is located 200km west of Sydney which is not too far‚ allowing me to have close access to the city from time to time and with a population of 40‚209 people‚ Bathurst is not a very population-dense city which is preferred by me for the growth of a new family. The cost of living in Bathurst is ridiculously cheap compared to Sydney. A full-brick house with 2 bedrooms is about
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Differences between the Star newspaper and the New Straits Times The Star and The New Straits Times are two of Malaysia’s most read English-language daily and Sunday newspapers. Having given the task to observe and analyze both newspapers for a week; from the 15th of March till the 21st of March 2010‚ many similarities as well as differences were spotted. From the aspect of the content and objective of the papers‚ ownership plays a major role in determining what materials are included in the publications
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missing important elements that represent both Aboriginals and Australian people. The flag should represent more accurate representation of Australia’s people‚ culture and land. The proposed design for the new flag includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags‚ Southern Cross‚ Union Jack and a kangaroo which have been incorporated because I believe it represents the modern day Australian Identity and the traditional custodians of our land. Firstly‚ the Aboriginal flag has been included into
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When captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay in 1770‚ because of the different lifestyle of Aboriginal people with no fences or markers‚ which cannot exhibit their ownership of the land‚ captain Cook denied the existence of those first inhabitants of Australia (Skwirk Online Education‚ n.d.). He claimed that the land was belong to no one which refers to the doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’‚ and that it was free for Britain to colonize (Skwirk Online Education‚ n.d.). This conclusion caused the loss of
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workers are between the ages of 35 and 44 years (24%); of those employed‚ 49% work 40 hours or more a week; 82% are employees; 44% are in low skill level occupations; and 20% are professionals. The health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is poor in comparison to the rest of the Australian population.10 There remains a large inequality gap in Australia across all statistics. For example‚ there is an estimated gap of approximately 17 years between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
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