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    Equality for indigenous peoples in the Australian Constitution This article is based around equality for indigenous people in the Australian constitution. It explains the ‘bleakness’ of the Australian constitution (Charlesworth‚ H‚ Durbach‚ A pg. 68‚ 2011)‚ Australia’s international obligations‚ constitutional models and much more. This article clearly is writing from the side of bringing equality to the indigenous people‚ hence the title. Specifically‚ it identifies some key aspects that are incorrect

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    It is Eddie Mabo’s flaws as much as his strengths which explains his achievements The film ‘Mabo’ directed by Rachel Perkins‚ is a triumphant account of Eddie Koiki Mabo’s strengths‚ determination and his historical battle to have Indigenous ownership of Australian land. Although he does not have a perfect personality‚ in some cases‚ his defect still helps him a lot. Because of his intolerance‚ he is always energetic to fight for his goal; because of his idealism‚ he always believe his own values

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    In the essay‚ Nguyen’s book is the premise we have used; there are sourced references supporting the statements. A Vietnamese family is reviewed‚ how they suffered in their own country‚ escaping through Cambodia and Thailand‚ finally‚ finding a refuge in Australia. Australia was not‚ necessarily‚ an ideal place to finish at due to the fact that being multicultural was very new to Australians. We briefly looked at Malcolm Fraser and the White Australia policy‚ how it changed Australia and the way

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    Stolen Generations 30‚000 years ago Australian Aborigines migrated from Asia (Ricco Villanueva Siasoco). They brought beliefs‚ rituals‚ and culture with them. During the 1950s to the 1960s‚ the Indigenous people were forcibly removed by the government and missionaries when Europeans started to occupied Australia. Children were ripped away from their parents and were adopted or sent to institutions. The adults were sent to live in white communities which exposed they to new diseases and

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    How people lived in Australia around the turn of the century: * Living in 1900: * There was 3 categories in which how people lived and where they stood: * From lowest to highest it was the working class‚ the middle class and the upper class. * Working class: The lowest category and lived poorly and worked for long amounts for limited amounts of money and resources. * The middle class lay in the middle and was the group of people in society that had bigger better houses on their

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    Could Eddie have succeeded without the help of Netta ‘Mabo’ is an Austalian TV film which was released in 2012 which depicts the life of Eddie koiki Mabo utilizing narrative techniques and elements in which a typical drama consists of. Eddie Koiki Mabo is played by Jimi Bani and his wife Bonita/Netta Mabo was played by Deborah Mailman‚ the film was directed my Rachel Perkins and produced by BlackfellaFilms and the ABC. The principal story of Eddie’s journey from an exiled Murray islander to a justice

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    Marsupial Migration and Speciation Between New Guinea and Australia along the Torres Strait Abstract The strait of Torres represents a submerged land bridge separating New Guinea and Australia that opens during periods of glaciation. The flow of genes and migrations occurring in this region during these periods are hypothesized to inhibit speciation in regions directly adjacent in the to strait of Torres. A comparison of four species‚ three endemic to New Guinea: Dasyurus spartacus‚ Planigale

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    again in 1992 with the High Court judgement on the land mark Mabocase. Eddie Mabo was an Indigenous inhabitant of the Murray (Mer) Islands in the Torres Strait. He led a group of the Meriam people in a Supreme Court challenge against the Queensland government on the issue of land ownership. Their case stated; ’Since time immemorial the Torres Strait Islands of the Mer (known as Murray)‚ Danar and Waier and their surrounding seas‚ seabeds‚ fringing reefs and adjacent islets have been continuously inhabited

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    MABO PRACTICE ESSAY PRIDE

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    Mabo Practice Essay Tina Tran 210147 Theme: ‘Mabo is a film about pride.’ Discuss The 1992 Landmarks High Court case abolishing the doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’; the foundation of Australia’s settlement paved way for the ‘Native Title Act 1993’. Following the 20 year commemoration of the Mabo decision‚ the 2012 telemovie ‘Mabo’ directed by Rachel Perkins was released. It depicts the life of Murray Islander man and activist Eddie Koiki Mabo and his family in his grueling fight for land rights. Pride

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    Eddie is strong but flawed hero in Mabo Mabo is the story of one man’s life. He has passion and is delectated to the legal batter of his land. Eddie is strong in the film and are able to face adversity and fight for what is wright and support those who are vulnerable. There are other strong character in the film such as Eddie’s wife. She supports him and without her Eddie could not of achieved the legal battle with the support and love from others. Eddie is strong in himself and succeeds in his

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