specialization nursing that will provide nursing care in partnership with the concerned community group (Queensland Health‚ 2009) like the Aborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders. This growing specialization is called community health nursing. Community health nursing is crucial in ensuring that the correct approaches to the Aborigines’ and Torres Strait islanders’ community health‚ are applied and are popularly supported by the concerned indigenous groups. It is important that the community health nurses
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But‚ in WWII‚ Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders were allowed to enlist and many did so. In WWI‚ sometimes their skin was deemed ‘white enough‚’ therefore allowing some Indigenous Australians and Torres Strait Islanders to enlist in the Army. "Half-castes may be enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force provided that the examining Medical Officers are satisfied that one
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the Persian Gulf. However‚ On 9 January 2012‚ the Iranian Defense Minister denied that Iran had ever claimed that it would close the Strait of Hormuz‚ which would create a global conflict as about 90% of the oil exports from the Persian Gulf transit the Strait of Hormuz each day. Many presume that it would be relatively easy for an attacker to "close the strait." How hard would it be‚ using modern military equipment and a trained‚ professional force? What political and military steps could countries
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health care workers‚ cultural safety in workplace and professional relationships‚ and partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. Therefore‚ it is important to understand their health delivery and cultural realities in work practice. The impact of events and issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
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Penang’s Changing Role in the Straits Settlementsi‚ 1826-1946 C.M. Turnbull Email maryturnbull@beeb.net ABSTRACT When the East India Company created the Straits Settlements (comprising Penang & Province Wellesley‚ Melaka and Singapore) as the Fourth Presidency of India in 1826‚ Penang was the capital‚ the most important of the settlements. While it remained the headquarters of the judiciary until 1855‚ Penang soon gave way to Singapore as the administrative and commercial capital in
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took away their land‚ home‚ and family. The “White Australian Policy” is rooted in the oppression‚ which is the belief that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are inferior to white people. Calling someone an “Aborigine” brings back the years of racial discrimination such that one will be assumed by others to believe that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are inferior to Caucasians. At least Australia in the 21 Century pretends to believe that everybody is equal‚ however‚ the meanings
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3 The Social‚ Cultural and Historical Context of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians PatDudgeon‚MichaelWright‚YinParadies‚ DarrenGarveyandIainWalker OVERVIEW To understand the contemporary life of Indigenous Australians‚ a historical and cultural background is essential. This chapter sets the context for further discussions about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and issues related to their social and emotional wellbeing and mental health. The history
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experience unprecedented influx of labour migrants ‚ mainly Chinese and capital from the Straits Settlements that would play a big part in charting the future direction of the political economy of the Malay States. The movement of capital and labour into these states was due to a combination of factors. First‚ the increase in global tin prices in the mid half of the nineteenth century stimulated Straits merchant’s interest in prospecting for more of the metal in the tin bearing western coastal
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Bay of Bengal : The largest bay in the world is Indian’s Bay of Bengal‚ with a shoreline of 2‚250 miles. Strait of Malacca : The world’s longest strait is the famous Strait of Malacca (between Malaysia and Indonesia) which extends for 485 miles. San Juanico Strait : The narrowest strait in the world is the San Juanico Strait between the islands of Samar and Leyte in the Philippines. Man-Made Wonders The Great Wall of China
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Bulimia nervosa anoreksia nervosa A gamelan is a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia‚ typically from the islands of Java and Bali‚ featuring a variety of instruments such asmetallophones‚ xylophones‚ kendang (drums) and gongs; bamboo flutes‚ bowed and plucked strings. Vocalists may also be included. For most Indonesians‚ gamelan music is an integral part of Indonesian culture.[1] The term refers more to the set of instruments than to the players of those instruments. A gamelan is
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