and persecution towards these different races. In 1788 the British arrived in Australia in order to set up a new penal colony. Although the Aboriginals had been living on the land for 50‚000 years before the Europeans discovered the land as terra nullius and claimed it as their own. The Chinese arrived in Australia in 1853‚ two years after the discovery of gold. The Chinese flocked to Australia in search of wealth to send back home to their families. Conflicts have occurred between the Aboriginals
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people and the wider Australian community. The Aboriginals go back 50‚000 years. The British were unable to recognise the rights of the aboriginals and the connection they had with their land. They declared the land they were living on‚ was terra nullius which means the land belonged to nobody. When the colonisation happened by 1920 there was only 60‚00 abogrinal and Torres strait islanders. When the British settlement happened‚ between 1910-1970 the abogrinal children were taken away from their
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The policies protectionism and paternalism had a major impact on the freedoms and rights of indigenous people. The major impact was the government controlling the aboriginal’s way of life. Protectionism meant that aboriginals were removed from contact with the white Australians‚ and they were required to live in reservations or in missions with restrictions on their movement and their way of life. The other policy paternalism was about white Europeans acting in a fatherly way to the indigenous people
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Redfern Jarjum College In 1778 captain James Cook discovered Australia claiming ‘Terra Nullius’ meaning land belonging to no one‚ since then Aboriginal Australians the original inhabitants of the land have struggled for land and social rights as well as the freedom from persecution and the capability to be educated. Redfern Jarjum College has opened its doors to 24 Aboriginal children who were unable to thrive in the mainstream education system with a program specially designed to accommodate their
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Corps transferred Dokdo to the newly born Republic of Korea. The Japanese government challenges Korea’s territorial sovereignty over Dokdo. The Japanese government also alleges that Koreans illegally occupy Dokdo because Dokdo belongs to Japan by terra nullius incorporation (incorporation of land owned by nobody) in 1905. In fact‚ the Japanese government decided to escalate the conflict by teaching their children that Takeshima (Dokdo) is a Japanese territory taken by the Koreans. To support their position
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2013 Indigenous Rights and Freedoms History‚ Year 10 Research Essay Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights have been a huge issue over the past 75 years. Many different changes to civil laws concerning indigenous rights have occurred during these 75 years‚ as well as many symbolic‚ but not legislative‚ changes. Although some small legal changes were made to the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as a result of the Mabo decision‚ the 2008 Apology and the
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FEDERALISM Federalism is a form of government which unites separate political entities‚ within a national system whilst still retaining their independence (AUSTRALIANPOLITICS.COM‚ 2011). In this essay it will be discussed that the ‘Mabo Decision’ and the implementation of the Native Title Act‚ 1993‚ is an example of this and will be analysed whilst unearthing the challenges and benefits which were exhumed within this historical test case‚ whilst explaining the impact of the High Court Ddecision
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VCE Legal Studies Unit 2 Exam Chapters (7‚8‚9‚10‚11&15) AREA OF STUDY 2: CIVIL LAW AND AREA OF STUDY 2: THE CIVIL LAW IN ACTION. 1. The difference between civil law and criminal law. Civil law applies to people in the community who had the wrong things such as civil against each other. Criminal law is someone who commits murder‚ sexual assault and theft etc. It is the law enforced by police. 2. The need for a hierarchy of courts‚ i.e reasons In a court hierarchy‚ different courts have different
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ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LAW REFORM IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES AROUND NATIVE TITLE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT INTRODUCTION: As times change‚ laws are forced to undergo change. This process is known as law reform and is done to suit today’s contemporary society. Australia has undergone various changes to its laws to suit society; however the effectiveness of such changes can be questionable. The issues revolving around native title and sexual assaults are still developing today in order to balance an individual’s
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“How is the concept of Breaking Free represented in A Room with a View‚ related text and a text studied in class?” Breaking Free is represented in E.M. Forster’s‚ Room with a View through Lucy and the contrast in constraints of the English society and the freedom loving‚ passionate nature of Italy. Breaking Free is also represented in the feature article “Women at War” by Jo Chandler‚ through how women have broken free from the traditional female roles and taken on front line duties with the Australian
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