Persuasive Speech Almost twenty five percent of Australian residents were born outside of Australia. Then why do we proudly show this absurd flag that only represents our connections and history with Britain? A flag is a symbolic representation of its nation and people. We need a flag that can better reflect the values of the twenty first century Australia. I have created a new Australian flag that acknowledges all of its people and that reflects its status as a fully independent country but is still
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Appreciating Australian Dollar Essay Discuss the impacts on the Australian economy of a sustained appreciation of the $A The Australian economy can fluctuate due to many factors‚ but exchange rates in particular can have great influences on the economy. Over the last two decades the dollar has been appreciating at a sustainable rate‚ because demand of the $A is increasing and supply of $A is decreasing‚ which has seen such effects as a worsening of the CAD‚ reduction in GDP along with a few
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An Australian Icon An Australian Icon is defined as “an image or symbolic representation‚ which often holds great significance and importance to the Australian culture.” Every country has icons that represent their culture and values; Nelson Mandela is an example of a South African icon but also an icon of the world‚ who represented statesmanship‚ courage‚ freedom and equality against apartheid. Australia also has many significant icons such as the Sydney Opera House‚ Uluru‚ vegemite‚ Ned Kelly
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A. Migration Policy Overview It is pretty sure that Australia has a rich migration history (Migration Heritage Centre‚ 2012). In 1788‚ when European settlement began‚ Australian aboriginal population was about 40 thousand. Today‚ over 24 million people live in Australia. Attitudes to migration‚ however‚ have changed considerably. The first immigration law enacted by the federal government was the Immigration Restriction Act of 1901. This act‚ a symbol of infamous ’White Australia’‚ was designed to
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oversimplified standardised image or idea. The Australian stereotype‚ as thought of by other countries mainly consists of kangaroos‚ koalas‚ boomerangs‚ Crocodile Dundee‚ didgeridoo‚ crocodiles‚ dingoes‚ convicts‚ footy‚ Crocodile Hunter‚ the outback‚ g’day mate‚ crickey‚ bugger‚ etc. The Australian stereotypes that emerged from colonial texts‚ such as ‘The Man from Snowy River’‚ ‘The Ballad of the Drover’ and ‘The Wild Colonial Boy’‚ portrayed Australians as brave‚ courageous‚ passionate‚ determined
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Territories)‚ Queensland (1859)‚ and Western Australia (1890). These one-time colonies became states within a federation as the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901‚ created by a British Act of Parliament. Now the British Monarchy is merely a figurehead in Australian politics. An appointed Governor ’ General represents the monarchy but has little actual power. The country is a parliamentary democracy whose legislative branch is made up of an elected Senate and House of Representatives. The executive branch consists
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The Current Australian flag is in need of a change because it leaves certain elements out that are crucial to the Australian Identity. The current flag represents a blue ocean which symbolises Australia as an island. The first component is the Union Jack‚ illustrating the link with Britain being our mother land. The second aspect is the Southern Cross‚ representing Australia because the constellation can only be seen from the southern hemisphere and is a reminder of Australia’s geography. The Commonwealth
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various kinds - which often have conflicting interests; for example‚ compare Treasury with Social Security. Indeed even within the same public service department there can be very real disagreements and struggles over policy directions. In the Australian policy
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continent. In land area it ’s the sixth largest for a country and the smallest continent.<br><br>Australia is a very dry‚ thinly populated country. Very few coastal areas receive enough rainfall to support a large population. The largest group of Australian people live in two large cities‚ Sydney and Melbourne. The vast interior is mainly desert or grassland and there are very few settlements. As a whole‚ the country has a density of six people per square mile.<br><br>The down under is famous for vast
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Dingoes The dingo is an Australian wild dog that came to Australia about 4000 years ago. The dingo is found all around Australia except Tasmania. This dingo is found near the main lands with very good water source the dingo is a warm-blooded animal and it’s a carnivore that eats everything. This animal called a dingo is an endotherm which means a warm blooded animal. That survives on its body heat to keep it warm in winter. They are meat eaters‚ and try to feed mainly on this. If unavailable
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