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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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples The nature and extent of the health inequities 517‚000 people or 2.5% of the total Australian population is ATSI. In 2006‚ the ATSI population had a median age of 21 years compared with 37 years for the non-Indigenous population. In June 2006‚ 32% of ATSI’s people living in major cities‚ 43% in regional areas‚ and 25% in remote areas. MORTALITY Life expectancy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men is 67.2 years where for non-indigenous
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Why was the 1967 referendum significant in the fight for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? The Australian Referendum of 1967‚ called by Prime Minister Harold Holt‚ led to important and influential decisions and legislations; which ultimately bettered the lives of the first Australians. Although the amendments made to the constitution‚ were minimal and overall didn’t immediately amount to much‚ it was significant in the progression of the mentality of Australian society. One of the most
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Government. The effects of colonisation and past policy eras continue to impact on the health outcomes of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples today‚ and also limits the capacity for trustful and respectful relationships to form between Health Professionals and First Peoples. Recognising the history and past of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders‚ whilst also acknowledging the strengths and positive aspects of the Communities and Individuals
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Government wanted to remove any doubt that the Meriam people had total rights over the islands. So in 1985 it had the Parliament pass the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act. This Act was to abolish any claims to title to the islands by the Murray Islanders. In 1981 a land rights conference was held at James Cook University where Mabo made a very important speech claiming land ownership and land inheritance in Murray Island. A lawyer attending the conference suggested that there should be a case to
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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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under ( 13-19 ( 20-29 ( 30-39 ( 40-49 ( 50-59 ( 60-69 ( 70 or over 11. Do you identify as: ( Australian Aboriginal ( Torres Strait Islander ( Both Aboriginal AND Torres Strait Islander ( Australian South Sea Islander ( From a culturally or linguistically diverse background ( None of the above 12. What is your postcode? **NB: If you are collecting information about cultural tourism or economic
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being represented in the media by non-Indigenous people who have little knowledge or contact with Indigenous Australians (Meadows‚ 2004). The media can broadcast negative and prevalent stories‚ images and ideas about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities‚ and these stories‚ images‚ and ideas can have a significant impact on the collective views and beliefs of non-Indigenous Australian people. These stories and ideas may be wilfully or inadvertently negative‚ but the damage they can do
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Indigenous Youth & Criminal Law Institutions Introduction Indigenous Australian youth experience high levels of disadvantage and injustice in today’s society in a variety of areas. One area of significant disadvantage involves their contact with criminal law institutions. Indigenous youth come into contact with the criminal justice system (CJS) at a consistently higher rate than that of non-Indigenous youth and are significantly over-presented in court cases and community detention (Allard et al
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Should Australia day be changed? Introduction: Most Australians celebrate Australia Day as the day Australia was founded. In contrast‚ Aboriginal people mourn their history and call it ‘Invasion Day’. My Three Arguments: Fairness/Justice/Equality because its fair for aboriginal people. Rebuttal: The most common refrain against this is‚ ‘It’s time to move on’. Here’s the problem with that statement. If you apply the same logic to non-Aboriginal Australia‚ then we should stop commemorating Anzac
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