Indigenous communities‚ it is necessary to apply a sociological imagination and expand analysis to the larger society they are part of (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg. 4‚ 5).The struggles of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders such as employment‚ education‚ income and health are closely linked to their views and actions‚ and would not be as they are if it weren’t for non-Indigenous Australians and their society (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg
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fighting every day .... These tell of disturbing realities for too many people in Australia. Many issues relating to the treatment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were raised in these consultations – for example‚ the problematic way some sections of the media report issues relating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities‚ and the barriers they face in employment. Participants in public meetings in Mt Gambier and Port Augusta mentioned that Aboriginal peoples experience discrimination
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The Health of today’s Indigenous Australians is burdened with chronic and communicable disease‚ infant mortality and morbidity‚ substance misuse‚ poor nutrition‚ emotional distress‚ increased hospitalization‚ lower levels of access to health care‚ and are at a greater socio-economic disadvantage than other Australians. This has become a national health priority as the decline in health in Indigenous Australians has led to a more than seventeen year gap in life expectancy than other Australians.
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The evocity I have chosen to move in to and start a family over the next 5 years was Bathurst. The Bathurst Regional Council is located 200km west of Sydney which is not too far‚ allowing me to have close access to the city from time to time and with a population of 40‚209 people‚ Bathurst is not a very population-dense city which is preferred by me for the growth of a new family. The cost of living in Bathurst is ridiculously cheap compared to Sydney. A full-brick house with 2 bedrooms is about
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MISSION Our vision is to strengthen and build the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians through recognising their role as key stakeholders in our business and franchised stores and ensuring our workforce and operations are representative of the diversity of the communities in which we‚ and our franchisees‚ operate. We want to work in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians to create long-term sustainable opportunities that contribute to closing the
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Introduction Throughout Australian history‚ there have been men and women who fought for the entitlements of the indigenous people. The most respected and recognised of these is Eddie Mabo‚ a Torres Strait Islander. Mabo stood up for the rights of his people from a very young age all the way to his death‚ in order to generate changes in the policies and laws of the government. Mabo battled for his right to own the land which he had inherited from his adoptive father‚ a fight which was resolved
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between the ages of 35 and 44 years (24%); of those employed‚ 49% work 40 hours or more a week; 82% are employees; 44% are in low skill level occupations; and 20% are professionals. The health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is poor in comparison to the rest of the Australian population.10 There remains a large inequality gap in Australia across all statistics. For example‚ there is an estimated gap of approximately 17 years between Indigenous and non-Indigenous
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Great health disparity is seen between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people compared to non-indigenous people in relation to health outcome and life expectancy. The health disadvantage in indigenous group is mainly due to low employment rate‚ education‚ poor nutrition and physical activity and lack of access to health services (Indigenous health AIHW2017). Improvement in the health status of the indigenous group is a major challenge for the Australian government as well as for specific health
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Since 1918‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) have achieved a great deal of change in both political and social ways‚ though it was not without struggle. Many of these achievements are derived from several events‚ such as the Mabo Decision which was the long battle that lead to the recognition of Aboriginal land rights. Other events also contributed‚ such as the long process of reconciling the relationships between ATSI peoples and Australians‚ the Bringing Them Home Report which helped
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reflects its status as a fully independent country but is still respectful of its British history. In this flag I have recognised Aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders; the original landholders‚ some historical and cultural connections to Britain and Australia’s beautiful landscape and geographical location. Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are first and foremost Australian citizens therefore shouldn’t they be recognised on our national flag? I have used two black stripes to represent these
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