Australia

however, due to the growing the pursuit of individualism- an offshoot of secularism, it has caused a major increase in the population of people who choose ‘no religion.’ New age religions were part of the rapid growing faiths in the 2001 census in Australia, increasing by 140 percent in the 5 years since 1996 (Woodhead, 2016). New age religion forms an overall spiritual movement with no single unifying doctrine. Regardless, they share similar beliefs and practices which are often attached to…

Australia: A Future Superpower The smallest continent halfway across the world from its political allies is setting its place in the world. Through its strong economy and military position Australia is an ever growing superpower. Australia 's diverse environment provides a wide variety of resources that protect them from foreign dependence. The 6th largest country in the world has an economic growth of 3% annually. Australia is a primary member of the leading military alliance on the planet…

The county of Australia is a large island located in the Indian Ocean between Asia and the US. Slightly smaller than the US’s lower 48 states, Australia’s 2.97 million square miles of land are primarily split up into four major geographic regions; the Coastal Plains, the Eastern Highlands, the Central Lowlands and the Western Plateau (United). Most of Australia’s terrain is considered low, flat, and desert-like. However, there are mountain ranges and highlands that stretch across the country…

The present religious landscape of Australia has significantly changed since 1945. The factors of this change include immigration, denominational switching, rise of the new age religions, secularism and Christianity as a major religious tradition. Australia has a wide variety of religions in its country, each with unique traditions of their own. The major religious tradition in Australia is Christianity, with the 2011 census showing 61% Christianity in Australia, and other religions making up…

Australia, officially called Commonwealth of Australia, is located in Oceania. Australis is the world’s smallest continent (“Australia: About Australia”). The country comprises the mainland of the Australia continent, the island of Tasmania, and a good amount of small island. Australia is mostly low plateau with deserts but with fertile plain in southeast area. As a result of diverse topography, climate is generally arid to semiarid but humid in north and mild in south and east. The land mass of…

Immigration to Australia is useful because if there weren’t immigrants, Australia wouldn’t be the same today. There wouldn’t be the variety of foods, languages, cultures, education, technology and infrastructure because if there were no immigrants in our country we wouldn’t have these opportunities. Firstly I would like to say that the immigration to Australia have had a great impact on food in Australia. Who hasn't enjoyed the wonderful cuisine of China and Vietnam? Yummy spring rolls and dim…

to re settle in Australia. The end of World War II marked a turning point in Australia’s views of migration as Australia thought necessary they make an impact in the new world order. Since then migration policies of cultural discrimination such as the ‘White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Ten Pound Pom’ have been abolished in the making of modern Australia. European immigration Australia set out on an aspiring 'populate or perish ' plan to welcome immigration after the war.…

‘true refugees’ they are granted the approval of a Temporary Protection Visa (TPV). Asylum seekers who arrive “illegally” by boat in Australia are detained in detention centres, where they are detained (without charge and without trial) by Australia’s Immigration, in anticipation of visas for gruelling periods of time. However, it is not illegal to seek asylum in Australia even if arriving by boat (no matter how you arrive). This is specified undoubtedly, as the right to…

Every day in states across the Australia, homeless women, men and children walk the streets, often begging for money, carrying plastic bags or pushing shopping carts filled with what little personal possessions they own. It is hard to comprehend that in a country as affluent as Australia there is such a large amount of people in the community who do not have homes. But over the last couple of decade’s homelessness and poverty has become a serious issue in recent years due to the increase in…

year, 6500 visas were granted to refugees who had applied to be resettled to Australia. The majority of these people originally fled persecution from countries such as Afghanistan (2530), Myanmar (1145) and Iraq (830). The Department also granted 300 refugees category visas to Syrian nationals (Karlsen, 2014). The Department of Social Services works improved the lifetime wellbeing of migrants and refugees settling in Australia by responding to their specific needs, encouraging their independence…