Australian Dream

caucasian. The Aboriginal people of Australia, despite having lived on the land thousands of years before the presence of Englishman, still aren 't treated equally as non indigenous Australians. In "the land of fair go", their life expectancy is still and average 13.5 years shorter than of non indigenous Australians - a number which is decreasing much too slowly. Aboriginal communities are being closed down, cutting to funding; electricity, legal and medical services, and water, forcing…

Aboriginals aswell as all Australians, A national hero to all. Born on the 21st of June 1948 he was raised in a society that was divided by racism, doubt and economic disparity or difference. For Aboriginals their struggle to gain social justice had been ongoing since 1770. Lionel lived in a poor aboriginal settlement South of Melbourne in Jacksons Track, Near Warragul he had the ambition to get away and make something of himself and so he did and became a huge significance to…

reconciliation between the two. The Indigenous Australians are the traditional custodians of this land, and rightfully, should be able to feel as if they belong to and within their country. In all of my selected texts, the composers express how they and…

An Adnyamathanha and Norungga man born in Wallaroo South Australia, an inspirational captain to both the Australian public/Australian Indigenous community and the Sydney Swans…the definition of a true leader. Adam Goodes is an ex-AFL player whose legacy will live eternally, both on and off the field, regarded as an absolute all-time great of Australia’s game. A four time All Australian, two time Brownlow medal winner, not to mention the two premierships to his name, it’s fair to say he was…

language. It is Winton’s use of classically Australian characters and rich Australian colloquialisms that shape the “big ideas” in the Cloudstreet saga. Cloudstreet is set over a twenty year period from 1943-1963, it looks into the lives of two working class families, the Lambs and the Pickles. The challenges and ordeals faced by the two families place the reader in a position to observe varying values and attitudes which are connected with many aspects of Australian life. Winton’s unique…

will be different. For those of white Australian background you think of the stereotypical lifestyle consisting of the sun, waves and mates. However for those of Indigenous background mass genocide and the beginning of the end for your culture is what is thought of on this day. To display this stark contrast I have selected two poems by Australian poets which offer different opinions on the same day and what effect it has on White and Indigenous Australians. My first poem, Australia Day by Mick…

Australia is the smallest continent. Most people these days’ associate Kangaroos, and the pop artist, Iggy Azealia to the country. I myself was guilty of that until I had a conversation with someone from the Oceanic country and became enlightened. In order for the employees to enter or leave the Magic Kingdom, they have to get brought in by a company authorized bus, unless you are one of the very few that has been granted gate access. As I sat on the bus, to head back to my car after a long day…

Australia is a nation whose initial growth was fuelled largely by the labour of prisoners and reminders of our penal roots can be seen everywhere in the form of heritage listed buildings. The concerted effort by the Australian Government in recent years to preserve many buildings that were built from convict labour demonstrates the value that our society has placed on retaining the bricks and mortar links to our historical origins. This was not always the case however as our convict beginnings…

This essay has two different parts, the chosen event and aspect will be about Indigenous Australian history of Stolen Generation. It will have answers to, What is Stolen Generation? why have Indigenous children been removed from their families? Also by analysing the nature of the effects and impacts of the event in practice of Indigenous Australians. Children from the Indigenous Australian background has been through so much traumatic events, that educators must have an understanding of these…

Seventeenth Doll, considered ground-breaking for its distinctive use of Australian colloquial language and idiom, along with its unique depiction of Australian working class characters and experiences, highlights the dangers of excessive idealism and the failure to accept change and the rigors of time. While Omar Musa’s “Capital Letters” at TEDxSydney, verbalises the voice of the often overlooked and marginalised within Australian society. Playwrights such as Ray Lawler use their distinctive…