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Torres Strait Islanders is when well known AFL player was booed for celebrating a goal with a cultural dance. AFL is well loved by everyone all over the country, but by booing a champion s port star of Australian origin, they are booing one of their own. Adam Goodes then went on to receiving Australian of the year. The sporting grounds in Australia are sacred, and therefore no one should go through what he did. From the 1820’s to mid-1830’s, 1000 Indigenous Tasmanians were massacred by the…

living conditions endured by the Aboriginal people, and how they routinely were banned from public facilities, shops and businesses (Freedom Ride, 1965). The Freedom Ride’s intention had been to reduce the social obstacles between races, and goad Aborigines in defending themselves from discriminatory attacks. Later in the 1960’s, the civil rights campaigns proceeded in hopes of including natives in social service benefits, such as old age pension and unemployment benefits. It had been the civil…

Recognition Analyse the broad shifts that have taken place in Australian society since the end of the Second World War, and how those historical changes have shaped the contemporary nation There has been an abundance of injustices suffered by the original owners of our land which still continue to this day but since WW2, which occurred from 1939-1945, Indigenous Recognition has been one of the rapidly changing important issues in Australian society. Although there has been a shift towards…

same rights and freedoms as non-indigenous Australians. There were many events that contributed to the movement including the Wave Hill Station Walk-off, the 1967 referendum and the Aboriginal Day of Protest and mourning. However the health, social and economic difficulties facing the Aboriginal people are substantial. The reconciliation movement has countered this. Despite the failures regarding the Australian Civil rights movement, there have been…

The Stolen Generations period was a devastating stage in time, causing a negative impact on Indigenous society and on the children and families civil and land rights and emotional wellbeing as a result of the forcible removal of Indigenous children. The term ‘Stolen Generations’ is used for Aboriginal people forcefully taken away (stolen) from their families, many to never see their parents, siblings or relatives again. (Korff.J, 2015). This had many short and long term consequences on the…

‘Others’ in Australian politics is underpinned by a history of systematic and institutional racism. This hostility towards non-Anglo ethnicities, in particular Muslims, Arabs and Asians – whether immigrants, emigrants, asylum seekers, or refugees –remains xenophobic, and finds its expression in State Islamophobia and sensationalised fears of minority out-groups (ENDNOTE). An examination of Australian public policies from 1901 to present date indicate the lacklustre efforts of the Australian…

aboriginal civil rights movement 's political achievements meaning achievements that directly relate to law and legislation, are extremely influential if you recognize where we have come from. In 1901 the white Australia policy excluded indigenous Australians from the vote and pensions. The roots of this policy can be seen all the way back in 1850 with the white miner 's hatred to the Chinese…

Australia has not been able to successfully reconcile Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in the last 30 years as a result of the attempts at practical reconciliation, such as the closing the gap program not allowing actual reconciliation since even if Aboriginals want to change their lifestyle, they are unable to do so because of the unwillingness of Australians to depart from racist ideologies and remember the need for reconciliation, preventing them from accessing jobs. The racist…

the goal of assimilation. The general public was not accepting of Indigenous people in their society and Indigenous people, even children, were resistant to abandoning their culture. While removals stopped by the early 1970s, it was not until the 1980s that policy changes were made and there was a reappraisal on how to handle both issues of assimilation and child welfare (Sorry Day and The Stolen Generations, 2015). The report further detailed instances of abuse post-removal. Many boys were…

Northern Territory’s Police Administration Amendment Act 2014 has sparked controversy among members of public and a variety of organizations including Amnesty International and North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency. It amends the Police Administration Act by giving Northern Territory police new powers to detain someone for four hours (or longer if they are intoxicated) if they reasonably believe the person has committed, or is about to commit, an ‘infringement notice offence’ . The new…