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rights and freedoms of Aboriginal peoples in Australia. The 1960’s was a time of change in social and political dynamics in the US and Australia. It was the time when Australia introduced new government policies towards indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. However, these government policies ironically caused widespread discontent which provoked a protest by a group of activists, riding inter-state buses to towns that were strong in segregation and racial intolerance. This was known as the…

artistic, musical, and spiritual heritage. The traditions set forth by Australians are some of the oldest and strongest traditions known in history. In the late 1700’s the Australian population experienced a growth, as did their economy with the colonization of Europeans. Many Indigenous Australians were greatly affected by introduction of diseases and conflict, conflict that steamed from Europeans taking the Indigenous Australians land. As time passes so did the conflict the gold rush, and…

Australian Aborigines When learning about a new group of people it is best to understand their past and where they originated from. One of Australia’s indigenous groups is the Aborigines. The group is said to have migrated from Asia as early as 30,000 years ago. There are about 500-600 distinct groups of aboriginal people. Although there are different groups there are links between the groups that unify them such as their spiritual beliefs, storytelling and art. Their spiritual beliefs have a…

start to heal the Aboriginals wounds The public/new generation would learn to respect Aboriginals the same We would continue with Aboriginal traditions such as Acknowledgement of Country before every event Conceptualize this, only 50 years ago, you were treated differently just by the colour of your skin, there was absolutely no way you were allowed to vote despite your age and you were bullied and not allowed the same medical resources and education services. Then the Prime Minister says…

The plan has five actions, implemented to stimulate government and public participation in the improvement of health policies. The first action aims to improve the governance responsible for the health and development of society. This ensures governments unite different sectors and organisations under the common goal to…

families, which she believes is why her grandfather encouraged his grandchildren to question what they believed to be wrong in the world (O 'Shane, Miller, Miller, & O 'Shane, 2010). In Contrast, Patricia was raised by her father Patrick O’Shane (Irish Australian)…

spans from the Hawkesbury River at its Southern most point, up North to Lake Macquarie, and from Mount Yengo in the West, to its East along the Pacific Ocean (Empowered Communities, 2016, “Central Coast”). Recently released statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2011) reveal a total population of approximately 273000 people on the Central Coast. The area has one of the fastest growing Indigenous communities within Australia, with about 2.2% of people identifying as…

Comparative Analysis After summarizing the two articles, it is understood that Ingraham (2006) supports the idea of change in civil service reform, but wants merit to be an important aspect and oppose the idea of “at-will” employment. On the other hand, Condrey and Battaglio (2007) are in favor of “at- will” employment and changes and expansion of the civil service reform. There seem to be some similarities between the two arguments. However, there is a difference in opinions for both the…

love of nature through her books. May Gibbs died in Sydney on 27 November 1969, and was cremated at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, Sydney. Gibbs bequeathed the copyright from the designs of her bush characters and her stories to Northcott Disability Services (formerly The NSW Society for Crippled Children) and Cerebral Palsy Alliance (formerly The Spastic Centre of NSW). The residue of her estate was left to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Through her foresight, May…

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…