Australian War Memorial

Australia has six major different political parties: the Australian Labor Party, the Liberal Party, The Nationals, the Australian Greens, the Australian Democrats, and One Nation. Formed in 1890, the Australian Labor Party’s commitment is to promote fairness at work, provide access to quality education no matter what a person’s circumstances, and a firm belief that we should all have…

2.1.3 The Australian primary curriculum The Australian primary curriculum is overcrowding, identified by the Australian Primary Principles Association (APPA) (APPA, 2014). The Review of Australian Curriculum also proves the study loads of the Australian curriculum in primary school is more than other countries. Moreover, the curriculum takes the children a lot of time to finish reading a large amount of content and pages in correspondence with heavy word count in the learning materials (APPA,…

The Mabo case was much more successful than its predecessors, it was a effective response to the unfair treatment that Aboriginal people faced from European settlers and the Australian government. The outcomes were successful in allowing Aboriginal people to have their recognition as the rightful owners of their land legitimised by law. The Mabo v Queensland case, the Native Title Act, and the Wik Decision, were all key factors…

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…

The Director, Phillip Noyce represents Aboriginal people much more sympathetically than he represents Europeans by using a range of technical and symbolic codes such as colour, camera angles and shots, auditory devices and symbols. This codes can be seen in the Abduction scene, Arrival at Moore river, Mr Neville’s says No and the scene where Mr Neville signs the papers for the girl’s removal. The technical codes and symbols used in the abduction scene of the Rabbit-Proof-Fence effectively help…

Polarising the nation, The Queen v Baden-Clay case demonstrates the extent to which the Australian media can adversely affect the success of legal proceedings. The Australian adversarial system enforces strict rules of procedure, which are imperative to achieve equality and adequate protection in society. Although it is deemed effective, imperfections are evident (Skwirk Online Education, Nd). The Gerald Baden-Clay case highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the criminal justice system…

My family immigrated to Australia fifty years ago. As a Caucasian Australian I have grown up with very little knowledge of Indigenous culture. I have grown up influenced by Dutch traditions and loved being able to celebrate my culture. This influenced my outlook on race positively, as I believe we should all be able to celebrate…

political and psychological aspect involved with learning about Aboriginals. A lot of Australia’s history coincides with American history, which includes the treatment of Natives. Europeans came in and pushed out the rightful owners, which started a war between the two groups. Before going to Australia, I assumed that while we were there we would only see Aboriginal culture in museums. However, their culture seemed to be every place we went. There were stores filled with their artwork, every…

are not guaranteed special of lenient treatments based on who they are, but whether the offenses involved the indigenous communities. As the knowledge to why indigenous people are frequently engaged in the Criminal Justice System increases, the Australian government attempts to recognize indigeneity in the sentencing process. This attempt is achieved via the formation of indigenous sentencing courts such as the Circle Courts and the Nunga…

Rights and Freedoms of Indigenous Australians: 1948- It is stated on the Youth for Human Rights webpage After the Second World War, wife of Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, led a committee of people to write up a special document that stated the basic human rights that everyone in the world should have. This Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the general assembly of the United Nations (UN) on the 10th of December, 1948 according to the Australian Human Rights Commission.…