Constitution of Australia

It wasn’t just Whitlam’s policy achievements that left a lasting impact on Australia, the matter in which his government ceased to be caused great turmoil, mixed opinions, anger and confusion following the Dismissal on Remembrance Day, 1975. The event impacted on Australian culturally, politically and socially due to the fact what happened had never happened before, nor is it likely that it will ever happen again. Before the press knew about what had happened, he informed his ministers and…

Good morning/afternoon fellow Australian Journalist, Rabbit Proof Fence by Phillip Noyce is an adventurous, dramatic, and historical film, which, display the stolen generation and issues with Aboriginals. It tells the story of three aboriginal girls who are forcibly taken from their families and travel to find their way home. Rabbit Proof Fence represents the racial discrimination of the stolen generation through characterization and the connection to their country through setting.…

immigrationlawyer.com.au - Most Common Reasons for Deportation and Removal from Australia Even though Australia is a very hospitable country for immigrants, there are still times when certain non-citizens will go through the deportation and removal processes to be sent back to the country they came from originally. People immigrating to this country need to understand the reasons that this can happen in order to stay in Australia without issue. We list the main causes for removal and…

Many Aboriginal and some Torres Strait Islander people were forcibly removed from their families as children by past Australia Federal, State and Territory government agencies between the late 1800’s to the 1870’s are now referred to as ‘The stolen generation’(National Sorry day committee, 2014). The Stolen generation has corrupted, devastated and destroyed the souls, hopes…

suspects upon reasonable grounds by Customs officers. Furthermore, the Act makes it illegal to travel to designated ‘no – go zones’ without a legitimate purpose, as well as outlining penalties and controls towards foreign fighters who return to Australia. The effectiveness of this legislative response is evident in the detaining of two brothers at Sydney Airport, “the boys aged 16 and 17 were detained on Friday on suspicion of attempting to prepare for incursions into foreign countries for the…

asylum seekers. In this essay, an argument is made that while short-term detention of asylum seekers is justifiable, indefinite mandatory detention is a violation of human rights and therefore unacceptable. This notion is looked at in the context of Australia, and the human rights violations that indefinite detention has on asylum seekers who travel there. Before delving…

As many contemporary Aboriginal writers have shown the realm of Aboriginal heritage and culture is one of great depth. In beginning to understand and interpret experiences related to this context, the theme of loss of Aboriginal identity and self-discovery is evident. Joseph Boyden has a clear understanding of Frist Nation’s history with attending an Aboriginal Student Program. Boyden explores self-discovery which the protagonist represent in Through Black Spruce, which was named winter of the…

Games like the Heritage Match are played throughout the year to celebrate the history and anniversaries of clubs. To represent these matches clubs will wear throwback uniforms more commonly known as Heritage Guernsey's. During these matches clubs and fans can commemorate their succeses and also show football fans the old guernsey's that would have been worn in their first matches being part of VFL/AFL history. Clubs and the Year they joined: Carlton - 1897 Collingwood - 1897 Essenden -…

in, February-March 1915. The British and French attempted to collision the Divan Empire of Turkey since World War One had begun. Australia’s involvement in WWI was because, Britain was the “Mother country” and Australia was part of the commonwealth and the British Empire, therefore Australia felt compelled to help. In the training period, Australian Soldiers had an opportunity to meet the world, and they equally allowed the world to meet Australians. Australians made a cultural impact on the…

where a story is told in which people through experiences, changing their opinion on refugees, boat people and asylum seekers. The title “Go Back to Where You Came From” uses xenophobic colloquialism to highlight a common fear of what foreign within Australia. Go Back highlights through the empathy towards others discoveries can be made by others. The poem We Are Going by Oodgeroo Noonuccal explores the realisation of the impact on the loss of indigenous culture being lost. Discoveries are made…