Constitution of Australia

The Federation of Australia was when six separate, self-governing colonies of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia, and Western Australia united to establish the Commonwealth of Australia. The federation of Australia was a difficult process as the states could not agree on the final constitution. At first, the idea of Federation was quite unpopular. Each colony had view themselves as a country and citizens had grown patriotic of their own . One of the more…

Culturally Aware of Australia Australia is one of the flattest continent landmass due to erosion that happened 257 years ago; formed when it separated from the super-continent. In addition, Australia has a wide assortment of landform consisting of a small mountains, ancient crystal blocks, and ancient seas. Australia has ten deserts, largest being the Great Victoria Desert. Australia has one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Australia and Tasmania are two…

through thee span of years Australia has taken measures to address the issues faced by the Aboriginal Community, The year 2016 Federal election campaign has been able to address the issues until certain extent. The essay critically looks at the history and the present issues faced by the Indigenous Australian Community and how has 2016 Federal election campaign has been able to address the issues of the present. In the year 1770 Lieutenant James Cook first arrived to Australia at the shores of…

1972: The Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra is started on Australia Day due to land rights claims. 1984: The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Act is Passed. 1981: A land rights conference is held at James Cook University where Eddie Mabo makes a speech outlining the land ownership and inheritance system on Murray Island. A lawyer at the conference suggests there should be a test case on claiming land rights through the court system. 1981: A land rights conference is held at…

Australia Day is a national public holiday, where Aussies enjoy a day off in the sun with friends, family, fun and laughter. However, there appears to be a sparking debate on whether or not the date should be changed. Those who oppose the debate change such as Ben Roberts-Smith, author of his passionately toned opinion piece entitled ‘Our differences make Australia great, so salute our day of unity’ (published Thursday, 26th January in the Herald Sun), argue it is both a tradition and a part of…

the indigenous language in their own. The settlement of the convicts in Australia, they brought along their British language and slang which also adapted into the Australian language. Lastly the internet has impacted the English language bringing in new words and getting rid of the old with also a lot of ‘internet slang’. This essay will demonstrate how these three historical moments impacted the language in Australia. Australia is known for having a melting pot of a language…

return. Australia has signed and ratified the Refugee Convention with the intent to implement the legislation and policy that is required in order to support those who are dislocated from their home country due to the treat of persecution. This policy and legislation is implemented in Australia through the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (Roadstorefuge, 2015). With the help of programs such as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees governments, nations such as Australia, guarantee…

The county of Australia is a large island located in the Indian Ocean between Asia and the US. Slightly smaller than the US’s lower 48 states, Australia’s 2.97 million square miles of land are primarily split up into four major geographic regions; the Coastal Plains, the Eastern Highlands, the Central Lowlands and the Western Plateau (United). Most of Australia’s terrain is considered low, flat, and desert-like. However, there are mountain ranges and highlands that stretch across the country…

The Premier’s ANZAC Essay Australian communities reacted to wartime pressures in divisive responses that caused disagreements in Australia. Wartime pressures are the influence or effect that war has on something or someone. Although some wartime pressures resulted in the uniting of Australian communities, the majority of these pressures caused Australian communities to separate such as the amount of death and casualties, the economy changing, war weariness and the Easter uprising. During World…

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…