Educational outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians can never be legitimately compared as both have been constructed within the framework of western, white culture. Political Economy Theory describes the function of in and out groups within society, and illustrates how the establishment of different groups or “races” has facilitated the construction of class structures and stereotypical roles for individuals from minority groups. The stratification of Indigenous Australians into…
White’s comments was seen in 1943 onwards, as “the necessities for cooperation” ceased to be so pressing with the turn of the tide of war in both Europe and the Pacific. Curtin’s government moved away from America and back to Britain once again. As Australia began to seem more secure, its government began to consider the shape of the post-war world and its associated challenges and started to see America as less of a partner in war than, in peace, potentially isolationist diplomatically and an…
Appropriate Work for Syrian Refugees in Australia Aims The purpose of this proposed project is to explore ways to integrate Syrian refugees into the Australian workplace and find them qualification appropriate jobs. Our long-term aim is to have refugees able to utilise job agencies and independently find appropriate work based on their qualifications, as well as establish a more cost-effective and generalised intervention for all refugees, where Australia can gain skilled workers and cultural…
for-profit commercial child care in 1991 What do you see as strengths and weaknesses in the Commonwealth funding approach since 1972, especially since 1991?’ This essay commences with a brief explanation of the Child Care Act that commenced in Australia on the 2nd of November in 1972 (Australian Government, 2012) and the political context surrounding its components that were introduced by the McMahon Liberal-Country Party (Logan, et al., 2013, p. 84). The essay will highlight elements and…
Introduction Australia is an amazing country, with a rich 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.…
Maintaining Spanish as a Heritage Language in Australia Stephanie Natolo, Griffith University, Australia Abstract: Heritage language maintenance in Australia faces great challenges. In Australia, English is the dominant official language de facto, whilst Spanish is a community language. Spanish is primarily learnt and used in the home with parents and other family members, however, English holds power via hegemonic means, and is used in a multiplicity of domains. This paper presents an…
Tourism has been an important economy contribution to a country, it has developed rapidly over the past decade, and compare to the other service industries tourism is one of the largest industry. Tourism product such as culture and beautiful places has been an interesting attraction towards foreigners. By providing a lot of business opportunity, tourism industry can increase other local SME’s company revenue because of the opportunity that tourism industry created such as transportation, local…
Australian history Telstra Corporation limited was the largest public share issue by common wealth government and was the continuation of previous successful privatizations by the govt.held in 1990s, keeping in mind the growth and progress of Australian economy by this massive arrangement 1. Privatization of Telstra will increase market competition, waive monopoly and hence lower telecommunication prices for consumers making Telstra more responsive to consumers and to compete the rapidly…
Historian Richard White suggests that by the 1830s, those in England originally against migration, were beginning to soften to the prospect. Australia was beginning to gain ‘New World’ status, along with other countries recently colonised by the British Empire. Britain at the time was experiencing great hardship in it’s economy; which when combined with overpopulation, was resulting in a decreased quality of life for those living there. The recent industrial revolution, as explained by Peter…
focuses on the United States and Australia as two nations that has attracted some of the largest numbers of immigrants, some of whom had relocated in mass movements over the past centuries. It discusses the differences and similarities in how the two countries address the issues posed by international migrants, and how the decision of one country can impact the other.…