George Strait

Subject Matter: The poem is a scenario about the inevitability of restlessness in the life of a transient-like family. This event is an Australian phenomenon, originated from shearers and rouseabouts (unskilled labourers, or odd jobbers) during the early colonial times. The family is constantly moving from place to place. A lot of Australian families went through similar situations during the time of economic hardship, including Bruce Dawe. The author of this poem that was written in 1999. The…

How do the episode 'Redfern Now': Stand Up and the poetry of Ali Cobby-Eckermannn (Circles and Squares and Table Manners) explore the idea of belonging in modern Australian society? Humans are made to want to belong and fit in with each other, however, it is not as easy as it seems. ‘Redfern Now: Stand Up’ was directed by Rachel Perkins in 2012. It revolves around the life of Joel Shields, an aboriginal teenager who is given a scholarship to a prestigious school, Clifton Grammar. ‘Circles and…

Wakerman, 2002) 3. Enhancing Indigenous ‘control and participation’ in health services and the environment (Field and Wakerman, 2002) 4. Form ‘a strategic research program to address cardiovascular disease and related disorders in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and rural and remote settings’ (Field and Wakerman, 2002) 5. Health services models (Field and Wakerman, 2002) 6. Looking at social and economic inequalities (Field and Wakerman,…

of the stated rationale. Creating a unit plan for the year four level history must follow the understanding of the rationale that has been set in place by the Australian curriculum. The unit plan lacks the appreciation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, however, the unit plan is still able to educate…

The fact that Indigenous Australians have experienced maltreatment and a deprivation of their civil liberties for generations is well-documented. In discussing the ways in which Aboriginal people and their white supporters promoted Civil Rights and Indigenous Rights in Australia from the late 1950s through to 1972, this essay will provide a representative rather than comprehensive treatment. It will begin with a brief overview of the state of affairs leading up to the late 1950s. The notion of…

Mabo: Has change occurred? Mabo v Queensland (No. 2) (1992) was a momentous court case that witnessed the legal doctrine of ‘terra nullius’ being classified as inutile in the High Court of Australia; a major step to reconciliation between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous, but how much impact does this case still have today from being brought into court 33 years ago? Nicholas Recchi reports. This year marks the 33rd year from May 1982, from when Eddie Koiki Mabo and four Meriam persons from the…

and cognitive disabilities, as significant catalysts for the imprisonment of Indigenous Australians. According to the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, Indigenous adults have twice the rate of victimisation for violent crime than non-Indigenous adults (Australian Institute of Criminology, 2004). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are also around 34 times more likely to be hospitalised for family violence related injuries (Steering Committee for the Review of…

Faith Bandler played an important role in promoting the civil rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders people. The struggles and discrimination of the ATSI peoples was made evident to her during her childhood and she went on to co-found an organisation which supported their rights, making many public and private speeches. Bandler played a vital part in the 1967 referendum and has been acknowledged for her contribution with many awards. Bandler is in no doubt one of the most important…

Aboriginal land rights is the return of the land which was unfairly taken from them on the original settlement of Australia.Eddie koiki Mabo fought against this and tried to save the meriam islands from the Queensland government who tried to deny them use of their own lands Mabo was strongly against this as his people had been there longer then anyone could remember. He claimed they had lived in permanent communities and had their own political and social organisations in their community. The…

and Medical Research Council 2011) The Close the Gap campaign is a strategy that was made by several organisations to achieve equality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australian’s by closing the health and life expectation gap that exists between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (Australian Human Rights…