Gough Whitlam

Since the lost-on Vietnam war cause the status reduction in the world especially in Asia. It is easy for Australia to isolate itself farther from Asia. The Australian government must drop their old perception. Gough Whitlam acted an important role on changing period of Australia，he insist on communicate and interact to other Asian country, moreover, he opened up diplomatic relations with socialist countries like China, trading and connects the Asian culture. The government…

Throughout Aboriginal history, there had been phases which implemented policies that affected their basic rights and freedoms. Assimilation first appeared in 1937 and was a policy which encouraged Aboriginal people to drift away from their traditional culture and thus, adopt fitting in and adapting to the Australian way of life. This was era was significant to the Aborigines as they were not considered part of the general population and their traditional life eroded over time. It heavily…

Statute of Westminster in 1942 and became a self-governing country, becoming independent from British government. A significant event in Australian history was the completely abolition of the White Australia Policy by the government of Gough Whitlam in 1973. Al Grassby, Gough Whitlam’s immigration minister, declared, “It is dead. Give me a shovel and I’ll bury it”. He also instituted the word ‘multiculturalism’ to Australia’s political vocabulary and it became the government’s official policy.…

the embassy was established the treatment of the Aboriginals changed dramatically, along with the creation and abolishment of several laws. Due to the protest, Gough Whitlam changed his party’s policy to guarantee that Aboriginals would gain land rights, leading to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act of 1976. This act was introduced when Whitlam was elected as prime minister and it allowed people of the Northern Territory “to claim the title to land” if they could prove their “traditional association…

their fight for equal legal and political rights like the legislation 's, constitution, voting rights and parliamentary laws. They have also had some gradual advances from the amendments to the electoral act, the 1967 referendum and Prime Minister Whitlams actions to give land back. Early on in Australia 's history Indigenous people had many setbacks in their political and legal rights. The Stolen Generation was a big setback for Aboriginal people. From the 1800s to the 1970s Aboriginal…

This essay will discuss why the Australian Constitution has separated the legislative, executive and judicial powers. The separation of powers is about preserving our freedom as enshrined in the Australian Constitution. The history of the separation of powers theory will be discussed, also there will be references to weekly reading materials and weekly tasks. Argued will be that the reasoning behind the separation of power is to ensure that no branch of government or an individual has sole power…

Widely recognised as the foundation of oversight mechanisms in Australia: The first Royal Commission on Intelligence and Security was established by Gough Whitlam in 1974, following the Murphy Raids. Hope reported his findings in 1977. Overall the commission was positive in its review of the intelligence community, and recommended the establishment of a legislative body which would guide and oversee the…

Jim Spigelman decided to take part in the Freedom Ride as an arts student. He recorded a great part of the trip, however this was not shown until 1978. He went ahead to fill in as senior counsel and principle private secretary to Prime Minister Gough Whitlam in the years of 1972-1975 and by 1998, Spigelman was named chief justice of the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Ann Curthoys, majors in Australian history. She archived her experience of being a Freedom Rider in her journals, which has…

The title for my exhibition is The Past and Present: Aboriginal Identity. My curatorial theme will explore the lives of the Aboriginal people from the past and present. Many of the artists chosen for the exhibition bring to light, and focus on the Stolen Generation in their works. This will be the past part of the exhibition. The present part of the exhibition will focus on how the Aborigines have dealt with those effects of the Stolen Generations while working to fit in with white communities…

During the Vietnam War, conscription was prelevant within Australian society causing conflict society and challenging Australia’s stereotypical national identity. Conscription was a contributing factor to the Vietnam War moratoriums, as the lack of freedom and choice during this era, rallied large numbers of people against the Vietnam War. During the Cold War there were several stages of conscription for young men. It first started again in the 1960’s when in 1965 selective conscription was…