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    .The division of power in Australia is the principle that sovereignty should be divided between the federal government and the state government, an example of this would be the case of the Commonwealth v Western Australia (1999) This case involved the implementation of the Mining Act 1978 (WA) to an area in Western Australia that under Defence Force regulations had been asserted as a defence practice area.The Commonwealth petitioned to the High Court for declarations that Mining Wardens do not…

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    Local government, State/territory government and the commonwealth government all control each division of the health care system with the commonwealth government being responsible for the funding for health services. This includes, hospitals, medical and pharmaceutical benefits, subsidisation and research. Otherwise, funding for such services come from tax which subsidises health costs for individuals. State/ Territory receive grants In order for local governments to fund community care…

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    I came to Australia on 16th June 2017 on a Refugee Humanitarian Visa. I was born in a refugee camp and lived my whole life as a refugee in Eastern Nepal. I was born in 1992 the same year when my parents left our country Bhutan. I didn't see what the Bhutan government did to our community but I saw and felt how hard life could be for a refugee for 25 years. The scarcity of proper food, health care, clothes and identity left most part of my life full of struggle. I had the tag of refugee which was…

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    for that population in the Australian context. Thus, particular, the report is focused on identifying the category of visas for the displaced population and, in the last part, discusses the contributions of the forcibly displaced population to the Australia society. The forcibly displaced population in the Global International Migration context Forced displaced population is a fundamental trend of the new global international migration scenario which has been related to the globalization.…

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    important we make friends with our neighbours.” In the past especially during the Vietnam War, Australia may have overlooked any Eastern relationships by focusing instead on Western alliances. This quote…

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    “The way forward for Australia as a nation is to embrace the essence of indigenous cultural renaissance.” Renaissance as described by Dictionary.com is “revival or rebirth especially of culture and learning” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In my paper I will examine indigenous culture and its revival or rebirth by looking at what Indigenous Culture is, its origins, what it means to Aboriginal people and how it is being revived today in the current Australian society. I will start with a quote from…

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    living conditions and where they are. They live in really poor conditions with no hope of going somewhere safe. Even though this is a big problem Australia is not helping the political parties of Australia seem to be putting lots of effort into harsh and punishing methods to push…

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    possessions behind to board on dangerous and unsafe vessels headed for Australia. In doing this, it has created an uproar of panic and fear, and a massive social issue and debate in Australia about people seeking asylum. Has Australia forgotten that in 1951 they signed and agreed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Refugee Convention? The outcome for signing and approving to this convention means Australia has guidelines and responsibilities to follow and adhere to,…

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    Since the British colonization of Australia, the basic rights of indigenous Australian, including the land rights were despised, or even violated, by British settlements in many ways. Although the government’s policies have started to change from 1960s in order to protect human rights of indigenous people, the questions of reconciliation between them and Australian government have not been solved by now. In this essay, I will clarify Australia’s effort to make the reconciliation with indigenous…

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    Mabo Case Study

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    the Australian government. The outcomes were successful in allowing Aboriginal people to have their recognition as the rightful owners of their land legitimised by law. The Mabo v Queensland case, the Native Title Act, and the Wik Decision, were all key factors in the restoration of land rights for Aboriginal people. The aforementioned legislations all signified victory in Mabo 's campaign and subsequently provided a sense of civil rights for the Aboriginal community of Australia; Mabo will…

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