Indigenous Australians

types (type 1, type 2, gestational). It is a major problem and significantly affected the health of large population of Australia. Indigenous people tend to experience this problem in earlier age as compared to other Australians and can have excess of complications. Gestational diabetes is also found to be far common in aboriginals than in non-indigenous Australians. Different factors that are responsible for diabetes among aboriginal people include genetic susceptibility,…

Patterns of harmful alcohol use The harmful use of alcohol among aboriginal Australians is alarming as they experience significant health and social issues associated with alcohol misuse (Cox & Reser, 1997). The introduction of alcohol and its consumption among aboriginal Australians is relatively recent compared to western societies as a result of Australia’s colonisation in 1788 (Cairney, Clough, Jaragba, & Maruff, 2007). Unlike alcohol consumption being established as socially and culturally…

these legal solutions? Circle sentencing is an alternative method of sentencing adult Indigenous offenders. It involves the local Indigenous people to get directly involved in the process of issuing sentences to the offenders, with aims of making the criminal justice system a little more meaningful and also confidence improving. In February 2002, Nowra in New South Wales was to trial circle sentencing for Indigenous offenders. In the first 12 months of the trial’s operation, it is revealed that…

The government policy of protection was introduced between the 1890’s and 1940’s. All states and territories had their own version of the policy except for Tasmania which didn’t have one at all. Due to violence and harassment causing a dramatic drop in the aboriginal population the government introduced these policy’s to “protect” them. They believed that the aboriginal race was a dying race and needed help to bring the numbers back up so to do this they put them under “protection” of the…

success of the regatta, the organizers resolved to make it an annual event. As part of the celebrations, Australia day was first declared to be a public holiday on its 50th anniversary in 1838. 4 in 5 Australians believing it has a bigger meaning beyond being just a day off. Half of all Australians participate…

not easy to be classed as a true Australian hero. Our nation admires people who are selflessness and put others above themselves. Demonstrate great bravery and are yet humble we also respect people who stand up for what they believe in even though this might not be popular sentiment at the time. We are inspired by exceptional talent and by people who are the best at what they can do and in doing these things demonstrate to the world their pride in being an Australian. The person I am going to…

facts and claims were false which led to his downfall and he lost the case. The ignorance of Bolt’s and his readers reflects the wider community about Aboriginal life, and an important part of Heiss’s intention with this book is to educate non-Indigenous Australians about Aboriginal…

of young Australians have significantly dropped despite the increasing need for them to rise due to Australia’s fast aging population and decreasing workforce creating a strain on the economy and government (ABC News, 2015). Australia needs to increase participation rates of indigenous Australians, which goes hand in hand with tackling mental health issues in the community to motivate the youth to strive for better futures. Statistics show that unemployment rates were higher for indigenous…

as it is unfair for the aboriginal people. It should be a day to remember and respect indigenous people as many death had taken place and their land had been invaded by white people. The date should be changed on a date that all Australians agree upon, this way it wouldn’t remind indigenous people that horrible day when their land was invaded. This would also let all Australians become united as new Australian people. Firstly why do we celebrate “Australia day”? The Australia day council…

It has been demonstrated by numerous public health studies that psychosocial stress is an important factor in the development of chronic disease. Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders bear a higher burden of this stress due to both ongoing and historic racism. One important example of this racism is the Stolen Generations, where more than 100,000 Aboriginal children were forcibly taken from their parents in accordance with government policy at the time. This practice began in the…