Kevin Rudd

The region of the Middle East has been a constant war zone since the Iraqi Kurdish Revolt began in 1961. Being such a war torn region, they have gained the attention of many countries and international organizations. For an abundance of reasons that remain unclear to many, countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia have sent troops, money, and other aid into the Middle East. Whether their intent was to honor the Anzus Defense Treaty, deny Afghanistan a safe haven, destroy…

The Australian government system allows parties to put forward policies that they believe will benefit the public, whilst also respecting their roots and foundations. This allows parties to debate over the value of other policies, which in turn allows the government to make a decision after hearing the opinions of the other representatives. Opposing parties and opposing policies allows for a fair and diverse government. This essay will explore the two major political parties from the most…

The contemporary, hostile political climate towards ‘Others’ in Australian politics is underpinned by a history of systematic and institutional racism. This hostility towards non-Anglo ethnicities, in particular Muslims, Arabs and Asians – whether immigrants, emigrants, asylum seekers, or refugees –remains xenophobic, and finds its expression in State Islamophobia and sensationalised fears of minority out-groups (ENDNOTE). An examination of Australian public policies from 1901 to present date…

Introduction Australia is a ‘receiving’ country and bears the responsibility as an international citizen to take in asylum seekers. The Parliament of Australia defines asylum-seekers as “individuals who have sought international protection and whose claims for refugee status have not yet been determined. Those covered [by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)] refer to claimants whose individual applications are pending, irrespective of when they may have been lodged.” This…

Political apologies are sometimes described as “acts of recognition”. What is being recognised and what political purpose does this recognition serve? Is it too late now to say sorry? Apology as a method of addressing past injustice has become a global phenomenon, especially since the end of the Cold War (Smits 2008; Borneman 2005; Lazare 2004). Political apologies are a symbolic act that recognise an injustice or wrongdoing that occurred from one group to another, and acknowledges how it…

The development of Australia’s culture and ethnic diversity from 1945 to the present time has been primarily been shaped by the revolution of official government migration policies. The changes in policies allowed waves of many different migrants from all around the world to re settle in Australia. The end of World War II marked a turning point in Australia’s views of migration as Australia thought necessary they make an impact in the new world order. Since then migration policies of cultural…

Year 10 RE Assessment: Kanyini Questions Part A (Answer all 4 questions) – 8 marks 1. Describe the landscape around Uluru The land around Uluru is surrounded by areas with little vegetation and no tall vegetation. The main vegetation around Uluru are shrubs. The area is hot, sandy, rocky desert. 2. How does Bob Randall explain his people’s connection with the land? Bob Randall explains his people’s connection with the land as everything being one. He explains that his people are one with the…

Introduction There is a strong connection between theory and policy: the former inspires policy and the latter provides examples to theory (Jervis, 2004). Building upon this correlation, this paper analyses whether Australian Labor and Coalition approaches to Foreign and Defence policy are biased towards two main theories of International Relations: Realism and Liberalism. To this extent, it will be argued that the Labor Party tends to adopt a Liberal lens in Foreign and Defence policy, while…

Aboriginal culture is one of the few civilisations that have continued on tens of thousands of years of consistent beliefs, values and traditions up until present day. The culture varies as it has over 600 regions or tribes that have their own specific language and beliefs.*CHANGE SLIDE* It has many unique aspects specific only to aboriginal culture such as the dreamtime, traditional sports and art. Even though the culture has prolonged its ongoing teachings it has been influenced by other…

where it could be proven to exist in alongside the traditional laws and customs of the native title holders, establishing an official form of, and gateway for indigenous land claims. Finally the apology speech delivered by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on February 13th 2008 signified the remorse for, and recognition of the harm our British ancestors inflicted onto the indigenous race with the stolen generation act carried out by the government, still having detrimental effects on…