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    days relate to the sadness, loss and denial in their history, and their fight for rights, for land and for recognition. Special days of significance may include the following: • 13 February - Anniversary of the Apology In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, MP officially apologised nationally for the past injustices to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia. (Australian Government). • 26 May - National Sorry Day A day to remember and commemorate the history of unjust…

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    Stolen Generation Apology

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    The apology to the Stolen Generations was delivered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the House of Representatives on the 13th February 2008. The national apology has become a symbol of hope for Indigenous and Torres Strait Islanders. Australia in modern day society are somewhat optimistic for the future of the relationship between both races. Attitudes to Indigenous lives and lifestyles, interactions and attitudes to personal involvement and cultural awareness and pride determines the quality of…

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    McMahon. The 21th Prime minister was Gough Whitlam. The 22th Prime Minister was Malcolm Fraser. The 23th Prime Minister was Bob Hawke. The 24th Prime Minister was Paul Keating. The 25th Prime Minister was John Howard. The 26th Prime Minister was Kevin Rudd. The 27th Prime MInister was Julia Gillard. The 28th Prime Minister was Tony Abbott. The 29th Prime minister is Malcolm Turnbull. Malcolm Turnbulls party was Liberal. Tony Abbotts party was also Liberal. John Howard's party was also…

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    Is changing Australia’s flag changing Australia’s identity? I strongly believe that the best and most effective choice for Australia’s future is to keep our current Australian flag. Australia has become a strong, multicultural nation under our current flag, therefore changing our flag wouldn’t necessarily show a better reflection of Australia’s modern identity. Australia’s flag has significance in many events that shaped Australia and is already an internationally known heraldry. Changing the…

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    Executive Summary We investigate the effect of transactional and transformational leadership on followers and how each motivate individuals to commit to the enterprise goals and objectives. This report gives insight into the difference between transformational and transactional leadership drawing from case study evidence. The report concludes that although their core concepts are different, they share similar aspects and are most effective when used the right circumstances and context.…

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    even seem to be celebrating the event of January 26th at all. They are celebrating the good things that happened well after that. The aboriginal Australians have been asking for the date to be changed. Kevin Rudd had made a promise to them that if he wins the election he will change the date, Rudd won the election, he broke the promise he had made and said “to our indigenous leaders and those who call for a change to our national day, let me say a simple, respectful but straightforward no.” It…

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    This still has effects on many indigenous people today not having as many opportunities to employment or freedom as white Australians. In 2008 Kevin Rudd made an apology speech to all Aboriginals who had suffered immensely throughout their lives and to say sorry for the stolen generations “We apologise especially for the removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families…

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    Mr Shorten Case Study

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    Mr Shorten arrived to a heroes' welcome at the Labor campaign launch in Penrith, with former ALP prime ministers Paul Keating, Bob Hawke and Julia Gillard cheering him on from the front row and members of his frontbench behind him on stage. The Labor leader made a new announcement on jobs and doubled down on claims the Government intends to privatise Medicare. He declared Labor "ready to serve, ready to lead, ready for government". "Mr Turnbull says he's got this in the bag, he claims he's…

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    Elections are won and lost in accordance to multiple factors that are categorised to Short Medium and Long term. Within the 150 electorates obvious voting patterns are formed, voter behaviour that is effected by these factors can be detrimental to the loss of a seat. At 5.29pm on Monday 5 August 2013 the House of Representatives in the 43rd Parliament was dissolved and went into the caretaker mode. The 2010-2013 government brought the first hung Parliament in 70 years, Michelle Grattan commented…

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    Paul keating speech 1992. Taking children from mothers because of ignorance and prejudice. Still dealing with ass program. Color grading indigenous. Colin jones. Auber Neville. Solve Aboriginal problem, breeding out. Suicide rate? P1: Control over indigenous community The plan of assimilating all indigenous people into white society Light colored children were removed from their families for the sake of breeding out the indigenous people. P2: Identify single identity The spread of the…

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