Languages of Australia

Language is much more than a means of communication, it is something that not only contains the understandings of a person’s culture and connection to the land, but it also plays an essential role in maintaining one’s well-being, self-esteem and more importantly, their sense of identity. In addition, with regard to Indigenous Australians, language plays a significant role in their culture and history; however, since colonization there has been a significant decline in indigenous languages. This issue will be further discussed through examining the causes and background factors to this issue, looking at the various stakeholder perspectives, analysing the current strategies and options in place to resolve this issue and finally, formulating recommendations that could further improve this issue.…

In Australia the government requires the testing of students in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 annually. They are tested on several aspects of English and Mathematics each year in order to assess their strengths and weaknesses in reading, writing, language conventions - such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation - and numeracy. “NAPLAN” stands for National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy. All students take the same test for their individual year level, and each stage/year gets progressively more…

Immigration to Australia is useful because if there weren’t immigrants, Australia wouldn’t be the same today. There wouldn’t be the variety of foods, languages, cultures, education, technology and infrastructure because if there were no immigrants in our country we wouldn’t have these opportunities. Firstly I would like to say that the immigration to Australia have had a great impact on food in Australia. Who hasn't enjoyed the wonderful cuisine of China and Vietnam? Yummy spring rolls and dim…

Is it a potato cake or a scallop? Depending on where one travels across Australia, one is bound to encounter many terms. However, what happens when every state and territory of Australia uses their own words and slang? This is a source of confusion for many, and can even trigger many debates amongst states. There are many different people living in Australia, all with their own identities and individual use of Australian English. It is important to highlight these differences and identities by…

Australia is in the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean. It is composed of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and the overseas territories. Australia is in the southern hemisphere. Australia is located off the southeast coast of Asia, next to Russia, Canada, China, the United States, and Brazil. Its land is as large as about four-fifths of China. The coastline of 3,700 km has the Pacific Ocean to the East and the Indian Ocean to the West. It is also the only exclusive city state in…

“Don’t worry about the world ending today, it’s already tomorrow in Australia.” - Charles M. Schulz. Everybody knows about Australia, but do they really know everything? First, they should know the history behind Australia. Like who were the first settlers and how did they come upon Australia. It’s very important for everybody to know about it, because it’s such a big country and it’s the only country that’s a continent too. I know it’s not the “coolest” country out there, but people would…

Transforming your Student Visa into Permanent Residency in Australia After completion of the studies, international students can choose to apply for permanent residency. Students can express their interest for applying permanent residency by applying through Australia’s SkillSelect Migration program. SkillSelect is an online service that permits aspiring migrants to lodge an EOI (Expression of Interest) that contains information about the attributes and skills assessed through a point test.…

Good Morning, Esteemed Guests and welcome to the Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony. Many of you have lived in Australia for a few years and already know how fantastic, scenic and amazing it is. I will prove this to you with my following arguments. The first point is that Australia has incredible landscapes. Secondly Australia has an amazing history and many opportunities. Finally Australia contains a diverse amount of people which allows us to make many different friends. Would you like to…

Australia is known to be one of the most multicultural country in the world. However, most cultures that live in Australia do not fit in as white Australians. Mainstream Australians have the expectation that everyone who migrates to Australia should conform. According to some writers who identified the ideologies held by mainstream Australians, migrants or people from other cultures often feel excluded and discriminated. It is also evident through poems written by Komninos titled “Nobody calls…

arriving in Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries. I will also be talking about Humanitarian migrants and their contributions to Australia. In the 1850’s during the gold rush 146 Greeks migrated to Victoria to mine for gold. Some of these people moved back to Greece while others stayed in Victoria or moved to other places around Australia finding jobs in factories, local restaurants or cafes, hoping for a new life. Many Greeks also migrated to Australia after WWII when Australia…