Languages of Australia

Today Australia is a mutli-cultural country, with a rich blend of cultures and freedom. So if Australia cuts ties with the British monarchy and becomes a republic, what real difference will it make? Will it establish the independence and recognition Australia deserves? Will it create dictatorship that Australians cannot escape? Or will it unite Australian citizens as one, with the one common interested shared – the future of Australia. A republic is a form of government in which a state is…

The country of Australia was built on racism. This land was taken and those who first came here, such as Matthew Flinders and James Cook. They took the land away from the indigenous people of Australia and killed them off with no remorse. They looked at them as if they weren’t even human, as if they weren’t even worth keeping alive, and yet those same very people end up being revolutionary names in Australian History and even having universities named after them. Even after the complete…

Australia has a proud heritage and an enduring cultural identity. What are we celebrating on January 26 and what does it mean to be Australian? Traditionally, it's about celebrating the First Fleet's arrival in 1788 and recognising the early convicts and settlers. The fact that our language, political and legal institutions are inherited from the British Isles, not anymore. The cultural left tells us that it's all about multiculturalism and celebrating diversity and difference, with some even…

through the use of language choices to create representations of issues. The poem The new true anthem by Kevin Gilbert is challenging the key values and beliefs through society. This essay is aimed towards interested graduating students and how the cultural ideologies are seen through patriotism and political views that occur throughout the poem. The first known date of The new true anthem was in 1988. This poem reflects the time of when the first settlers arrived in Australia in 1788 and…

of asylum seekers coming to Australia has drastically increased due to the poor living conditions in their specific homeland. Asylum seekers are people who are fleeing from their home country to get away from the human rights issues they are currently facing; Thanks to the popularity, it has become a very controversial topic in the media. The daily Telegraph's opinion piece (March 18th, 2010) 'A fair go for refugees is a fair go for all Australians,' states that Australia should continue making…

The securitization of Asylum Seekers by Australia Orin Troyer Introduction By the conclusion of 2014, in accordance to reports of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) there are approximately 59.5 million displaced people globally as a result of conflict, violence, environmental degradation and human rights violations. Of these, approximately 19.5 million are classified as an asylum seeker or refugee collectively. A refugee is a person who is unable or unwilling to…

year, 6500 visas were granted to refugees who had applied to be resettled to Australia. The majority of these people originally fled persecution from countries such as Afghanistan (2530), Myanmar (1145) and Iraq (830). The Department also granted 300 refugees category visas to Syrian nationals (Karlsen, 2014). The Department of Social Services works improved the lifetime wellbeing of migrants and refugees settling in Australia by responding to their specific needs, encouraging their independence…

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 flag will cost the nation greatly in many ways. To ensure a successful future for Australia our flag should remain the same. If Australia has formed the…

works from all across indigenous Australia, or construct a solid framework against which an artist’s adherence to tradition or their originality and particular brilliance might be…

Racism in Australia in the 21st Century. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the original inhabitant of Australia. According to the recent Australian articles on racism, White Australian people who are the dominant people in Australia have been favored by the government in many ways. Discrimination of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Slanders by the White Australians are of different forms. Institutional racism is one form of racism that is evident in Australia. It occurs when a…