Republicanism in Australia

said that Refugees are bad for Australia and really shouldn’t be accepted in (or in very small numbers) into Australia, but one thing which is almost never highlighted is some of the good which can happen when they are accepted and how they can truly help our country excel compared to others. Hopefully this information provided below will be able to teach you some of the reasons that accepting them into this country might not be such a bad idea and also how many Australia really does take in per…

fleeing war-torn Vietnam, and his dramatic journey through pirate-infested waters. Did you know that refugees contribute an average of $10 billion to the Australian economy in their first 10 years of settlement? Illegal immigrants don't come to Australia to commit crime; they come here to escape war-torn countries such as Iraq,Syria and historically, Vietnam. Despite this, the majority of white Australians have objections to the resettlement of immigrants. These objections come from stereotypes…

It’s 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…

Culture is everything. Life itself is composed of culture. Culture is a diverse topic in which extends to shape and form an individual, group, community, or even a society. According to the Merriam-Webster’s definition of culture, culture is, “the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon the capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations”. Culture derives from a practice of beliefs in one’s atmosphere. One’s community shapes and…

Western Australia and Queensland. In the last six months, this has been confirmed by media reports on New South Wales experiencing their first Aboriginal death in custody in 16 years (Gerthing, 2016). The main issues found linked to recent deaths are intoxication and police failings as a result of being overworked Background: Aboriginal deaths in police custody have been a significant issue since 1987 which called for The Royal Commission to investigate…

In January, for the first time in 450 years of history, Trinity College, Oxford, removed it’s collection of ancient paintings hung within the dining room and replaced them with an array of Thompson's work. These pieces are from one of Thompson's latest series of photographic self portraits ‘We Bury Our Own’. Invaded Dreams is one from a series of Thompson's works titled We Bury Our Own in which he created in response to the Australian colonial archive collection held by the Pitt Rivers Museum,…

AVATAR brings to view many different belief philosophies and customs which have also been observed within the Aboriginal and Jain spiritualities. Practices of beliefs such as animism by the na'vi and use of elders are aspects which are very much prevalent in the Aboriginal spirituality. The na’vi mindset of avoiding all unnecessary violence and general life conduct also follow closely to the jain beliefs of ahimsa and the Five Principles of Jainism. These parallels between the na’vi belief…

The Australian Curriculum is futures oriented. The overarching objective is to equip students with 21st century skills and a quest for lifelong learning (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2012, pp. 4, 5, 28). The challenge for teachers working at the crossroads of these varying discourses in the classroom is to translate the curriculum in a manner that places each student at the centre of teaching and learning in a encouraging and intellectually challenging manner.…

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.…

An analysis of the reasons for the judges decisions in each of the hearings including the basis on which liability was established or dismissed and the role of the persuasive precedent. Refer to two of the cases used in each hearing and how the judges used these. In the first hearing the judge chose to dismiss the liability factor as they believed the school could not do anymore to prevent a one off incident such as this. One of the precedent cases used was; Romel El-Sheik v. Australian Capital…