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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 discrimination such as the ‘White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Ten Pound Pom’ have been abolished in the making of modern Australia. European immigration Australia set out on an aspiring 'populate or perish ' plan to welcome immigration after the war.…

experienced situations that have completely disregarded their basic human rights before they received their rightful title. This essay will look at the history/ background of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in regards to their rights within Australia, analyse certain ethical issues that have occurred when dealing with their rights, outline the legislation and policies that form the basis for their rights and discuss current issues that Indigenous people face today referring to their…

Australia is a multicultural society with 2.5% identified as Indigenous (ABS, 2012). When Europeans colonized Australia in 1788 they called it ‘terra nullius’, which means empty land. The Indigenous Australians were denied any legal claims to the land and classified as part of the fauna. They had to deal with disease, violence, forced relocations and their children were taken and adopted out to white families. It took until 1967 to be recognized as citizens and receive the right to vote.…

thought of Aboriginal people at first. I recalled a friend’s excitement about his first holiday last year down under where his only perception about the Aboriginal people is the boomerang bought from a souvenir shop in Melbourne. Before coming to Australia, my impression about them was limited to black curly hair people living in the outback, boomerang, didgeridoo, traditional dance typically portrayed in tourism brochures. I hardly knew that these are merely some of stereotypes about the oldest…

Cinematography relies on the stereotypes of dyadic pairs to further marginalise Indigenous culture. Taleisha Hunkin investigates reality along with political rhetoric, privileged through modern cinema. The filmic representation of the Indigenous throughout Australia is highly biased due to the lack of films produced, with majority of Aboriginal feature films starring white actors who lack a genuine understanding of the culture, to perpetuate known stereotypes, to further marginalise the…

Thursday Island, a small island in the Torres Strait is located 2,640km north west of Brisbane, 804km north of Cairns, 141km south west of Papua New Guinea, 35km north west of Cape York. Its area is about 4.5 square km and is legally part of Queensland. Locally known as “TI”, or the Torres Strait Islander name is Waiben, means ‘dry place’ due to the geological of the island it has lack of fresh water; island gets its water supply from a dam in Horn Island. TI has a tropical humidity and has two…

happen to Uluru in future years. The landform that I am researching and investigating is Uluru. Uluru is the most iconic natural landform in Australia and the formation of Uluru is just as amazing. Uluru was named “Ayers Rock” by Europeans in 1873 when William Gosse gave it its title after Sir Henry Ayers, the Chief Secretary of South Australia at the time. The red colour of Uluru…

The changing land use around Sydney Harbour is caused by a large variety of reasons, which shape Sydney into what it is today. The earliest known recount of the land’s usage that it was used for hunting, gathering and primary production by the Indigenous people. After the European settlers arrived*, they cleared the lands which drove out most of the native wildlife. Initially, the area had been planned to be used for agriculture but the land was deemed relatively infertile so their plans moved…

South Africa and Australia are two of the countries that lived Aboriginal and occupied by European settlement. South Africa Aboriginals’ treatment is so different from Australia Aboriginals. Moreover, the role of these settlements and the purpose for these settlements are different, too. However, both South Africa and Australia Aboriginals had conflict with settlements and settlement brought and spread serious disease in both country. Australia was occupied by British hundreds of years ago. The…

Ever since 1788, when Australia was colonized as a British nation, Indigenous Australians have been represented in a problematic and untruthful manner by many non-indigenous and westernized institutions. In the nation’s healthcare system, Indigenous Australians are presented as being more unhealthy in terms of developed diseases, life expectancy and weigh related illnesses (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011). The national education system, and the media, paint the indigenous…