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hydrocarbons. Algeria’s main language is Arabic, and the people there are predominantly Muslim.Flag of Algeria.svg Papua New Guinea was a country that has been occupied by numerous countries in its history, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and Australia, and would gain complete independence in 1973. With its unique history, Papua New Guinea became one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world, having a variety of different languages and religions. With its distinct…

Throughout Australia’s history, immigration has played a very important part in the development of the nation. As Australia was colonized and political parties took laws into effect, it has become more of a process to migrate to Australia if an individual is from another country. To control the flow of people wanting to immigrate to Australia, the Government has made laws and policies. The inpour of immigrants has dramatically increased as refugees in countries such as Syria have to seek safe…

duties—duties that have been traditionally and are still overwhelmingly female dominated—are not considered to be a citizenship responsibility (Fine 2010, p 80; Lister 2004, p 326). We can see evidence of exclusion in the Australian context. When Australia federated, the majority of women were denied the right to vote in and stand for elections. The Australian Parliament is a male-dominated institution, and sometimes colloquially referred to as a boys’ club (Kent 2009, p 6).…

The National Museum of Australia (2014) report on the freedom rides stated that the activists received comments from the Australian public that they should “look to their own back yard if they wanted to draw attention to racial discrimination”. In 1964 a group of students from the…

celebrating Australia’s diverse culture through media. To open this year’s event, two films have been selected: Bran Nue Dae – directed by Rachel Perkins – a hilarious musical conceptualising the racist attitudes that were previously present in Australia, and Australian Rules – directed by Paul Goldman – a film depicting racial conflict, not between teenagers, but their superiors. In Bran Nue Dae, a young Indigenous boy, Willie, is sent off to a Catholic school to become a priest,…

specific sense, it is concerned with minimum wage laws and equal pay. However, the broader issue at large must be considered. While I am not (yet) employed, and seemingly have no need for minimum wage, the point still stands that I am a citizen of Australia. This means that I have an obligation to my country, while my country also has an obligation to me. The Harvester Judgment, like many other pieces of legislature, is based on the nature of these perceived duties. However, there is a great…

The text Hotel Sorrento by Hannie Rayson offers a range of representations of people and groups that were present during the 1990s in Australia and allows for the audience to gain an understanding of them. Hannie Rayson focuses on how gender roles in Australia produce a patriarchal society in which men had the power and women were greatly restricted. Rayson manages to use characters and their relationships with one another to help demonstrate this representation. Rayson also draws attention to…

Sally’s Story Sally’s Story illustrates the life of an average Aboriginal family in Australia. The southern British Commonwealth during that period of time was a far cry from its colonial past, where Aborigines were singled out for persecution. Yet, life for members of the Aboriginal population remains to be a struggle in a subtle but present manner. Indigenous Australians faced difficulties from greater economic hardships caused by poverty and unemployment to social stigma and discrimination,…

This essay will explore the term quality television by analyzing two popular Australian television programs. Quality television is a term used to describe a program in relation to subject matter, style, or content. The current affairs program 60 minutes is of a higher quality than the reality program Being Lara Bingle. The concept of quality television is argued in relation to these two Australian series. Elements including representations, audiences and institutions will be examined to…

Commonwealth bank of Australia was founded back in 1911 by the commonwealth bank act that was in favour of bank nationalization. The bank started its first branch in 1912 in Melbourne and later joint hands with the state savings bank in Tasmania and a year later it was able to spread its branches in six different states. After 1920 the bank gradually expanded its role in central banking and along with time continued expanding and earning a good reputation in the market (Australia, 2014).…