South Australia

“The way forward for Australia as a nation is to embrace the essence of indigenous cultural renaissance.” Renaissance as described by Dictionary.com is “revival or rebirth especially of culture and learning” (Dictionary.com, 2015). In my paper I will examine indigenous culture and its revival or rebirth by looking at what Indigenous Culture is, its origins, what it means to Aboriginal people and how it is being revived today in the current Australian society. I will start with a quote from…

The Vietnam War had many long-term and short-term effects that impacted Australia socially, politically and economically. Socially through the change in attitudes, politically through foreign relations and economically through immigrants. An exploration and explanation of key events and political and social developments suggest that Australia was impacted by their involvement in the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War impacted Australia…

Before the British Empire ever discovered or even claimed Australia as one of their own it was inhabited with Aboriginals who are said to have arrived from south-east Asia by boat 50,000 years ago(“The History of Australia-Tourism Australia”,2016). Throughout Australia there were different tribes of Aborigines that spoke about different 700 languages, had different religious views, cultural beliefs(Mooney,2015). Australia was very behind in modernization, they did not have horses, large crops,…

The Murray River is the longest river in Australia, extending from the Australian Alps to the ocean at Lake Alexandria. It meanders 2,375 kilometers and passes across inland plains, functioning as a natural border barrier between New South Wales and Victoria. Being the longest river in a generally arid continent, the river serves important ecological, cultural, and economic roles. Brief history Many of the ancient aboriginal tribes of Australia depended on the river for their source of water,…

I came to Australia on 16th June 2017 on a Refugee Humanitarian Visa. I was born in a refugee camp and lived my whole life as a refugee in Eastern Nepal. I was born in 1992 the same year when my parents left our country Bhutan. I didn't see what the Bhutan government did to our community but I saw and felt how hard life could be for a refugee for 25 years. The scarcity of proper food, health care, clothes and identity left most part of my life full of struggle. I had the tag of refugee which was…

Aboriginalities essay “How have settler constructions of aboriginal people affected aboriginal peoples?” The settler voice towards aboriginal peoples, has ingrained constructs i.e. stereotypes, into society. These stereotypes have inflicted harm and severely affected aboriginal people throughout history and to this day, but in what ways and through which medians do these coloniser interpretations express themselves in society? And what are the responses of the aboriginal peoples who are…

There are over 22 000 000 people in Australia and around 112 000 Jewish people, this shows that around 0.3% of the country is made up of Jews. Jews have been an essential part of Australia’s history since the beginning of the European settlement. They have participated equally throughout the course of Australian history, staring from the First Fleet in 1788. Many Jewish people are involved in organisations or groups, one being the fight for aboriginal rights, there are also many groups that are…

 IMMIGRATION: Immigration is the act of a person or persons leaving their own country with the intent to further improve their current lifestyle, job prospects or general well-being, to live in a foreign country with the specific intention of becoming a citizen of said country.  ASYLUM SEEKER / REFUGEE: A refugee is a person who has been forced to leave their own country as a result of persecution, the threat of and/or violence. Before this claim has been processed, the person is classified…

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…

money differently. On the one hand, the Labour Party, without denying the significance of a capable and strong ADF, has been focused on research and innovation with special regards to cyber-security and intelligence. Indeed, it firmly believes that Australia should be engaged in maintaining its military force rather than increasing it, while redirecting money towards trade and peacekeeping operations (Defence White Paper, 2013). This approach sounds therefore Liberal in its willingness to…