Torres Strait Islanders

The biggest debate that we have as parents is the right way to discipline our children. What is the right way? Is there a right way? There are many parenting styles and many opinions on how to discipline and if those styles are effective. That’s why I chose this topic to explore the styles and opinions of parents. Not only do I want to explore the opinions of the parents but also how culture and religion amongst many other things play a role in disciplining children. The four most recognized…

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.…

Topic: Social Determinants of Rural Women’s Health for Heart Disease Introduction Heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Australian women (Crouch & Wilson, 2011) and is found to be highest for populations living in remote rural regions of South Australia (SA Atlas, 2015). This paper analyses the patterns and trends in this population group and the different social determinants and lifestyle behaviours that can affect women’s health. Heart disease remains the leading…

1. DETAILS OF A SCHOOL AND SPECIFIC GROUP Holroyd High School, situated in the Western Sydney suburb of Greystanes, is a comprehensive, co-educational high school with a total of four-hundred and ninety enrolments, 82% of which come from a language background other than English and 1% of Indigenous background. Due to such a high percentage of LOBOTE (Language Background Other Than English) population, the school also contains an Intensive English Centre (IEC) that facilitates the learning…

aesthetic, historic and scientific values are from the Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance (the Burra Charter) (1992) and the Draft Guidelines for the protection and management and use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage places (1998). The definitions of biological diversity, ecosystems and geological values are from the Australian Natural Heritage (7 charter standards and principles for the conservation of places of natural…