Uluru

Aboriginal people (Indigenous people of Australia, see Image 1) have the longest living cultural history of any single language group in the world, dating back to more than 50,000 years. It has been able to survive this long as it is a dynamic culture. A dynamic culture is a culture that is able to adapt to the time period and is able to change without losing its core paradigms. This is why Aboriginal spirituality is known as a dynamic religion as its culture which is dynamic, shaped its…

main challenges include air pollution from factories, land degradation, water contamination, greenhouse gas emissions, which are high in Australia because of the large coal fired electricity industry, and protection and preservation of sites such as Uluru and the Great Barrier Reef. Australia releases almost 8 times as much carbon dioxide per capita than Indonesia, however Indonesia has a much lower percentage of the population that has access to fresh water, with only 87% having access, while…

Politics of Indigenous Recognition Analyse the broad shifts that have taken place in Australian society since the end of the Second World War, and how those historical changes have shaped the contemporary nation There has been an abundance of injustices suffered by the original owners of our land which still continue to this day but since WW2, which occurred from 1939-1945, Indigenous Recognition has been one of the rapidly changing important issues in Australian society. Although there has…

Narrative in wildlife program - The Crocodile Hunter “I reckon that’s a big one.” I whispered with glee while skipping on a treacherous trail I created with sofa pillows, staring intently at an imaginary crocodile. “Crikey!” I shouted as the imaginary crocodile leapt at me with wide-open jaws. Without any hesitation, I jumped on it and wrestled it as though my life depended on it. After minutes of wild trashing, I emerged victorious, subduing the ferocious crocodile with my bare hands. “That…

In recent year, there are lots of studies and researches about different impacts of the tourism industry. Tourism is defined as “the sum of phenomena and relationships arising from the travel & stay of non residents” (French, Craig-Smith, Collier (2000) p.8). The activities that take place in a particular tourist destination could produce a number of impacts on different environments. Some of the main environments that tourism operates in could be economic, cultural, social and the natural…

ESSAY TWO – QUESTION TWO As a recent Social Science graduate, the community based agency I am employed with has received an invitation to participate in celebrating the history, culture and achievements during NAIDOC week activities. In four weeks’ time, we plan to embrace this opportunity and participate in a range of activities that supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander’s connection to the land and the sea. This case study will focus on the latent opportunities and challenges faced…

predominantly spoken in Australia is English. Australia has 19 World Heritage properties, the most predominant known site being the Great Barrier Reef, followed closely by the Sydney Opera House, Australian Convict sites, the Blue Mountain region and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park. This evidence and basic knowledge of Australia is relatively simple to find, however the Australian identity is not simple to capture. The Australian identity has been stereotyped beyond recognition, numerous…

strong sense of belonging and well-being (Brown, Brown & Turnbull, 2003; Tilly, 2011). This is shown through Jacy’s various holiday experiences of travelling Australia with her family (Arthur, 2011). Through undertaking new challenges, such as climbing Uluru, Jacy states that she began to feel that she “could do anything that was within my scope. I was a very happy person, full of self-confidence and ready to tackle anything that came along” (Arthur, 2011, loc.237). By being an active…

Dingo – in Australian this means “native dog” (slang dictionary.org) Bandicoot –are small marsupials indigenous to Australia (Wiki Bandicoot) Goanna – in Australia this is a type of monitor lizard with over 20 varies ranging in size and color (Outback) Going bush – to break away into “the bush” and be uncivilized (Dictionary.com) Bush (as Terrian) – an area of terrain covered by diverse plant life; terrain which is has been unfarmed by man (Dictionary.com) Dreamtime – “any remote period”…