Western Australia

white, Christian and modern. Perhaps its most enthusiastic advocate was Western Australia Chief Protector Neville, who raised the possibility of whites becoming a minority in Australia. "Are we going to have a population of 1,ooo,ooo blacks in the Commonwealth," he queried a commonwealth conference, "or are we going to merge them into our white community and eventually forget that there ever were any aborigines in Australia? " (citation needed140). With this type of eradicating intent Neville…

Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press. The wombat in the room distinguishes numerous notions of Indigenous wellbeing and culture. They also examine the significance of social comprehension and how it effects on the procurement of human services for Indigenous Australians. While it also develops the significance 's of family relationships, customs and how these impact on their health.…

Educational outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians can never be legitimately compared as both have been constructed within the framework of western, white culture. Political Economy Theory describes the function of in and out groups within society, and illustrates how the establishment of different groups or “races” has facilitated the construction of class structures and stereotypical roles for individuals from minority groups. The stratification of Indigenous Australians into…

This essay examines at how Indigenous teens are currently being marginalised, oppressed and stereotyped in Australia today. It will also explore how western and Aboriginal culture influences, affects and shapes young indigenous youth. Examples from the movie ‘Yolngu Boy’ and the documentary ‘Black Chicks Talking’ will demonstrates stereotypes, personal opinions from those affected and the way Indigenous youth and the dominant white culture are interdependent to one another. One way Aboriginal…

Indigenous Australian Education unit has presented and exposed me to a lot of new knowledge in relation to Indigenous Aboriginal identity, culture and stereotypes. My own family identity is of non-Indigenous Australian nationality, born and raised in Western Sydney, NSW. My family race is of white-Caucasian Australian which can be stereotyped for culturally consuming beer regularly and wearing cork hats, which I categorically do not do; and using typical Australian slang phrases such as “g’day,…

countries to Australia have adjustment needs extending beyond employment (Bahn, 2014). Previous literature has highlighted the specific adjustment needs of expatriates as interacting with others in the host country, work, and general culture and living conditions (Bahn, 2014). Bahn’s study on the success of Filipino skilled migrants showed that extensive support is needed, especially when the migrant’s family move to Western Australia with them, specifically due to work differences between…

Parramatta is a suburb of Sydney, Australia. It was established by the British in 1788. It is a centre of business, and the centre of transport in Western Sydney. Parramatta is the oldest city in Australia. It consists of many important historical buildings and places such as Cumberland Hospital Museum, Harris Park Heritage Walk, and it is the home of education, and has many schools as Arthur Phillip High School, which was built in 1960. Parramatta has many celebrations, and events,…

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…

beautiful history of the Australia 's School of the Air (SOA) begins as the concept of an innovative thinker and organizer in the early 1900’s. His portrait can still be viewed today on one side of the Australian twenty note; the Reverend John Flynn. In 1921 he conceptualized the combined use of two technologies: the Alfred Traeger 's pedal-powered radio and the Royal Flying Doctor Service ( the world 's first air ambulance) The idea to bring education to the children of Australias Outback was…

and have had a huge contribution towards the economic and social development of early Australia. The actions the Afghans performed have helped mould the Australia we know today. Through letters, immigration forms, personal possessions such as clothing and journals, historians have discovered many things about the Afghans and their job as cameleers in Australia. Before the arrival of the Afghans travel in Australia was slow as people were travelling with animals such as horses and cattle. These…