Advance Australia Fair. Many people have different meanings for this phrase. Some think it means that we must “advance our country to conquer others”; and that we must be the best. Some believe that to advance means to advance in technology, and that we should be the producers of projects inducing millions, but in fact, Advance Australia Fair does not mean any of these things. Along with our multicultural country, we should accept people of different cultures and religions into our communities.…
works from all across indigenous Australia, or construct a solid framework against which an artist’s adherence to tradition or their originality and particular brilliance might be…
The country of Australia was built on racism. This land was taken and those who first came here, such as Matthew Flinders and James Cook. They took the land away from the indigenous people of Australia and killed them off with no remorse. They looked at them as if they weren’t even human, as if they weren’t even worth keeping alive, and yet those same very people end up being revolutionary names in Australian History and even having universities named after them. Even after the complete…
I found it interesting how Australia is currently caught between its geographical ties & historical ties. Geographically its makes sense to align with Asia during the Asian century, however strong historical with Europe and the USA make this quite challenging. Therefore as a country we are torn between leaving the West for the East. I also found it interesting how the concept of Asia is like talking about another world. I think many Australians consider the Asian lifestyle to be inferior and…
year, 6500 visas were granted to refugees who had applied to be resettled to Australia. The majority of these people originally fled persecution from countries such as Afghanistan (2530), Myanmar (1145) and Iraq (830). The Department also granted 300 refugees category visas to Syrian nationals (Karlsen, 2014). The Department of Social Services works improved the lifetime wellbeing of migrants and refugees settling in Australia by responding to their specific needs, encouraging their independence…
Discuss the reasons put forth for the Federation of the Australian Nation. The nation of Australia formed in 1901 when the British colonies of New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland voted to become one nation, Australia. The key reasons for the Federation being formed were to develop a single economy, improve defence capability, resolve concerns about Asian immigration and most importantly, in response to a growing awareness of a separate Australian identity…
all proceeds from the movie will provide Care Pack items to feed the homeless. Breath Starring Simon Baker (also the director), Elizabeth Debicki, Samson Coulter, Ben Spence, Richard Roxburgh and Rachael Blake in a coming age drama set in Western Australia during the 1970s. Tim Winton himself provides the voiceover narration, somewhat akin to Kevin Arnold's (Fred Savage) flashback recounting of his life in the Wonder Years. Watch the movie clip, I think you will get the gist. Check out more…
land of Australia has forever been changed by the destructive nature and presence of Western culture. As many of these texts were crafted by those whom this has effected within the Aboriginal culture, the vast majority of the songs and poems give a sense of clarity and premise. By analysing how the Aboriginal culture connects, operates, contributes and accommodates with the land as well as with each other, within their community, it will be easier to understand key errors in the Western culture…
Australian football is played across the whole of Australia and China are also giving it a go. In 1857, Tom Wills, one of the founders of Australian Football, returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. The new game was devised by Wills, his cousin H.C.A. Harrison, W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7, 1858 – the year of the code's first recorded match between Scotch…
This essay aims to highlight and critically analyse aspects of the Australian workforce. Establishing the requirements and ramifications surrounding curriculum vitae’s (‘CV’s) and how it can possibly be improved to ensure job perspectives remain on an appropriate playing field for all prospective employees. It will then highlight and discuss the ever increasingly spoken about issues surrounding romantic relationship in the workforce with correlation to the recent law reforms in the United States…