because it is missing important elements that represent both Aboriginals and Australian people. The flag should represent more accurate representation of Australia’s people‚ culture and land. The proposed design for the new flag includes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags‚ Southern Cross‚ Union Jack and a kangaroo which have been incorporated because I believe it represents the modern day Australian Identity and the traditional custodians of our land. Firstly‚ the Aboriginal flag has been included
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exist within Indigenous communities‚ it is necessary to apply a sociological imagination and expand analysis to the larger society they are part of (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg. 4‚ 5).The struggles of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders such as employment‚ education‚ income and health are closely linked to their views and actions‚ and would not be as they are if it weren’t for non-Indigenous Australians and their society (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy
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Today Prime Minister Kevin Rudd delivered his "closing the gap" report in parliament on the state of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health and wellbeing. We think it would be useful for us all to take a break from the statistics and consider some fundamental questions. Numbers and targets are important when it comes to addressing need but we often forget that sound policy comes from sound principles and motivations. In terms of national policy we began this journey
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Low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) are considered as one of the global health issues worldwide. In Australia‚ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community show remarkably higher rate of low birth weight and small for gestational age than non-Indigenous Australians. When mothers and babies are exposed to many risk factors‚ they negatively affect the fetal development‚ gestational period and their health. Low birth weight and small for gestational age are associated with
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The evocity I have chosen to move in to and start a family over the next 5 years was Bathurst. The Bathurst Regional Council is located 200km west of Sydney which is not too far‚ allowing me to have close access to the city from time to time and with a population of 40‚209 people‚ Bathurst is not a very population-dense city which is preferred by me for the growth of a new family. The cost of living in Bathurst is ridiculously cheap compared to Sydney. A full-brick house with 2 bedrooms is about
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The expression "Stolen Generations" is utilized for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals mightily taken away from their families between the 1890s and 1970s‚ majority of them never to see their relatives again (Creative Spirits‚ 2015). The colonizers arrangement of forcefully removal of Indigenous children
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they address diversity and also how they interect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their communities. I will firstly look at the role of diversity in the workplace ‚ then move onto how these workplaces accommodate diversity and what access and equity is and if the organisations address this in there work procedures. I will then investigate how these organisations specifically include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities. Followed by the recommendations
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Miguel De La Torre (born October 6‚ 1958) is a professor of Social Ethics and Latinx Studies at llff School of Theology‚ a scholar-activist‚ author‚ and an ordained Southern Baptist minister. Though Miguel was born in Cuba months before the Castro Revolution‚ De La Torre and his family migrated to the United States as refugees when he was an infant. For a while the U.S. government considered him and his family as "illegal aliens". On June 6‚ 1960‚ De La Torre received an order from Immigration
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of workers are between the ages of 35 and 44 years (24%); of those employed‚ 49% work 40 hours or more a week; 82% are employees; 44% are in low skill level occupations; and 20% are professionals. The health status of Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is poor in comparison to the rest of the Australian population.10 There remains a large inequality gap in Australia across all statistics. For example‚ there is an estimated gap of approximately 17 years between Indigenous
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In the Primary sector‚ formation of the Australian Curriculum: History (ACARA‚ 2016d) has provided essential teaching and learning opportunities‚ thus‚ enabling Australian teachers to develop students’ awareness of Australian history. Based on a Grade 4 unit of work (Maxwell‚ Burke‚ & Salton‚ 2016b)‚ this particular essay will be guided by an overarching inquiry question: “How well have these lessons been planned to effectively teach history” (Salton‚ Burke & Maxwell‚ 2016a). To begin‚ this essay
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