people and that reflects its status as a fully independent country but is still respectful of its British history. In this flag I have recognised Aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders; the original landholders‚ some historical and cultural connections to Britain and Australia’s beautiful landscape and geographical location. Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people are first and foremost Australian citizens therefore shouldn’t they be recognised on our national flag? I have used two black stripes
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Why was the 1967 referendum significant in the fight for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people? The Australian Referendum of 1967‚ called by Prime Minister Harold Holt‚ led to important and influential decisions and legislations; which ultimately bettered the lives of the first Australians. Although the amendments made to the constitution‚ were minimal and overall didn’t immediately amount to much‚ it was significant in the progression of the mentality of Australian society. One of the most
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part of International Law. The majority of Indigenous People view terra nullius in a negative way‚ as this term had been used as a means for justifying invasion or takeovers of traditional land. The result of terra –nullius on ATSI (Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islanders) meant that they have suffered countless wrong doings and injustice towards them. ATSI were not seen as official Australian citizens according to the law until 1967. This meant the law offered no protection of basic human rights
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Reconciliation is about creating unity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. According to Scott: Reconciliation is the process of recognizing and healing the wounds of the past‚ addressing the disadvantages that aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to suffer today‚ and working together to establish a better future for all Australians (2001‚ p. 840). One “wound of the past” (Scott‚ 2001‚ p. 840) was the forced removal of indigenous children from their families to
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Australians are often being represented in the media by non-Indigenous people who have little knowledge or contact with Indigenous Australians (Meadows‚ 2004). The media can broadcast negative and prevalent stories‚ images and ideas about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities‚ and these stories‚ images‚ and ideas can have a significant impact on the collective views and beliefs of non-Indigenous Australian people. These stories and ideas may be wilfully or inadvertently negative‚ but the damage
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Mabo is one of the most famous and significant Australian Aboriginals. He is famous for campaigning for Indigenous land rights. He was born on the 29th of June‚ 1946‚ on Murray Island‚ in the Torres Strait. Eddie Mabo married Bonita Newhow and together they had ten children. In 1982 Eddie Mabo and four other Torres Strait Islanders initiated action against the Australian Authorities calming ownership of their land on Murray Island. Eddie Mabo was exiled from Murray Island when he was sixteen. During
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exhausted‚ I’d be fighting every day .... These tell of disturbing realities for too many people in Australia. Many issues relating to the treatment Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were raised in these consultations – for example‚ the problematic way some sections of the media report issues relating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities‚ and the barriers they face in employment. Participants in public meetings in Mt Gambier and Port Augusta mentioned that Aboriginal peoples
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The Health of today’s Indigenous Australians is burdened with chronic and communicable disease‚ infant mortality and morbidity‚ substance misuse‚ poor nutrition‚ emotional distress‚ increased hospitalization‚ lower levels of access to health care‚ and are at a greater socio-economic disadvantage than other Australians. This has become a national health priority as the decline in health in Indigenous Australians has led to a more than seventeen year gap in life expectancy than other Australians.
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* * Recommend | * 513 | * * Tweet 0 * * Eddie Mabo fought and won a 10-year battle on land rights. Source: Supplied GAIL Mabo was a teenager when her father Eddie‚ a proud Torres Strait Islander‚ sat her down and promised her: "One day‚ my girl‚ all of Australia is going to know my name." It was 1985. Three years earlier‚ the man from remote Mer Island at the top of Australia launched a bold land rights claim in the High
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When captain James Cook landed in Botany Bay in 1770‚ because of the different lifestyle of Aboriginal people with no fences or markers‚ which cannot exhibit their ownership of the land‚ captain Cook denied the existence of those first inhabitants of Australia (Skwirk Online Education‚ n.d.). He claimed that the land was belong to no one which refers to the doctrine of ‘Terra Nullius’‚ and that it was free for Britain to colonize (Skwirk Online Education‚ n.d.). This conclusion caused the loss of
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