Australian Theatre uses the dramatic form of realism and its conventions to expose underlying issues within the Australian culture. Set in the 1970’s‚ the context of the plays ‘The Removalists’ and ‘Norm and Ahmed’ by David Williamson and Alex Buzo‚ explore issues of racism‚ corruption and male aggression through the struggles of their characters. Racism is an undercurrent that runs through the Australian 1970’s culture and is captured in Buzo’s Norm and Ahmed. Buzo uses two contrasting characters
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The Australian Exchange Rate By: Dontae Smith Introduction: What factors affect the demand and supply of Australian dollars in the foreign exchange markets? Distinguish between the possible causes and effects of currency depreciation and a currency appreciation on the Australian economy. What forces have come into play‚ if any‚ in the past four months that have affected the value of the Australian dollar? Exchange Rate: "The rate at which one unit of domestic currency is exchanged for a given
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How did television impact on Australian society? Television was first introduced to the Australian society in 1956. Television changed the way Australians spent their leisure time - people began staying at home‚ rather than going out to the cinema or other venues. Television exposed Australians to American culture on a larger scale than ever before. Throughout the 50s television portrayed an idealized version of reality‚ displaying thin‚ beautiful woman and charming‚ well-trimmed men. The influence
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The Impact of Sport in Australian People’s Lives today As Australian society became more commercialised and globalised‚ so did our sport. From an amateur‚ locally-based pastime‚ sport in Australia gradually evolved into a professional‚ highly lucrative industry with international scope. The development of sport in Australia also reflects the gradual movement of our culture away from its British roots‚ towards a more Americanised‚ yet distinctly Australian cultural hybrid. While sports like cricket
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the world. Australian society has evolved in a very short space of time from the earliest convict settlements established in the mid nineteenth century‚ to the cosmopolitan states that currently exist and attract immigrants from all continents across the globe. Australia’s history has reflected conflict‚ human rights violations‚ economic growth and the hardship associated with establishing a refined society in a harsh and primitive landscape. Throughout the various stages of Australian history‚ Australians
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Australian Stereotypes – Are they really what they are assumed to be? Stereotyping the Australians has always been a common practice by people all around the world. In fact‚ Australia has been classified as one of the most stereotyped nations in the world due to the sense that much of the international community believes that they have a solid understanding regarding Australian society‚ despite the fact that their beliefs bear little similarities to the realities of Australian life in the 21st Century
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Each city in Australian has a different character and habit reflecting the geographic situation and settling. For example‚ Melbourne is a city without beaches; therefore despite not having the sea‚ the coastal area in Melbourne is used as a port. The only good sandy beach is located at St.Kilda‚ about 20 km from the centre of Melbourne. So it can been seen that the beach culture in Melbourne is not as prominent. Their lifestyle‚ fashion and ways of life are therefore very different from coastal cities
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A brief inspection into Australian Materialism: The views of the Australian materialists on the identification of the mind and the body‚ simply stated‚ are that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. Henceforth these philosophers (for the purpose of this article I will be referring in particular to Smart and Armstrong’s views on the matter) assume the position that all processes of the mind and experiences are due to physical reactions occurring in
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In recent the Australian workplace has drastically changed in the last decade due to changing business practices‚ economic conditions and government policy. The Australian workforce can be defined as anyone over the age of 15 who is currently employed or actively seeking work. The most noticeable change is the movement away from full time due to a whole number of factors. Firstly‚ the most important aspect of the workforce is the size and overall quality. There are three factors influencing this:
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to its social‚ financial and political structure. The Australian Gold Rush‚ beginning in 1851‚ was a prime period of social events‚ such as miners uniting to create the Eureka Stockade. This time in Australian history also saw great economic and political change‚ including the rivalry between miners and governors‚ and the angst among the miners regarding the expense of the mining licences. These points show the significance of the Australian Gold Rush. Gold was first discovered by Edward Hargraves
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