Anti-Vietnam War Protests Late 1960s and early 1970s were a time that saw the rise of protest movements across Australia. Causes included: Opposition to the Vietnam War‚ Racial equality‚ Equal rights for women and Environmental protection Protest was not simply between generations ie the young and the old‚ it was more complex. First protests were small and non-violent. They were organised by already established anti-war movements. They were made up of middle aged and middle class people and young
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The Castle & From Little Things Big Things Grow The Castle by Rob Sitch and the song ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’ by Kev Carmody and Paul Kelly both portray the means of being a part of the global village as they show the readers what it means to be a part of something special. This may come in the form of saving your house or moreover‚ your home as ‘a home is a man’s castle’ or a historical song showing how we as humans are all interconnected. The Castle‚ directed by Rob Sitch in 1997
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In the year of 1916 the labour government introduced conscription. Conscription or ‘national service’ was a method of convincing men to compulsory enrollment into the armed forces. Before introducing conscription it was a significant issue in Australia between the years of 1914. This was due to the fact that there were different people on both sides of the issue who were and weren’t in support for conscription. Most countries such as Britain fought with a conscripted army of men besides Australia
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Australian housewives allowing them an outlet for their support of women’s liberation in Australia. The early 1970’s and 60’s was a time for change in Australia‚ both politically and socially. The Whitlam Government won office in 1972‚ with it’s ‘It’s Time’ campaign‚ when Gough Whitlam promised an Australia all Australians could be proud of. In 1972 the woman’s liberation movement was just beginning to gather momentum; reflected by the institution of Cleo‚ the first Australians women’s
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spirituality‚ and the Dreaming shared an inextricable link with the land. The government was surprised by the amount of public support for the Aboriginal cause. A significant point in the lands right debate eventuated following the Labour Party’s Gough Whitlam’s reign as Prime
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The policy was widely accepted in Australia because of the fear of an asian invasion‚ especially from the Japanese. The policy was abolished in 1973 by Gough Whitlam‚ who believed that Australia could once again benefit from the influx of migrants. Australia had been influenced by the various other countries who had agreed to take in refugees from the Vietnam war. The Australian population shifted their attitudes
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Commonly known as the Gove land rights case‚ it protested the use of the Yolngu people’s land for mining purposes. The government acknowledged the connection the Yolngu had with the land but denied the case due to restrictive laws. This caused the Whitlam Government to investigate Aboriginal land rights which subsequently led to the Aboriginal Land Rights Act‚ 1972 (Creative Spirits‚ 2016). After this struggle‚ the ability for land to be given back was acquired.It was during this time that Vincent
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were now campaigning to have their traditional‚ sacred lands returned to them. The Aboriginals eventually won their fight and in 1975 after one of the longest campaigns ever‚ their lands were officially given back to them by the Prime Minister Gough Whitlam. It was in the early 1970s‚ the treatment of the Aborigines came to the front of importance‚ with key help from the Labor government. The main focus of the demonstration was about land rights and the return of land to its traditional owners with
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Ministerial advisers have become an integral component in the relationship between Australian ministers and Senior Public Servants (Maley‚ 2011). Initially introducted by the Whitlam government in 1972 due to perceived imbalances in ministerial power (Eichbaum & Shaw‚ 2010‚ 96)‚ the function and presence of ministerial advisers has significantly expanding‚ and is now widely recognized as an important feature of the executive process (OECD‚ 2011). The adviser’s role is highly varied‚ dependent on
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