Timeline of the court cases in ‘Mabo’ The Queensland land rights case had barely even begun before QLD premier Joh Bjelke-Petersen attempts to prevent it. QLD government passes the Declaratoy Act to retrosepectively extinguish native title on QLD’s costal islands. This indicates that the government regognises the potential for the Mabo case to set a precedent that could impact on future land
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By Alex Caldwell Practice SAC Eddie Mabo Essay Eddie is a strong but flawed hero in Mabo. Discuss I strongly agree with this statement because of his actions and personality throughout the film. My interpretation of this sentence is that Eddie is strong passionate person but he also faces the side of reality‚ that is‚ no one is perfect‚ and this is true what Perkins does to help us relate to Eddie and feel sorry for him. Eddie Mabo represented somebody who wasn’t just going to sit back and take
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‘Structural inequality refers to the unequal distribution of power‚ wealth and social status between individuals and groups in any society’ and evidence of structural inequality has been apparent throughout modern Australian history between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous (Holmes‚ Hughes & Julian 2015‚ p.42). If the Australian society is to learn from past mistakes strategies need to be applied to make significate changes with the help of statistics. Statistics have provided integral information
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Aborigines 1 Australian Aborigines Carolyn Bennett ANT101 Lecia Sims 4/29/12 Aborigines 2 Introduction In the following pages I am going to try to identify and describe the kinship system and the habits and ways of the Australian Aborigines Aborigines 3 Australian Aboriginals The Australian Aborigines are a nomadic band of people that roam the outback of Australia
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How people lived in Australia around the turn of the century: * Living in 1900: * There was 3 categories in which how people lived and where they stood: * From lowest to highest it was the working class‚ the middle class and the upper class. * Working class: The lowest category and lived poorly and worked for long amounts for limited amounts of money and resources. * The middle class lay in the middle and was the group of people in society that had bigger better houses on their
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Could Eddie have succeeded without the help of Netta ‘Mabo’ is an Austalian TV film which was released in 2012 which depicts the life of Eddie koiki Mabo utilizing narrative techniques and elements in which a typical drama consists of. Eddie Koiki Mabo is played by Jimi Bani and his wife Bonita/Netta Mabo was played by Deborah Mailman‚ the film was directed my Rachel Perkins and produced by BlackfellaFilms and the ABC. The principal story of Eddie’s journey from an exiled Murray islander to a justice
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Deadly Unna Essay by Dominic Mccrossen (703 Words) In Australia there is much controversy surrounding racism between Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians. Phillip Gwynne’s novel Deadly Unna is an example of the relationships between the two cultures. Deadly Unna is based on a 14-year-old character named Blacky who lives in ‘the Port’ where the Non-Indigenous Australians or the ‘goongas’ live. On the outskirts of the township there is ‘the Point’ and this is where the Indigenous Australians
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History is one of the central elements of a nations culture‚ it creates a sense of identity and shared experience for citizens or any individual connected to a nation. For this reason‚ it became very important for historians to document a national history. Australian national histories are a fairly recent phenomenon‚ and began in the days of the first fleet to keep documented what was discovered. National histories also contribute to modern day popular culture bringing people a sense of identity
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The Land Rights movement are of critical importance in relation to Aboriginal spirituality‚ as it acknowledges and establishes kayini/ the inextricable connection between Indigenous people and their land‚ in which they have lost due to the European settlement. Hence‚ it is the attempt of Indigenous people reclaiming possession of their land which forms their sense of identity and purpose. Native Title is a legal term recognising the rights of Indigenous peoples and s to use and occupy their lands
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Equality for indigenous peoples in the Australian Constitution This article is based around equality for indigenous people in the Australian constitution. It explains the ‘bleakness’ of the Australian constitution (Charlesworth‚ H‚ Durbach‚ A pg. 68‚ 2011)‚ Australia’s international obligations‚ constitutional models and much more. This article clearly is writing from the side of bringing equality to the indigenous people‚ hence the title. Specifically‚ it identifies some key aspects that are incorrect
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