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    Australia The film is about a boy called Nullah‚ and a lady called Sarah Ashley. It start with Lady Sarah Ashley are taking to Australia‚ for selling her husband’s station Faraway Downs. But Sarah’s husbands Maitland are being killed by a spear. Sarah come to Darwin‚ where she should meet Drover‚ he is mastering and drives cattle. He drives Sarah to Faraway Downs in Northern Territory. On the way are they meeting Kimberly Flynn‚ the account on Faraway Downs. At the first night at Faraway Downs

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    Multiculturalism in Australia ‘Assimilation’ was the official term used to describe government policy for migrants settling in Australia in the immediate postwar period. The basic idea was that‚ as soon as practicable‚ migrants should become part of the Australian way of life and be treated in the same way as other Australians. That would entail getting a job‚ finding a house‚ settling into the local community and eventually becoming Australian citizens. They mostly come from United Kingdom‚ New

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    Ana Sakalis SOC 335 Prof. K. Bentele February 24‚ 2012 Health Care Reform Debate & The Pluralistic Perspective In this paper I will explain how the portion of the health care debate I chose would be classified under this pluralist framework of government. First I will explain the definition of the pluralist view of how government is structured. Then I will explain a bit of what portion of the healthcare reform under president Obama’s administration I chose to write about and in conclusion

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    to call Australia home the right to practise and share in their cultural traditions and languages within the law and free from discrimination. Australia is a multicultural nation. In all‚ since 1945‚ seven million people have migrated to Australia. Today‚ one in four of Australia’s 23 million people were born overseas‚ 44 per cent were born overseas or have a parent who was and four million speak a language other than English. Australia is and will remain a multicultural society. Australia’s

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    international society. According to Heckman (1993)‚ the concept of a multicultural society and multiculturalism in general has become a major topic influencing political and sociological discourse due to large-scale immigration. In this regard‚ as Heckman (1993) continues to afford‚ it is becoming increasingly necessary to apply the concept of a multicultural society to nations or societies whose populations have become increasingly multi-ethnic as a result of immigration. Australia is one such diverse

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    decrease in social cohesion? Why?” There are many countries that celebrate multiculturalism in today’s society‚ yet none have the diversity of what Australia holds. Since banning the “white Australia” policy in the 1970’s‚ we have become one of the most culturally varied countries on the planet. Though despite the many ethnicities in this society and the abolishment of the “white Australia” policy‚ a great divide has still been created between sub-cultures. Many political figures have control

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    prove whether a group of elites in a society exists. All that can really be done is to study the actions of powerful figures and assess their consequences on society. However‚ with the first Enterprise Migration Agreement (EMA) granted for Hancock Prospecting’s Roy Hill project‚ it is clear that politicians along with mining giants have final say‚ even after widespread backlash from unions. Therefore‚ the existence of government and corporate elites in Australia is highly reasonable considering Elite

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    Education in a cosmopolitan Society Multiculturalism is being challenged by new theories of cosmopolitanism. Discuss in relation to education. Theories of multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism have had a profound effect on Australian curriculum and education. Issues such as racism and secularisation have been a prominent feature of discussion in relation to the way it shapes the Australian curriculum and the shaping of our society. Multicultural education has been incorporated into the Australian

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    Multicultural Australia: Australia’s Immigration History and Current Political Debate Ryan Besgrove Word Count: 1‚491 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION People have always come to Australia through immigration. Whether it be 45‚000 years ago via nomadic boats (Broome‚ 1994) or through the efforts of the British Empire to expand their Anglican empire (Ferguson‚ 2003). As a result modern Australia is a composite of many varying cultures and ethnicities. It is often said that Australia is a multicultural

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    Synopsis Australia is known as a multicultural country. It is because there are lots of people from different country‚ racial and ethnics settled in Australia. They called themselves Australian and make Australia as their home. Although nowadays most people can easily accept the others from different races‚ racism still exists in Australia. Immigrants and Indigenous were the group of people being discriminated and excluded from the society in the past. Their human rights have been neglected. The

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