What does it mean to be an Australian?Australia is home to 21 million Australians. They include Indigenous Australians who have dwelled here for thousands of years‚ the Anglo-Australians whose forefathers came on the first fleet a few centuries ago‚ and migrants from other countries who have just arrived recently. Being an Australian is very diverse‚ but all Australians share many similar issues and have common traits. The aspects Australians share include issues on the environment‚ issues on the
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In order to preserve this culture‚ the Australian Indigenous people must pass down their secret customs and traditions to the wider public community of Australia. The Australian Government also reserves the right of using land such as national parks. They also have the obligation to protect Aboriginal objects and places. Australian Aboriginal objects are physical evidence of the use of an area by Aboriginal people. These objects can
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Europeans were intruding and taking over land that was not their own‚ the Indigenous Australians still fell victims of the invasion and sadly became slaves on their own soil. Not only did the European Australian ’s discriminate against the Indigenous Australians; they murdered them too. In the 1800 ’s two years after the British flag was raised in Van Dieman ’s Land‚ settlers were authorised to shoot Indigenous Australians. The displacement of Aboriginal peoples from their land resulted in a drastic decline
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Australian of the year Speech Good afternoon Prime Minister Abbott and members of parliament. I come before you today to express why I believe Neville Bonner should be awarded Australian of the year. In doing this I will give a brief summary of his life as well as outlining his many achievements. This will be accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation. Neville Bonner was born on 28th March 1922 on Ukerebagh Island which is a small Island situated on the Australian east coast near Tweed Heads. Growing
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"I am Australian" was released in late 1980s by Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton. It is a song that celebrates unity in diversity‚ recognising differences in ethnic background and remembrance of its history. It recognises significant events and icons in Australia’s culture‚ history and spirit and many reflects and ’Australian identity’ within the iconography of the song‚ which in itself is an Australian icon. This song was written very recently‚ thus contains many parts of Australian society which older
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Mistreatment of Australian Aboriginals Cases of oppression are very much present within our world’s history‚ and even in most societies today. Being rich in history‚ Australia is a large example of oppression in our world. Not only can we find koala bears and kangaroos in the continent of Australia‚ but also the world’s oldest existing culture of aboriginal people (Aboriginal Australia - EmbraceAustralia.com). For nearly 50‚000 years‚ Australia has served as home to these ancient indigenous people
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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 land rights of Indigenous Australians as well as began the long period that Indigenous Australians were unfairly treated by white people. Therefore‚ there were numbers of actions and battles raging for their own rights and justice. As a result‚ they
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A migrant becomes an Australian when they accept the Australian way of life. By law they are free to live the way they please and follow what religion they want‚ but an Australian is someone who takes pride of their flag‚ pride of their country and pride in what being Australian really means.position You call Australia home with all the privileges. Anybody who wants to become an Australian citizen needs to make a formal application‚ and the time it takes for the process. Usually it takes between
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australian wildlife matters wildlife c o ns erv an cy Summer 2009/10 Delivering effective conservation for Australia’s wildlife 2 australian saving australia’s threatened wildlife wildlife Pictograph Welcome to our Summer 2009/10 edition of Wildlife Matters. 2009 has been an immensely challenging year for most organisations. One measure of the nation’s wealth – our sharemarket – started the year in steep decline before turning a corner in March. The relatively
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Executive Summary As we know the Australian dollar was floated in 1983. And after that‚ it becomes the most of impact currency in the world. Within current year‚ the Australian dollar hit a highly record‚ especially the period of Global Financial Crisis. In this report‚ it will take United State dollar (USD)‚ Japanese Yen (JPY)‚ Chinese’s Renmingbi (CNY)‚ Euro dollar (EUR) and the New Zealand dollar NZD as examples‚ which are the major countries’ currencies to influence Australia dollar. Also
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