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    Introduction From the time that Europeans landed in Australia ‘Pastoralists were pushing into Indigenous territory‚ robbing Aboriginal people of the land they had lived on and nurtured for thousands of years. ‘But Aboriginal communities did not just stand by as the land which they had formed rich bonds with‚ both spiritually and physically‚ was taken from their hands. Through a mixture of fear and hatred of the Aboriginals‚ European settlers engaged in many brutal clashes with them to attempt

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    The white Australia Policy The White Australia policy was tremendously racist‚ in the way that it discriminated against any individual that were non-European. The policy thrived until the end of World War Two when the laws and immigration rights were loosened. There were various reasons behind why the policy was created‚ and two specific people‚ Edmund Barton and Sir Henry Parkes assisted with the formation. This particular policy had a negative impact on people seeking work in Australia‚ many of

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    all convicts carried to Australia were Catholic and the other half Irish. Nearly all who were Catholic were shifted to Botany Bay. According to the 1828 Census‚ aside a all of 10000 Catholics‚ there were 374 adults who had been born in Australia. In today’s Catholic society it looks very strange from the 1950s. Mass presence rates have collapsed; the number of priests‚ sisters and brothers are declining. Judaism The Jewish population have been a few the Australian history therefore predate to 1788

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    analysis of the Australian market Australia is the 15th richest nation in per capita terms and is the 6th oldest continuously functioning democracy in the world. Australia has the 14th biggest overall economy in the world and the 9th biggest economy. Australia’s economy is open and innovative. Over the past decade solid productivity gains have been accompanied by low inflation and interest rates.Also Australia has low barrieirs to trade and investment .Australia foreign and trade policies promote

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    Reconciliation is about creating unity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians. According to Scott: Reconciliation is the process of recognizing and healing the wounds of the past‚ addressing the disadvantages that aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to suffer today‚ and working together to establish a better future for all Australians (2001‚ p. 840). One “wound of the past” (Scott‚ 2001‚ p. 840) was the forced removal of indigenous children from their families to

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    Australia‚ the large Island continent‚ has been generously furnished with abundant natural resources. With these resources‚ not surprisingly the various kinds of industries utilizing these resources are emerged in Australia. One of the most important industries is mining. Australia has the world’s largest reserves of several mineral commodities in both minerals and energy resources. The Mining sector includes all units mainly engaged in mining‚ including the mineral exploration‚ and the provision

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    Olympics were eventually granted to Australia’s Channel 9. • In 1956‚ Melbourne hosted the Olympic Games. This fostered a great sense of national pride and cast the international spotlight onto Australia like never before. • It was the first time the games had been held in the Southern Hemisphere. • Australia had rapidly recovered from then ravages of World War II • This was considered to be a contributing factor to Melbourne’s successful Olympic bid. • The prelude to the Melbourne Olympics was

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    Italian Immigration in Australia | By Milly Graham – 10A | The history of Italian Immigration in Australia and future proposals to further improve it. | | Italian Immigration in Australia Pasta and pizza the two words are brought to mind when you think of Italy. The last thing that you think of is immigration. We see and hear about it nearly every day but it is usually Africa or Singapore. This essay will talk about the Immigration from Italy‚ Why they immigrated‚ how they got here

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    1003IBA Globalisation‚ the Asia-Pacific and Australia 2009 Assessment Essay By Fabian Mansouri 2735062 Question: How important is politics in shaping the progress of globalisation? 2200 Words Introduction During the past century politics has played a crucial role in the leadership and progression of nation states‚ and their transition into a globalising world. A historic understanding of economic globalisation alerts us to the potential for politics to either

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    Why did Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and suffer its effects so gravely and for so long? Australia suffered significantly during the Great Depression of the late 1920s. Australia was one of the worst effected countries in the World. This essay will look at why Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and why it suffered from it’s effects for so long. A depression is defined as "A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy‚ characterized

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