The legacy of this government was that it instigated major changes in the social and cultural fabric of Australia but it also challenged the philosophy of what an Australian is and what Australia represented. The late 1960s and early 1970s were times of great change. Perspectives and acceptances about imperialism, women's liberation, racism, ideology, religion, war, morality, social responsibility and the natural environment were changing for a great many people throughout the world. Some issues
between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia and the Māori people of New Zealand and their colonisers, one must first define peace. The accepted English definition of peace; the absence of conflict, has been met. Today, there are no massacres or violent persecution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people or Māori people, no frontier conflict. However, it cannot be stated that true peace has been achieved in Australia, for the peace of the colonisers is greater than that
As Australia well into the twentieth century, an interest in international ideas are engendered when the young nation of 1901 was searching a level of self-definition. To provide the interest of a distinct Australian identity, the federation movement that gained momentum has expressed the national sentiment in art and architecture. It instigated the architecture in Australia to encounter a significant change in taste from the often ponderous Victorian to the aesthetic Edwardian. One of the most
Australia- Trade and Immigration Background As Joycelyn has mentioned Australia's having greater and greater interaction with its Asian neighbours, through the areas of trade and its active role in the regional trade organization - APEC. Despite its location, Australia can hardly be thought of being an Asian country. Not so long ago, Asian were looked down upon, with a mixture of fear because of the communist aggression, pity because of their poverty, and contempt, as they dumped cheap and poorly
The name of Australia comes from the Latin word Australis, which means southern. Since it lies entirely in the southern hemisphere, Australia is most commonly referred to as “down under”. Australia, being a country, is also a continent. In land area it’s the sixth largest for a country and the smallest continent.Australia is a very dry, thinly populated country. Very few coastal areas receive enough rainfall to support a large population. The largest group of Australian people live in two large cities
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
This essay is about the land rights of of Australia and how Eddie Marbo was not happy about his land been taken away from him. In May 1982 Eddie Marbo and four other people of the Murray Islands began to take action in the high court of Australia and confirming their land rights. Eddie Marbo was a torres islander who thought that the Australian laws were wrong and who went to fight and try and change them. He was born in 1936 on Mer which is known as Murray Island. The British Crown in the form of
social pressure, posters, and propaganda, whilst some also felt the desire of adventure. This essay will argue the idea that defending the ‘mother country’ was of critical significance in the enlistment of Australians in 1914, but that there were other aspects contributing which played their part. Australia in 1914 was a young nation with a culture firmly rooted in the traditions of the British Empire. Australia as a whole enthusiastically and patriotically defended Great Britain at the outbreak of war
During the European colonisation of Australia, oppressive laws served to subjugate and control the indigenous population. The Aborigines Protection Act, Act 1909 (Cth) was particularly exploitative, stripping Indigenous people of basic human rights and freedoms and exposing a generation of children to a life of disconnection from their families, culture and traditional land. The Act was abolished in 1969, however, the trauma continues to impact the wellbeing of Indigenous people today. In an effort
Immigration to Australia Introduction Australia is often described as one of the ‘classical countries of immigration’. The concept of being a ‘nation of immigrants’ is at the center of Australian identity. Australia is a unique country, and it has a long history of population growth due to immigration. Australia is a young country and has not fully developed. It is commonly called “The Land of Opportunity.” This paper will discuss the history of immigration, the history of the immigration