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    of the biggest were those victimized by the Holocaust. In 1952 Germany gave 822 Million dollars in total to Holocaust survivors (Mytholyoke). The victims all passed the requirements and guidelines to receive a reparation. Another group to receive a reparation were the Japanese Americans, who were put into concentration like camps during WWII by the U.S. The U.S gave 1.2 billion dollars in total or 20,000 dollars to each victim (New York Times). If we look at both of these groups, they both had many

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    There are a number of key health aspects that must be reinforced and improved for Indigenous Australians over the following five years. Education is commonly seen to be a major aspect in improving the health of Indigenous individuals. Education has improved over the years with participation rates increasing and a greater percentage of Indigenous people achieving a non-school qualification. In spite of these improvements, education for Indigenous people still remains below the educational level of

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    Slavery has had the power to impact powerful civilisations to a great extent. Parameters The Australian government's enslavement of Indigenous Australians, with a focus on the Protection and segregation (1890s to the 1950s) and Assimilation (1940s to the 1960s) policy, shows the impact slavery has had on the economic, social and cultural welfare of this powerful civilisation. Why slaves? Indigenous Australians conform to Anti-slavery 2015 definition of slavery. They were forced to work for no or little

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    allow for the aboriginal peoples to vote. In 1850 Queensland, Western Australia and South Australia all passed individual state voting laws. Queensland and western Australia specifically prevented indigenous Australians from voting. Whereas South Australia allowed for all adult south Australians to vote. In 1901 the commonwealth specifically stated that any aboriginal person unless already enrolled in south Australia could not be enrolled and therefore were not able to vote in federal or state elections

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    Introduction The travel and tourism industry is one of the world's largest industries with a global economic contribution in 2016 alone of over 7.6 trillion U.S. dollars (Facts, 2017). Over the past six decades, tourism has experienced continued expansion and diversification to become one of the largest and fastest-growing economic sectors in the world (http://www.e-unwto.org/doi/pdf/10.18111/9789284418145). With this exponential growth, there is a need to harness this potential to benefit all stakeholders

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    198). Britain and Australia’s exchange of cultures strengthens their relationship. For example, the Australian business tycoon Rupert Murdoch Managing Director of News Limited and Ceo of 21st Century Fox, enables the Australian media to be sent to Britain through media communication. Neighbours Australia’s top listed drama is conveniently watched in Britain and is well-recognised, whilst British channels such as

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    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 the colony of Queensland became of the sovereign of the islands when they were annexed in1978. They claimed continued enjoyment of there land rights and that had not been validly extinguished by the sovereign. (Australian Bureau of Statistics

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    of time in Australian history Indigenous Australians were discriminated against, abused and denied their Human Rights. The Bringing Them Home Report significantly advanced the rights of Indigenous Australians as it began the reconciliation process which recognised the injustices which had been done to Indigenous Australians involved in the Stolen Generations, and set out a list of recommendations to create equality in Australia. Whilst an apology was given to the Indigenous Australians the concept

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    compared to their counterparts on the range of social indicators. International research has been discovered that one of the most disadvantaged groups in the world is Indigenous Australians (Cooke, Mitrou, Lawrences, Guimond, & Bravoing, 2007; Hill, Barker, & Vos, 2007; Ring & Brown, 2003). For this situation, Australian governments are finding the solution to poverty by establishing many policies and programs. this essay will demonstrate that education is considered to be a long-term solution for

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    Indigenous Australians marginalized in today’s society Introduction Archaeologists believe that aboriginals first came to Australia about 45, 000 years ago and were the only population of humans in Australia until the British invasion. There are about 500 different aboriginal groups each with their own language and territory and usually made up of several separate clans. The aboriginals of Australia are marginalised in today society. This marginalisation began right back during the British invasion

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