Australian English

From the time the British first settled the continent to the present, the Aboriginal people of Australia and the English-speaking Australian government have had a rocky relationship. For many years, aboriginal Australians experienced much discrimination and racism. Like Native Americans in the United States, the Aborigines were displaced from their tribal lands and forced into designated settlements. This was all part of an attempt on the part of the government and the European settlers to eradicate

(Colonisation) The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have lived on the Australian continent and Torres Strat Islands for thousands of years, they have ancestral roots dating back between fifty-two and sixty-one thousand years ago (Monroe, 2017), these peoples have such a strong bound with the lands they live on. The Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been living within the boundaries of the land they live on and have adjusted themselves to be better

At night, when you open the door you are greeted by a brisk breeze. The place is relaxed and the soft white sands gleam in the half lit sky, as the sky turns from a bright blue to autumnal colors. As you take a walk along the shoreline, you hear the gentle movements of the sea and the distant sound of crickets chirping and rustling in the bushes. Tasting the salt in the air when you inhale. The sand feels comforting on your bare feet as you shiver from the chilly breeze coming for you. You stop

Bay, Sydney. The term ‘shared history’ simply means that Australia’s history is shared between both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Australians and that the country actively acknowledges the fact that the first people who inhabited this country were Aboriginals. Professor Mick Dodson, who was the Australian of the year in 2009 stated the fact that Indigenous Australians are still affected by what happened to their ancestors back when the first fleet arrived. Dodson continued to explain that people

result in a linguistic change. Because of this, some argue Australian English is losing its unique characteristics, and hence Australian identity is gradually affected. On one hand, it is evident that globalisation has resulted in lessened use of stereotypically Australian utterances such as ‘she’ll be right’, ‘g’day’, and ‘mate’. However, a lessened use does not necessary mean characteristics are lost. While we may not employ the Australian English lexicon in conversation, such characteristics may be

Although English is the official language of Australia, Australia's multicultural society has created many subcategories of Australian English. It can be broke down to different groups based on the ethno-cultural groups such as Lebanese English or Greek English as well as Indigenous English. However, Australian accents comprehensively were separated into broad, general, and cultivated varieties (ABC, 2016). General accent represent the most common accents and it is natural and less strong. Conversely

navigate through Australian landscape and find Aboriginal people. By 1900 the indigenous people of Australia had declined to around 93,000. Over time Australia has used several methods to control the membership of ethnic groups such as lineage, blood quantum, birth and self-determination. From 1869 and well into the 1970’s all indigenous children under the year of 12, with more or less than 25% Aboriginal blood were considered white and were often removed from their families by the Australian Federal and

Option C: Egalitarianism is generally considered a core principle and value of Australian national identity. To what extent is egalitarianism or a ‘fair go’ reflected in Australian society and culture today? Australia is a multicultural country and the central part of Australian culture is egalitarianism. As one of the national identities, egalitarianism means that all Australians have the same status that includes in legislation, society, and refuse to accept being inferior. In Australia, egalitarianism

Indigenous Australians have poorer health outcomes than Non-Indigenous Australians due to historical events, including Colonisation, that introduced infectious and unknown diseases, and created intergenerational health issues, and the Stolen Generation, that has contributed to psychosocial implications. The continuing inequities of social determinants, including but not limited to, poor education and low socio-economic status, have contributed to the poor health outcomes of Indigenous Australians. The

pinpoint what being "Australian" really is, or to define Australian culture. The best way to approach an analysis of Australian culture may be to compare it with another culture. Chinese culture is equally as complex and diverse as Australian culture, as both countries have a large variety of ethnic groups within their borders. However, in terms of the many aspects of culture such as meaning, language, human activity, lifestyle, works of art, and leisure activities, Australian and Chinese cultures