Wars involving Australia

“My hope finished now. I don’t have any hope. I feel I will die in detention.”
Unaccompanied 17 year old, Phosphate Hill Detention Centre, Christmas Island, 4 March 2014. 
Few social justice issues in Australia have attracted as much attention and controversy in recent times as the issue of asylum seekers. An asylum-seeker ‘is an individual who has sought international protection and whose claim for refugee status has not yet been determined’. In contrast, a refugee is an individual whose protection

potential, but also the patriotic attitude towards war at the time. Gallipoli follows young athlete Archie Hamilton on his journey to fight alongside the Australian Light Horse Infantry at Turkey’s borders. On his way, he develops a friendship with his closest sprinting rival, Frank Dunne, who also joins

Role and actions of the Australian Government in developing trade link The role of the Australian government concerning the international trade link is to ensure that the nation of Australia maintains strong and safe whilst dealing with trade internationally, ensuring that our nation remains strong for many generations to come. The Australian government has accomplished this by creating multiple governmental bodies including The Australian Trade commission, and the Department of Foreign Affairs and

the outskirts of Australia or on islands just off shore. As refugees and asylum seekers continue to leave their countries due to conflict, natural disasters or war, shelter and food is required, therefore fleeing to the safe havens of Australia. However, this sparks the question “is the treatment Australia provide to the ‘illegal’ refugees ethical?” and how well do they treat the refugees in comparison to other countries such as the United States and France. Since 1945, Australia have accepted and

explore the turbulent time that took part in Australia. The play is set in a mental institution in Melbourne, in the 1970’s. Using the ominous presence of the Vietnam War, Nowra explores the insanity of the war; and the need to condemn war and to protest against Australia’s involvement in Vietnam. The main presence of the institution and involving patients explored the inhumanity and ineffectiveness of the mental health system in the 1970’s in Australia. Nowra used the ‘play within a play’ to explore

characteristics of Australia. The popularity of sport and activity continues to grow in this area. Most Australians are interested in watching some type of sporting, and majority of Australia’s population actually participates in a sporting activity. With the First Fleet in 1788, sport finally arrived in Australia. The First Fleet encompassed a total of 11 ships which departed from Portsmouth, England in May 1787. This fleet founded the penal colony, and it became the first European settlement in Australia. Horseracing

Reaction to the war: • During the First World War, Australia supported Great Britain which meant that Australia was also at war. The conflict had an impact on Australia as a young nation, the following information are just some of the issues that Australia dealt with. The outbreak of war was met with huge enthusiastic support for Britain and for Australia to support by being part of the war. Support came in the form of political parties, churches, the newspapers and community leaders who felt that

Eugene Pring S3547404 Times are Changing: The History of Physical Education in Australia Topic: Discuss the historical development and influences on Physical Education in Australia and how this has impacted on the current Physical Education programs in Victoria, Australia OHTH2122 Teaching Methods of Health & Physical Education 1B Lecturer: Kate Jenkinson Part B - Essay Response (30%) Due: 4pm Tuesday 25th August 2015 (Week 6) Word Count: words. Submitted to the School of

Mowbray revolutionised and created a new, broad, perspective of the constitutional defence powers in regards to terrorism. This was the first case to reach the High Court on the validity of anti-terrorism measures that were recently introduced to Australia by the executive. Thomas made several submissions within this case, including that the defence power was limited to defence against threats from foreign states and that the words ‘naval and military’ present in the wording of the section confines

Introduction Migration is a population movement involving a permanent or semi-permanent change of residence, which transpires for many purposes. There is also international migration that is the movement of people across international boarders. Australia has nearly half a million people arrive in our nation every year. Statistics show that 13% of migrants are from Britain and New Zealand, 7% from China, 6% from India and 5% from South Africa. The arrival of migrants from different cultures into