... region, demonstrating that democratic relationships are especially important with these specific countries. In this sense, Australia's active multicultural policies are clearly beneficial to such a cause. Clearly, its foregoing alternatives- the White Australia Policy, assimilation, and integration were discriminatory and damaged Australia's democratic relationships with many countries, especially those of neighbouring Asia. However, although negative to international democracy, when taken in context ... further accentuated by claims that migrants who do manage to stay in Australia lay ...

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... new role is indicative of recent Australian foreign policy, which tends to place more emphasis on US global primacy and less on regional engagement. The Australian Department of Defence published White Papers in 2000 and 2003, which set out the essentials of Australia's defence doctrine and strategic contingencies, and similar documents exist for previous years. The Minister of Defence has also ... spoken publicly on the issue many times, the most significant of which being a speech called "Beyond the White Paper: Strategic directions for defence" made in 2002. These various releases ha...

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... of those enlightened Reasoners - as a return to barbarism are certainly reflected in colonial Australia. The British held the Indigenous people to be ignorant and barbaric, yet white Australia was founded by the ignorant and "barbaric" - criminals, white trash, penal scum from England, and their wardens. The law in Australia is a reflection of the prejudices of a Eurocentric community. Setting racial prejudice and exclusion ... ...

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... seems orientated from the ground while her facial expressions and body language show fear and sadness, at the same time her movements identify the traditional dances of her people. While a white lady appears to be working at her sewing machine. The design, staging, music and choreography all draw strong distinctions about cultural differences. Learning Contemporary dance has really showed me the ... ...

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... risk to society (Hall, 1997). Society often portrays that individuals become addicted to the substance therefore becoming more aggressive and having psychotic behaviors, which lead to criminal activities. Dennis and White (1999) found that opponents of legalizing cannabis argue that addictive drugs were illegal due to the fact they harm the individual and society, particularly adolescents. Lenton and Farringdon (2005) conducted ... ...

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... , he appeals to the audience's' sense of justice through the rhetorical questions of "didn't Australia provide...for the dispossessed Irish?...refugees from Europe and Asia?", which parallels the experiences of white Australians to that of the Indigenous. Keating urges society to acknowledge the Indigenous culture and enrich their experience of belonging by questioning "can we find just solutions to...the people ... ...

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