... paradigm and the need, in nations or groups which have been victims of imperialism, to achieve an identity uncontaminated by universalistic or Eurocentric concepts and images. And a country like Australia has almost no possibility of entry into the post-colonised condition. Although there is still much that can be done to redress the abysmal situation, for example, Indigenous control of Indigenous ... ...

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... patriarchal views long held by Australian society. Many women began to campaign for equality and the freedom to be seen as individuals. Throughout the 70's up until current times patriarchy has been challenged on all levels, enabling many women to overcome societies long held views of patriarchy. The feminist reader in today's society may think the view in the extract from ... ...

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... better understanding of each other Mouzos, j & Makkai T. (2004). According to Fleming & O'Reilly (2007: 214) Australia for past 24 years in vary report has insisted that Australian police have been promoting community policing as their vital activity. Also police commissioner has highlighted the importance of community policing where it involves community in preventing and fighting against crime. One the most effective methods of ... communication between police and the community, resolving disputes, create more central awareness, Identifying local crime problems and work on crime probl...

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... Bangarra provides the opportunity for people of all cultural backgrounds to be able share knowledge about the world's oldest living culture. In just over two decades, Bangarra has produced over thirty original works and has also collaborated with other Australian performing arts companies such as the Australian Ballet and the Sydney Theatre Company. This Company consists of sixteen professionally trained artists who ... born in Brisbane and is a descendant of the "Nunukul" people from South East Queensland. Stephan was chosen to be Artistic Director of Bangarra in 1991 and ever since...

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... Tobacco like other illicit drugs contains many harmful chemicals such as nicotine or tar as compared to cannabis, which is organically grown and has health benefits for individuals as it does contain harmful chemicals. If cannabis were to be legalized in Australia it would help to prevent ... effectiveness. Crime rates and safety for the society is another huge factor that disadvantages the legalization, as Smith (2013) stated that they has been argument for a long time against the use of cannabis for medical reasons as individuals developed psychiatric disorders, specifically schizophr...

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... of belonging. A similar notion is presented in Paul Keating's "Redfern Speech" (1992) which explores the negative interactions between the government on Indigenous Australians. Ultimately, each composer has used a variety of techniques to demonstrate the integral role of interactions in establishing one's sense of belonging. The ability to adapt to new environments can allow them to form ... 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 to whom the most injustice...

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... food demands. These agricultural practices are known for causing negative impacts on the environment; including increased fertilisers and other chemical usage, increased irrigation, which, in many cases in Australia has lead to salinity problems, just to name a few. Potentially, improved genetic engineering technology may be the answer to increasing the yield size of crops as well as minimising ... causing the population of this species to decline dramatically, resulting in the removal of that particular crop. Genetic Bio-invasion is another possible threat to environmental health; this ...

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... the ADF in the wake of these changes and to anticipate further changes in the strategic environment has been relatively weak. Despite a fundamental shift in the perceived threats to Australia, little has changed in the ADF's force planning to meet these new challenges. The government has also been reluctant to limit or prioritize the ADF's operational scope, effectively making an ADF deployment ... only a small portion of the ADF being suited to these types of operations. Australia's lack of long-term defence strategy has definite ramifications for the Asia-Pacific region, with regional...

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... the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) and Anti-Discrimination Act 1977 (Cth), was introduced to protect the rights of all Australians. Although difficult to administer, such legislation has received the unanimous support of both parliament and public, demonstrating a collective desire for a democratically multicultural nation. Popular this may be however, critics have argued against the ... positive democratic system. In recent years however, Australia's interpretation of a) domestic legislation relevant to refugees, and b) international laws that form a functioning constituent of suc...

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... don't take into account the additional benefit or costs the good imposes on society. There are many externalities involved in the Barrow Island Gas Project. Positive- Extensive research has identified that the only feasible site for reinjection of reservoir CO2 for Gorgon Gas is the Dupuy reservoir beneath Barrow Island; this will result in significant public relations windfall by ... The market demand for "clean energy" is steadily increasing and opening up massive gas fields could mean opening up a new era of clean fuels in Australia. The Pilbara particularly has a good potential for su...

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... the values and ethics that people hold. Laws can only be as just as the society from which they stem. This is reflected through the stance that Australia's Federal Government has taken in relation to asylum seekers, non-legal migrants, boarder applicants and refugees or "boat people" as they have been called by both media and government officials alike. The problem ... governments, and the medias, harsh stance on these "boat people" who have unfairly been labeled as criminals. To combat societies fears, enhanced through media, non-reviewable and indeterminate mandatory detention has bee...

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