... the total Australian population) chose to identify themselves as aboriginal. When the first Europeans arrived in Australia in 1788, estimates placed the total number of Aboriginal people in the land at approximately that same figure around 350 000. It has taken over 200 years for the number of Aboriginal people in Australia to return to what it was before ... It is often a major factor in a lack of success in education. 4.0 Present Assistance 4.1 There are many organisations and centres available today. Aboriginals now have a Minister of Indigenous Affairs, Indigenous Land Corporation, ...

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... was to prevent important information about Australia's wartime strategies and capabilities becoming known to the enemy. This was also to shield Australia from bad news that may influence the promotion of war. Propaganda was used by the government to present certain messages to influence the public's opinion ... Auxiliary Australian Air force(WAAAF), Women Royal Australian Navy Services(WRANS), Australian Women's Army Services(AWAS) and the Women's Land Army (WLA). In July 1942, the Women's Land Army was officially recognized. This organisation was first created in WW1 and was used durin...

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... and Cola-cola Company in a rural place in India called Plachimada. Before the company was established in Plachimada, there was a lot of rainfall and the land was thriving for farmers to grow plants that enriched their life. But with the presence of this Cola Company after two years, everything dramatically changed. The ... crops could not grow normally, wells contained not much water and when it is used for cooking rice, the rice changed colour to brown and have bad taste. Else, the villagers got problem with their skin when they use the water for bathing and drink, hair loss, severe joi...

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There was land, but it was bare, flat and barren. There were no animals, trees, bushes, water. Man and woman were not created and the world was an empty quiet place. Baiame who ... Snake would rush down upon them. During dreamtime Rainbow snake was known as Ngaljod, a feared deadly and dangerous snake to those who are careless. But the rainbow snake was not a bad person and looked upon as vengeful. To some people the Rainbow snake is an old woman who taught humans to did for food and eat. The ancestor disappeared into caves ... was alive and beheld history. They treated the earth with care ...

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... . They were made to forget about their parents. The children were made to wear white English style uniforms, do schooling and dances, were made to learn that their culture was bad and had to learn a new culture, and sometimes they were exposed to sexual, mental, and physical abuse. They were made to eat gruel like foods and told by the government ... that there parents had died, that aboriginality was bad and that their parents hated them. When the children misbehaved or did something wrong by accident, such as breaking a window, they were either beaten up or lashed. These treatments tow...

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... and movies. It's wrong to stereotype Australia as a whole because all Australians are individuals. The typical Australian has often been portrayed as a tall lean sun-tanned stockman working on his land, like in The Man From Snowy river. His wife is at home cooking, cleaning and looking after the kids, realistically their are some people like that, but the majority of ... is known as a "big" gambling and drinking nation but that's not necessarily true. Some Australians have the once in awhile gamble and drink while others are more committed to this bad habit and others don't even gamble ...

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... on 7th August 1915 at the trench known as the The Nek'. The purpose of the attack was to divert Turkish attention from the 25000 British troops who were to land at Suvla Bay. The artillery barrage, designed to force the Turks out of their trenched was planned to continue until 4:30pm. However for some apparent reasons the artillery barrage stopped ... scene the film has really captured the anti-war theme. It had made me think how the lives of soldiers were often sacrificed in war to mistaken tactics, stupidity and bad luck. Gallipoli vividly demonstrates the horrors of war and the polit...

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