... perpetuate the "Australian Myth" of idealised masculinity. Films are not an accurate reflection of the real world, rather they apt aspects of the real and drag them into their own story world, whilst having a tendency to conform to the Australian template. This can be seen in "Robbery Under Arms" where a real Australian bushranger, Captain Starlight, is conveyed in a typical bushranger genre ... stability which progresses to instability through conflict and intervention, then as the problem is resolved, the film conspires to stability once again, si typical to many Australian films. Thi...

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... representations of cultural qualities, becoming influenced by personal gain will colour political and cultural issues in a very different light. As relationships develop between these elites, several disturbing considerations arise. Tony Fitzgerald QC pointed out in his inquiry, the cost of political corruption in Queensland. Here the media failed to report, or chose to ignore the abusive powers of the Queensland Government ... , which enabled corruption to "develop and flourish." (Cunningham and Turner, 1997 40) Had it not been for the Government run ABC finally breaking the story, Quee...

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... fell good personal stories of heartache or achievement this is all well and good but has this supposed Women's television' has too gone too far. We now have diet story after diet story on that Hard hitting' program called A Current Affairs and Today Tonight which both have almost become comical in their supposed hard journalistic stories. Australia could soon get sucked further ... had on an unsuspecting second party. The twist was that the crushes were ones that homosexual men had on other men. Jonathan Schmitz, 24, says he had no idea that Scott Amedure, 32, a neighbour of his, was hi...

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... dairy products, there existed an equilibrium of supply and demand. This equilibrium can easily be explained as a point "where quantity demanded is equal to quantity supplied". (Fraser, Gionea, Fraser, 2000: 39) The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease created a disequilibrium of both supply and demand that, although initially affecting only England, quickly spread its fingers to the rest of the world ... contain the spread. Marwell Zoo in Winchester, one of the UK's leading conservation zoos has closed after a suspected case of the disease was found". (Perry, 2001: http://newsroom.co.nz/s...

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... developing cross-cultural programs. Failure to recognise " the fact that human identity is expressed in a specific cultural and community context and human potential is realised in much the same way" ( Fitzgerald, 1988, p. 58 ) can only be disadvantageous to any cross- cultural human service worker. The necessary preparation and underlining principles for cross-cultural work will be discussed. The role of self ... ...

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... 2% of Australia's population, they represent 9% of the total homeless population and 19% of people in improvised housing. 60% of the homeless are men and 40% of the homeless are women. 39% of the homeless population is young people under 18. The average age a teen becomes homeless is 14 and 7 months of age. 1 in 7 young people between the ages of 10 to ... ...

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... the post-recession economic recovery" (Henderson, 2001). Despite this, one could question whether this is "a crisis" as in 1993 employment peaked at Eleven per cent, as compared to Indonesia where "39 million Indonesians have lost their jobs" (Pettifor, 2002). On the other hand, "the main reason for high unemployment in Australia is that employment growth has been too weak over the ... ...

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... legitimate, implicitly encouraged the segregation and fragmentation of minority ethnic groups from the mainstream Anglo-Saxon community. Such behaviour is expounded upon in The Mackay Reports (Mackay Research, 1995:38-39): "Tolerance actually discourages assimilation the underlying concern here, of course, is that strongly entrenched ethnic communities will create divisions within the broader Australian society and these divisions will set the ... ...

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... . Capital Punishment was abolished from all Australian states by the year 1985 (Appendix 1), however it is still practised in many other countries around the world. The death penalty exists in 39 of the United States of America, most of Africa, many countries in Europe, most countries in Asia, and most of the Middle East. A total of 95 countries worldwide retain the ... ...

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... students agree or somewhat agree that reading is fun. And 43% believe math is fun. These scores are higher than most other nations. For example, in the United States only 39% of 15 year-olds agree or agree somewhat that math is fun and only 42% say they enjoy reading. When I examined the percentages of students in nations who agreed with ... ...

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... statistics show that from 1947 to 1997 immigration from English speaking countries such as the UK, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada and the US, had dropped from 81% to only 39%. While on the other hand immigration from the Asian countries had increased from 15.2% in 1977, peaking at 50.6% in 1991-92 and was 37.4% in 1996-97. These immigration ... ...

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... for eye, and tooth for tooth." But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39 What Jesus is trying to tell us is that if forgiveness is essential when dealing with criminals. We need to understand that they may have gone through a great deal in ... ...

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... rooms. But are these shows bringing us the honest truth? For example, the segment reported by Sixty Minutes, titled "The Lost Children", tells the story of children who were sent to Australia for the opportunity of a so called "better life". It would be there where they would be taken care of ... Brothers. However it was in this "better life" that the children were forced to work as labourers and were molested, beaten and raped. Was the story twisting words? After all, we are all guilty of exaggerating occasionally. But was it an act, tailored to stir up our emotions by using sly, ... p...

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... you can see that the donkey's nose has been rubbed smooth.) The All Purpose ANZAC Legend - Museums Australia Conference 2 We tell children the story of Simpson, a stretcher-bearer who served during the first weeks of the Gallipoli landing and who with the assistance of a team of donkeys ... servicemen in the cloisters. We then move onto the Gallipoli Gallery, the scene of the birth of the ANZAC Legend. After briefly retelling the story of the landing, we move to contemporary reports of the campaign. Firstly is an excerpt of a newspaper report from British correspondent Ellis Ashmead ......

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... defend their sister from Fitzpatrick, but are accused of shooting him, all this happened while Ned was in a barn with Julia Cook (Watts) but Fitzpatrick had another story and said that Ned was there while all this was going on. There is no evidence today still, to say where Ned was that night. Ned's family ... a real Australian feel, which created realism. The towns and the city of Melbourne from are all really well put together, giving a feel of the time when the story accured. Throughout the film use of symbolism occurs, showing animals like eagles souring for freedom, a caged lion sh...

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... be mindful of. Things such as which translation to use; which scriptures to teach; biblical truths within the story, such as historical truth, scientific truth, moral truth and religious truth; imagery contained in the story that may be contrary to, or not verified, in the story; and even the imagery within the text itself. When choosing which translation to use, the teacher must ... use, four questions should be kept in mind: a) do I really understand the theological meaning of this story? b) can I convey to these children enough of the theological meaning of this story to avoid misund...

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... Heath's (1986) study of three communities. Considerable cultural variation was found in the acquisition of oral language and the way in which families introduced children to literacy. Focussing mainly on story reading, Heath was able to collect evidence of considerable differences in community styles of literacy socialisation. The place literacy held in each of these communities prepared children to greater and ... literacy experiences, performed well at school because school valorised and rewarded the types of literacy that they had, such as story reading and making meaning from text. ...

• Word Count: 1973
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When watching a film, I am often pulled into its story and plot, paying little attention to the great effort and art that is put into it. I"m sure this is the same case with many people. Little to some of us ... how everything seen on the screen has meaning and can trigger our emotions comes from Phillip Noyce's, Rabbit-Proof Fence. Set in Australia in 1931, Rabbit-Proof Fence tells the story of a government policy that required children that were half white and half aboriginal to be taken from their homes by authorities to be trained to work as servants for the ... whites. This is based on...

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... with the Dreaming through their dreams _ concept of time does not apply to the Dreaming _ Dreaming is seen as a "whole"; where past, present and future can merge _ when a story from the Dreaming is ceremonially re-lived, it is being spiritually lived _ Dreaming beliefs passed on to young people by a network of stories and ceremonies _ Dreaming stories tell of all ... and treated with respect _ Dreaming stories cover male and female roles _ stories cover sacred and public activities _ often not gender-specific until translated into English _ different versions of the same story common _ ...

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... and respect the rights of the Aboriginal people. Therefore we stand proud as a nation that respects the land of ours, values Aboriginal Heritage and provides justice for all. This is a story of a struggle begun over two hundred years ago and continues today. In many respects it is a shameful ... ...

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... and respect the rights of the Aboriginal people. Therefore we stand proud as a nation that respects the land of ours, values Aboriginal Heritage and provides justice for all. This is a story of a struggle begun over two hundred years ago and continues today. In many respects it is a shameful ... ...

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... views to the world, are the biographical novels "Haunted by the Past" (Langford Ginibi, 1999), and "Auntie Rita" (Huggins and Huggins, 1996). In the former, Ruby Langford Ginibi tells the story of the life of her son Nobby, and his experience growing up within a political system that has failed Aboriginal people. The book, while written from a very subjective standpoint, allows the ... reader to view Australian society from a different point of view. In "Auntie Rita", Rita Huggins tells the story of her life; from growing up on Cherbourg Aboriginal Reserve, to bringing up her children i...

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... knowledge and this knowledge is passed down through generations through various cultural practices such as art, dance and ceremony. Aboriginal Dreamtime is another way of passing this knowledge on through story. 'Old Aboriginal people have often stated that White Australians 'have no Dreaming', that is, they have no collective spiritual identity, together with no true understanding of having a correct ... ...

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... more tourists than it did over the two year period spanning 1998-1999, an increase of over 12 percent. These increased tourist numbers for the "post-Olympic" years represent a success story for the Australian tourism industry. Australia was able to effectively market itself to the world and boost its image as an attractive destination for travelers. Australia is continuing to build ... ...

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... emergents sprout above the dense jungle like huge umbrellas. Emergents are often about 115 to 150 feet tall, but some can reach up to 250 feet, as high as a 25 story building. The emergents are the oldest trees in the rainforest, but it is hard to tell their exact age. Because emergent trees are the tallest, they have a different environment than ... ...

• Word Count: 1946
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