... nation surrounded by many millions of other people looking enviously at our large continent" ... Politicians harbouring xenophobic attitudes once again spurred the need for Australia to be populated with only white immigrants. British immigrants however were in short supply. Thus the focal area became the rest of Europe. This included Eastern and Southern Europeans, people whom previously weren't allowed mass ... though, they were happy for either the US or Britain to do that. Instead, they focused on increasing the labour force for the expansion of our manufacturing sector. The "White...

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... on Australian soil, and they knew their land well. Without the help and assistance of many Aboriginal groups and guides, many more white European expeditions would have endured the same fate as that of Burke and Wills, whose lives could have been saved by adapting to ... they were to going to take the land that seemed just to good to waste. The aim of many of the white explorers was to discover new land and resources for white settlers to cultivate and prosper. A combination of eagerness and ignorance led many of these men into a bush land, which ... break information. It was their land ...

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... is. Obviously this problem shows, that many people have different views of what the identity is and have not found a single one yet. Section 1: Traditional identity Historians such as Richard White (2) argue that Australian national identity has been constructed over the past 200 years from popular images and myths. Many dates in the past can be seen to shape the national ... threat of invasion (1941-1942). It seems that from colonization to World War Two Australians knew where they stood. For the first one third of Australia's history the majority of white Australians were either convi...

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... payment for resources taken from their land _ damage to sites _ clash between economic and spiritual _ The Impact of European Colonisation on Aboriginal Belief Systems and Society _ white settlement brought warfare, disease, other religion, European education and economic exploitation _ destroyed Aboriginal culture and language _ many tribal groups destroyed within a generation of the first ... reserves often run by Christian missionaries _ attempted to assimilate Aborigines into a European-type lifestyle _ lives heavily regulated and controlled by white "protectors" _ needed permits to m...

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... sent to Vietnam to fight for their country.In the novel, Silvey clearly shows the division between the Vietnamese and the 'White Australians'. This brings the attention of the issue of racism. The people of Corrigan are very closed minded about anybody who doesn't fit into ... their norm- White Australians. The Lu family are one of the many families that are marginalised because of their background. They are greatly affected by the ... were treated as inferior beings. Aboriginals were not seen as people, this is because their behaviour was different and they didn't look the same as 'whi...

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... and there was conflict. Immigration policies and attitudes have also changed since 1941. One of the main policies at the time concerning immigration was the "White Australia Policy", which restricted any Asians coming to Australia. This was one of the first policies passed during the federation of 1901. This policy was ... they were people too and many became good friends with them. These students then started massive protests in a plea to the government to soften the White Australia Policy. Another thing was that during the Vietnam War, a lot of it was televised back to Australian homes...

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... settlers. There was approximately 350,000 Aborigines in Australia in the late 18th Century, a number which had dropped significantly by the start of the 20th Century, leading many of the white population of Australia to believe that the Aborigines would eventually die out. So, what changed for the Aborigines? An ideal place to begin would be with assimilation of Aborigines in ... Australia. This was effectively an attempt to integrate Aborigines (and eventually wipe them out) into white Australian society by taking children from their families and placing them with missions or with whit...

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... . In Australia, a multicultural society, the needs of the Aboriginal inhabitants need to be catered for, their tribal ways need to be balanced against the white European democratic society, as well as the needs of immigrants, which flooded, to Australia during the post war years. Recently in Western Australia an Aboriginal ... tribes traditional way, a spear was thrust into each of the mans legs by another member of the tribe, that is the balance between the white democratic laws and the traditional tribal ways. The Aboriginal girl that committed suicide in the house did so because they a...

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... permanent dwellings or cultivate the land like the Europeans. This was the beginning of British occupation and colonisation. The contact between these people and the Aboriginals was not peaceful. The white people had brought with them sheep, horses and other animals. This caused disturbance for the Aboriginals as it caused widespread damage to their sacred land. The ... white people had also brought diseases. Up until then, the Aboriginals had only learned to treat the diseases of their society and not the diseases from the European countries; this meant ... Board the power to remove ...

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... British thought that the natives were uncivilised and colonised Australia under the term "Terra Nullias" meaning uninhabited land. Since Europe was mostly or all white, and Australia was governed by Britain, most of the migrants were white. The whites also had all the rights and controlled all forms of structure in the society, and to ensure that this continued the government established ... a "White Australia" policy. Only peoples from the British Isles were accepted as worthy migrants. During World War 11, Australia became very vulnerable with the threat of being attacked by Japan. We...

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... interconnection between the countries by mutual military agreements and business relationships. This liberal view of the national defence strategy was favoured during the early 2000s by updating the Defence White Paper of Australia (with the exception of 2009 when certain ideas of defender-regionalists were implemented).2 Currently the government of Australia still relies on this liberal theory and ... especially its alliance with the USA. Next update of White Paper of Australia is scheduled for 2015.3 Despite numerous discussions about the national security politics, Australia remains r...

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... the indigenous in Australia. The indigenous people were found as being inferior to the early settlers. This meant that their position within society is considered lower than those whose are white or European. This is therefore related to their socio-economic status. (Beck, E.J. 1985).High social status come economic rewards as well as a political voice within society. However, this was not ... were drawn up which involved a surrender of rights of the indigenous people to the European invaders. These were: *Dispossession 1788-1880s - this involved the hand over of land to the white for s...

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... the Aboriginal people. In this era there appears to have been little attempt to understand their customs and needs and even less attempts to treat them fairly. In some areas white settlers pretended friendship but then gave the Aboriginal groups flour and meat that was laced with arsenic. These Settlers knew of course that all members of the group including the ... 1950s the Assimilation Policy was first trailed. In practical terms this is that over the course of time it is expected that all Aboriginal people in Australia, will live like white Australians do. Today it can be seen that t...

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... the Aboriginal people. In this era there appears to have been little attempt to understand their customs and needs and even less attempts to treat them fairly. In some areas white settlers pretended friendship but then gave the Aboriginal groups flour and meat that was laced with arsenic. These Settlers knew of course that all members of the group including the ... 1950s the Assimilation Policy was first trailed. In practical terms this is that over the course of time it is expected that all Aboriginal people in Australia, will live like white Australians do. Today it can be seen that t...

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... 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 or 'proper' relationship with land/reality' (Graham, 1999 ... thinking, in favour of 'mere token educational practices of Aboriginality' in the Australian education system. There are also concerns that historic 'truths are dist...

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... and its flowering system are examples of these. The bark of the river red gum is smooth, which is a characteristic of all gums. The colour of the bark is generally white or grey, although it can vary with some barks being yellowish, pinkish or brown. The twigs however are reddish in colour. The bark is shed annually to increase the diameter ... river red gums method of seed dispersal and reproduction. The flower buds occur in inflorescences generally seven to eleven buds. A cluster of stamens makes up the flower. They are exposed, white in colour and threadlike in shape. The fruit of th...

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... experimental bubble that allowed learning and knowledge to occur within its walls. The California State Flower Each state is named a "state flower- as a representative of its land. The golden poppy, white poppy and mariposa lily were nominated for California's state flower early in the century. On March 2nd, 1903, the golden poppy was named California's official state flower. Early sailors nicknamed ... poppies. This is how California was given the name "The Golden State-. California poppy blossoms are two to about three inch cups of gold, bronze, scarlet, terra cotta, rose, or white an...

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... 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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... people have been proven to be the original owners of Australia, yet at the moment the constitution that binds them to white law does not mention their ancestry or heritage. Imperialist Australia neglected, abused and disowned the Aboriginal Race under the white Australia and Assimilation policies until the early 1960's when voting rights were finally granted. With the current Constitution, Aboriginal people ... ...

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... , the indigenous population can not become complacent and expect ATSIC to use these ideas and ideals in making and obtaining policies. After all ATSIC is a body which was implemented by a "white" government only after being afraid of wide public backlash at the bad treatment of Australia's indigenous population, it is now being run by ... a "white" person, who says they have the interests of the indigenous population at heart, but really do they or are they just like the British before them. Therefore, it quite clear ... ...

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... , the policy of Protection was enacted. A consequence of this protection policy was the conviction that half-caste children were best served by removing them from their families to live in White settlements. There they received basic food and housing. The rational behind this was the dilution of Aboriginal bloodlines. Molly Craig, a fourteen-year-old child was an example of this treatment ... of the land was rooted in their beliefs, rituals, way of life and the bounty that the land offered. Their dispossession of their traditional homelands at the hands of the white were and still are de...

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... were particularly detrimental to Indigenous Australians as this resulted in the genocide of Indigenous families through the acts of taking children away from their families to be assimilated into a 'white' culture. The devastating effects of this cannot be underestimated and has largely affected generations of Indigenous Australians. The impact this has had on their mental health can has certainly attributed ... ...

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... easily attract around to different age group consumers go to there and they have many special considerations in the marketplace, for example, famous festivals it can celebrate, such as Hallowmas, White Christmas etc. The competitive advantages is many people like watching movie and above half people want have a role in a play for one movie or see their hero in the real ... ...

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... really a threatening issue for Australia (Problem Gambling, 2013). Indeed, many of those gamblers who committed these crimes did not have a previous history of convictions and were found to work in white-collar professions that provided them with direct access to money (Rickwood, Blaszczynski, Delfabbro, Dowling & Heading, 2010). Furthermore, the number of Australians affected by problem gambling underscores the significance of this ... ...

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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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