... follow. Intelligence corps steal. Ideas, skills, land, knowledge. Anything that might be the least part helpful to their cause. Indeed, many people believed that the Australian landscape was full of savages and was a dangerous place to explore. What many don't know is that the Europeans ... It was their land that they were crossing, their heritage that the Europeans were invading. Spatial boundaries were broken, and traditional ties lost. White men with whom many of them had feared, yet helped, were seizing the land. The early European explorers may have had the skills ... to survive. ...

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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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... federation Australia was a monocultural society, its population consisting of 95% British and Irish ancestry. Britain was seen as our mother country and the majority of people were willing to keep it that way. It is due to this that most Australian citizens opposed non-white immigration, to preserve British culture and traditions as the dominant influence in Australia. Thus the ... the "yellow peril. We face the gloomy future of being a small nation surrounded by many millions of other people looking enviously at our large continent" ... Politicians harbouring xenophobic attitudes once a...

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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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... government policies that regulate the welfare of all migrants and potential migrants. Consequently, if one considers that the fundamentals of democracy involve the "government of a country by its people" (Hutchinsons, 1994:308), it becomes clear that multiculturalism's influence on persons within Australia must then affect the democratic process as a whole. Thus, a causal relationship is ... 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 alternati...

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... Reconciliation is one of the major ideas posed in the book. Britain established its colony at Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788; many Aboriginal people were dispossessed and displaced from their lands. This is similar to what happened to both the Lamb and Pickles families. The Lambs leave Margaret ... 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 We...

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... not be asked that often because everybody would know what the identity 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. ... the first time. During that time, the prevailing sense of Australian national identity was British and thus white European. In the 1890's all governments and all mainstream political parties establishe...

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... in society. By using context and techniques, Silvey shows how a characters racial background or social status may impact on their acceptance in society. These people are known as the 'outsiders' or 'the other'. There are many characters that are portrayed as 'the other' in the novel. Each ... 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 ......

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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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... with a detailed map of their country _ Aboriginal Spirituality and its inextricable (can not be separated) Connection to the Land _ natural world provides a link between the people and the Dreaming _ Aboriginal people see themselves as being related to, and a part of, the natural world _ relationship to the natural world carries responsibilities for ensuring its survival _ each person ... link between the gospel and Dreaming Stories _ urban Aborigines _ expression through politics, native title claims _ traditional _ The integration of Christianity and Aboriginal belief systems by Many ...

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... onwards, things such as the war, foreign affairs (such as the period of communism), immigration and trade have changed the policies and attitudes of the Australian people, which were in place from federation (1901) to the beginning of the war. World War 2 did not change Australian attitudes so much as it ... reinforced them. For a long time there was a fear among the Australian people of Asian invasion, firstly from the Chinese when they flocked to Australia during the gold rush, and then from the Japanese after World War 1, nicknamed the ... did university with these students saw that ...

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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 ... result. This time other Europeans such as the Dutch, Italians and Greeks were included, but no Asians.The unforgettable lines stated by an Immigration minister, "Two wongs do not make a white" say everything abo...

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... lives before and after colonisation, what happened during colonisation and by comparing and contrasting the two countries. Before colonisation in 1788 only the Aboriginal people populated Australia. The population of Aboriginals at the time is uncertain but it is estimated that up to one million lived throughout the country ... 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 distu...

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... of these species are probably insects and other invertebrates, or animals that have no backbones. Rainforests are some times called green treasure chests because they are so rich with life. People might think that rainforests are very tough and strong because they support so many living creatures. In fact, The opposite is true. The rainforest is a very fragile place. Beneath the ... suited to root out the invertebrates that live just under the topsoil. The giant anteater has an incredibly long tongue and snout to suck out termites from their nests. The white-lipped peccary and the Malay...

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... fibers, usually wood. When the earth and the methods of obtaining this paper became a worry, convenient, recycled paper was then substituted. Most businesses now have two garbage pails, one for white paper and another for "other." Many companies, such as Johnson & Johnson, use paper companies that are "eco-friendly." Even though it is popular, paper itself is subject to its downsides ... , which is they are right within the company itself. Having an on site storage system requires the necessary equipment and a department of itself. It needs to have a small number of people who are traine...

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... affairs have been based on the premise of a shared responsibility between Australia's various governments. The referendum initiated a national effort to raise the status of Indigenous people within Australia. Special government programs were introduced. "In 1972 a separate Commonwealth Department of Aboriginal Affairs was established. In 1987 the Aboriginal and Torres Strait ... 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...

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... the "Australian Federation act, 1901" in the British parliament! This alone shows that the constitution is conceived with Imperialist ideals. Aboriginal 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 are asked to support a do...

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... past century. These determinants have become the basis for the health status of 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 ... the European invaders. These were: *Dispossession 1788-1880s - this involved the hand over of land to the white for settlement. *Segregation 1890s-1950s *Assimilation 1930s-1970s - this became an act by th...

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... comprising several groups. Between them they spoke about 500 different languages, many of which were variants or dialects of another. This race of people, who were then occupying areas right across the continent, had, after 40,000 years become a vital part of this land. Since 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 the policy was in fact racist. After all, it required Aboriginal people to live like white Australians. It required them to abandon their culture, which ... was seen by poli...

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... comprising several groups. Between them they spoke about 500 different languages, many of which were variants or dialects of another. This race of people, who were then occupying areas right across the continent, had, after 40,000 years become a vital part of this land. Since 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 the policy was in fact racist. After all, it required Aboriginal people to live like white Australians. It required them to abandon their culture, which ... was seen by polit...

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... thinking tries to squeeze patterns into triangles. This cannot work. Patterns do not have rigid lines like triangles. (Hanlen, 2002) 'Indigenous worldviews emerged as a result of the people's close relationship with the environment' (Hart, 2010). This relationship with the environment is not only important to Aboriginal Australians but is shared among many Indigenous peoples across the globe, ... 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 ...

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... the cars to widen the market. MASTERING CHANGE There are two types of CHANGE: 1. Macro Change: Culture. 2. Imposed Change: Self initiated. Why we resist CHANGE: - People tend to resist change for it does not feel natural. (People dont feel in control thus feel un-settled) - The subject of change towards humans is increasing rapidly because of communications developments. - Loss of identity e.g. Job ... step description of change; - Driving Forces: Direct behavior away from "how we are." - Restraining Forces: Decrease these forces which hinder movement from existing equilibrium. - Combin...

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... population in Australia. Within that 1% are 500 - 600 different groups (at least 50 are extinct) and 200 different languages or dialects Other ethnic groups make up the rest of Australia, white / caucasian - 92%, Asian 7%. Religons: Anglican - 26.1%, Roman Catholic - 26%, other Christian - 24.3%, non-Christian - 11%. ~Substanince & Diet: With great knowledge of the land, the basic requirement of each ... and rutual known as Totemism. A persons Totem denotes the particular animal, plant or object to which he stands in a special relationship. They believe and maintain a strong genealogica...

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... ( 1979, p. 343 ) " Its unique contribution to studying the bonds of human relations has been the distinctive concept of culture ". Some cultural groups could misconstrue this concept as the "white mans theory" and believe that it does not portray the true origin, identity or values held by that particular culture. A definition of culture provided by D"Ardenne & Mahtani, ( 1999, ... p. 3 ) defines "Culture" as " the shared history, practises, beliefs and values of a racial, regional or religious group of people". It is important to understand that culture, according to The new illustrate...

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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 ... eroded kinship relationships, community rules, gender roles and Aboriginal culture. Tribal languages were ultimately replaced with English. As a consequence, the core Aboriginal belief systems disin...

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