Today we are seeing more and more people asking if Australia should become a republic. People are wondering if our head of state needs to be monarch. A republic country means that the head of state is a president. My point of view is Australia shouldn’t become a republic. In this essay I will discuss what our relationship with Britain will be affected if we do become a republic, the changes of becoming a republic and is anything really good about a republic.
Australia, it is time for a new flag. We, as the people of Australia, need to change the flag of this beautiful nation, as it only represents the doctrines and aspects set by the British. Not only does the flag show that we are still apart of the British, but marginalises the many people of this land. Australia now being a fully self-governed country is blooming with multiculturalism and individualism, which is not shown on the flag. Why do we need a new flag?
She also goes on to discuss the history of the issue in Australia. This article would be useful when writing a paper on compulsory voting, because although the writer makes her views clear, being against compulsory voting, she also thoroughly examines the arguments of those with the opposing viewpoint. Twomey wordily explains that what she believes should matter more is the quality rather than the quantity of votes cast. Having an examination of both arguments for and against compulsory voting as well as its history all in one article make this a very useful
This was not considered unfair treatment by the Australian society for the simple reason that they did not exist under Australian law and were considered ‘present absentees (Hudson and Bolten, 1997). Racism and egalitarianism were interwoven until approximately the 1970. Traditional value of egalitarianism does not reflect contemporary values, but since federation immigration laws and Australia’s multiculturalism seems to reflect that egalitarianism is relevant in contemporary Australia. In saying that, a sense of Xenophobia still exists in its multicultural environment, as “having a fair go” can be seen as non-existent when society separates itself from particular cultures for example, identifying certain racial groups as ‘Muslims’ in comparison to who is deemed as acceptable ‘Australians’ (Watson, 2011). It can be argued that Australia’s national identity has been formed from images and ideas of being Australian which society and the media have shaped through story-telling, myth making, news reporting, academic pontificating, cinema production and watching, and more.
It makes us focus on the Australian Flag Debate. The Australian Flag Debate, a periodic question, is a discussion about whether the Australian should change their national flag or not. Especially, the new flag should remove the Union Jack from the canton and to introduce a completely new design which is without the Southern Cross. (Wikipedia 2014) And it has been an ongoing debate since early 1990s. From the history of Australia, we can know that it has many connections with Britain.
2. The United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit ruled the “Act” violates the Constitution by denying health benefits to same-sex spouses. 3. Since 2010, courts reviewing the “Act” have found it unconstitutional even on a basic level of interpretation of the law. 4.
Q) Investigate the contemporary issue relating to family law of the recognition of same sex relationships and evaluate the effectiveness of legal and non-legal responses to the issue. Same sex couples only recently received legal recognition, until 1970’s and 1980’s homosexual activity was a criminal offence. However, in 1975 in Australia South Australia placed legal recognition on homosexual relationships by decriminalising homosexual activity. A significant movement was the amended to the NSW anti-discrimination Act 1977, which prohibited discrimination of the grounds of homosexuality. Nine years later NSW legally recognised same sex relationships by decriminalising sexual activity, the Australian Medical Association removed homosexuality from its list of illnesses and disorders.
Reform of the Federation White Paper, Federation, Australian Leaders’ Retreat, viewed 31 August 2015, This paper studies the aspect how Australian constitution established Australia’s system of government as Federalism has changed over century. It emphasizes the main factors of the transformation; along with the suggestions on how to bring back on track. Australian federal system were the fruit of discussion and peaceful evolution because of which we tend to take our federal system for granted and ignores periodic re-assessment which is affecting our economic and social wellbeing. Author also provides survey factors, examples and statistic value to strengthen his arguments on why reform of Federalism is mandatory. This article provides
It has even been argued that the apology itself, whilst recognising the past, also at the same time fundamentally failed to acknowledge the implications of forced removal beyond the individual experience. In his research paper outlining the inherent limits of the apology, Alex Reilly of the University of Adelaide suggests that Rudd’s focus on individuals is the antithesis of acknowledging the harsh realities of the Stolen Generation (Reilly,
Australian Employment Law I. Introduction The purpose of this essay is to construct an argument toward if the Fair Work Act of 20009 is a fair piece of legislation in terms of protecting the rights of employees and employers with regard to minimum wage determination statues, if need the Act is working for the people of Australia or if it is not working. This issue can easily be debated in terms of if the law meets the needs of the whole and not just some. Is the law efficient, equitable and sustainable or will it needs to be reformed due to social changes and needs of the Australian people? This paper also wants to discuss if the maximum amount hours worked by the people is fair also.