Why do we need a new flag? The current Australian flag does not represent many of the characteristics of Modern Australian Society. The current flag shows that we, Australia, still follow many of the doctrines of the British, which we no longer do. The symbols on the flag show a defunct relationship between
Marcia Langton article on The European Construction of Wilderness describes a particular view of the Aboriginal displacement by the English and the claim that they original made to the land under Terra Nullius and the impact of native title cases like Marbo vs Queensland. The expression Terra Nulluis is a Latin word meaning “land belonging to no one person”. This was the regulation that was used to depict a land which has never been subject to the rule of any other authority especially by European Explorers when the occupied land did not live up to European Ideals, it was easier than conquering the land in question. The British used this International law to cement their claim on Australia when it settled here in the 1788.The British were able to achieve this because the native population in the Settlers eyes were less than people, they were not civilized, they had not cultivated the land or created what the British classed as settlements and they observed no real governmental
1 Australia’s Question of Identity British colonist, Irish immigrant, Aborigine...the list of different groups that define themselves as “Australians” is endless. Since Australia’s society can be seen as a “puzzle” consisting of European and Asian immigrants living together with Aborigines, the indigenous Australians, there is no unique culture. In other words, there is no one shared story, no essential Australian identity. Australia’s understanding of national identity to answer the question of who “we” (as Australians) are is and has always been an important part of literature, too. To get an insight into the Australian way of life it is important to investigate how literature constructs and shapes the understanding of a national identity.
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
The United Nations Refugee Conventions allows a person to be defined as a refugee only if they are outside their country of nationality or their usual country of residence and is unable or unwilling to return or to seek the protection of that country due to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion is not a war criminal and has not committed any serious non-political crimes or acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. This treaty has increased the amount of migrants come to Australia and has also increased our population, though when John Howard introduced the Pacific solution, the amount of refugees coming to Australia dropped drastically. Signing the United Nations Refugee convention with that this treaty when signed made our country look good in its global community. Migration has changed along the many years from the first settlement to the White Australia policy , from that to multiculturalism to the United Nations refugee convention to now. All those years, all those treaties and laws make what we as a country are today, a country full of culture and traditions from all different countries
Isaac Wooley 4/22/15 Texas Government 2306 Section 342 Mr. Michael Smith Annotated Bibliography John, S., & DeBats, D. A. (2014). Australia's Adoption of Compulsory Voting: Revising the Narrative - not Trailblazing, Uncontested or Democratic. Australian Journal Of Politics & History, 60(1), 1-27. doi:10.1111/ajph.12042 In this article, Sarah John and Donald DeBats argue that compulsory voting was adopted in Australia due to experiences in other democracies. Rather than view Australian history as a closed system, they attempt to explore how experiences in other democracies shaped the decision to have compulsory voting in Australia.
The AusAID Government has contributed funding for non-government organisation initiated appropriate development projects. AusAID support of PNG Government department responsible for protecting the environment in some way oblivious to the fact that these departments fail miserable to perform their functions. Australian aid has supported Papua New Guinea mostly in bulk budgetary support and effectively propped up the misguided PNG Government. The agreement between AusAID and the Papua New Guinea Government is to end the budgetary support in favour of direct project
Working Time Around The World (Routledge, 2007) McDonald, Fiona. ‘Working to Death: The Regulation of Working Hours in Health Care’ (2008) 30 (1) Law and Policy 108 Mitchel, Richard & et al. ‘The Evolution of Labour Law in Australia: Measuring Change’ (2010) 23 Australian Journal of Labour Law 1 Murray, Jill. ‘Fair Work Act?’ (2010) La Trobe University News (La Trobe) Opinion Packham, Ben. ‘Fair Work Fails to cater for us says restaurants and cafes’, (2012) The Australian (Sydney) 12 January 2010 Pocock, Barbara.
EDUC 289 Assignment One: short written response There have been many questions asked about national identity over time such as ‘what is the Australian national identity?’ is there more than one definition and ‘who is truly Australian?’ It can be difficult to define Australia’s national identity as it is a nation built by people of many different backgrounds, beliefs, morals and traditions. A general definition is the way we perceive ourselves and the way others perceive us. Although national identity is a lot more than that as Crabb (1985) defines national identity “as the sum of all the qualities, real or imaginary, which in the minds of Australian people distinguishes Australia”. However the issue with defining Australian identity
Essay Outline Sheet Thesis: In a free country like Canada where there are laws to protect against sexual orientation, why is it that we still discriminate against homosexuality today? Topic Sentence 1: Prior to the 1970s, homosexuality was considered a criminal offence in Canada. Evidence: 1. Gay and lesbians have been here since the beginning of the history of people. (Lubert 17) 2.