Culture of Australia

all realistic. Australia is becoming a very multicultural country, with the amount of residents born over seas approaching nearly 25% (2), and the indigenous population nearing 550,000; a number that only represents the people who choose to identify as indigenous (2). The Caucasian male is quickly diminishing as a representation of the country, but other characteristics…

concern for Australia. This essay will address some issues surrounding this topic. It will seek to explore the national strategy in regards to ‘Closing the Gap’ in relation to the aboriginal people of Australia. The differences between indigenous Australians and non-indigenous Australians are sought out in this essay. It will include existing national strategies, proposition of additional approaches and further suggestions of cultivating better health among the aboriginal people of Australia.…

Language is much more than a means of communication, it is something that not only contains the understandings of a person’s culture and connection to the land, but it also plays an essential role in maintaining one’s well-being, self-esteem and more importantly, their sense of identity. In addition, with regard to Indigenous Australians, language plays a significant role in their culture and history; however, since colonization there has been a significant decline in indigenous languages. This…

the migrants entering Australia. o Migrants bring new skills to the country such as the ability to speak foreign languages. These new skills can help boost communication between other countries and help people develop skills for working internationally. o Economic relations have been strengthened due to the addition of migration sources. o Migration raises average incomes and creates wealth and employment for all Australians. o Migration provides a diversity of cultures that many believe…

society as one and differentiates them with others. As Benedict Anderson suggests, a nation itself is not given but rather constructed, by the style and ties in which the communities imagined, making them believe they are connected to one another. Australia, with its Aboriginal heritage and the past of being a part of Britain and is now labelled as multicultural, may have suffered from an identity crisis. Hence, by examining the myth of Terra Nullius and the Indigenous’ continuing struggles for…

aboriginals. Many people do not know that a genocide was committed in Australia during the 19th and 20th centuries. A genocide is defined as the mass extinction of a whole group of people; an attempt to destroy an entire population and wipe them out of existence. Although there were no mass murders at the time, the actions taken against the aboriginals classify it as a genocide. Aboriginals were kidnapped, forced to abandon their culture and laws were passed forbidding them from procreating; in…

and have had a huge contribution towards the economic and social development of early Australia. The actions the Afghans performed have helped mould the Australia we know today. Through letters, immigration forms, personal possessions such as clothing and journals, historians have discovered many things about the Afghans and their job as cameleers in Australia. Before the arrival of the Afghans travel in Australia was slow as people were travelling with animals such as horses and cattle. These…

The 26th of January, Australia Day, what first comes to mind? Depending on cultural ethnicity the answer to this question will be different. For those of white Australian background you think of the stereotypical lifestyle consisting of the sun, waves and mates. However for those of Indigenous background mass genocide and the beginning of the end for your culture is what is thought of on this day. To display this stark contrast I have selected two poems by Australian poets which offer…

said that Refugees are bad for Australia and really shouldn’t be accepted in (or in very small numbers) into Australia, but one thing which is almost never highlighted is some of the good which can happen when they are accepted and how they can truly help our country excel compared to others. Hopefully this information provided below will be able to teach you some of the reasons that accepting them into this country might not be such a bad idea and also how many Australia really does take in per…

Year 11 Food Technology: Module 1: Food Availability and Selection In the late 1800’s, between 1850 to 1890, Australia received its first wave of multiculturalism, introduced through the frenzie of the Gold Rush. Immigrants from China, America and Scandinavia followed the European miners in pursuit of the precious metal. The American immigrants of Australia initialised an increase in food manufacturing and preservation, specifically cordials, jams and sauces. In the realisation that gold mining…