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    Australia’s most iconic sport of our country on a worldwide scale. But, on a more important note the AFL represents as an important part of our Australian culture and a beneficial part of the upbringing of generation, typically known as generation Z. AFL, is the only major sport to be played in Australia, that was also founded and created in Australia. The AFL, was created in 1858 by a man named Thomas Willis, a Melbourne man thinking that it would be a good game to play during their off-season.…

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    challenge modern Australia. The movie is set in 1931 in Western Australia where half-caste children were forcibly removed from their families by white Australian government authorities. This drastic action was supposedly in the best interest of half-caste children but it became clear that the government had ulterior motives. Aborigines and half-castes were considered to be inferior to white people. They were taken away from their families and trained to be servants in a white culture. Rabbit…

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    Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. South Melbourne, VIC, Australia: Oxford University Press. The wombat in the room distinguishes numerous notions of Indigenous wellbeing and culture. They also examine the significance of social comprehension and how it effects on the procurement of human services for Indigenous Australians. While it also develops the significance 's of family relationships, customs and how these impact on their health.…

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    Australia Film Analysis

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    Australian Film festival selection panel for 2016, I present to you an amazing and accurate representation of Australian culture and community, the film directed by Baz Luhrmann, Australia. The film Australia was set in 1939, Lady Sarah Ashley played by Nicole Kidman travels from Britain to Australia to meet her husband Maitland Ashley played by Anton Monsted in northern Australia as the business is failing at Faraway Downs Farm. Maitland sent his Drover played by Hugh Jackman to collect…

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    His circle of obligations was overwhelming, and he genuinely cared for all of the people of Australia. However, the way that he executed his ideas for improvement was not of the better of the people he supposedly cared about. He was unfortunately oblivious to the harm he was inflicting on the Indigenous people of his country. He and his fellow Europeans were not the first to claim the land in Australia, so conflicts quickly arose when the new settlers had arrived. The European settlers had…

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    Assimilation In Australia

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    Assimilation in Australia had a significant impact on the Indigenous population for many generations, therefore, becoming a turning point in the history of Australia. And although the Australian Government presumed that through assimilation, Indigenous people would enjoy and encounter the same standards of living as the white European population, once they had adopted European customs, this was not the case for many Indigenous people who are known as the stolen generation. Regardless of…

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    the continent as a whole, creating a British colony by changing the land, beliefs and culture of the country. From the very beginning of their arrival to today’s technological era, England has had a massive impact in the way that Australia has developed. Almost from the moment the English first set foot on Australia they began to cultivate the land, fashioning it to fit their European ideals. Australia had been described by explorers such…

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    Chapter One Introduction 1.1 Background of the study In 1788, about 1530 British people arrived at Australia as penal transportation, and for the next 80 years, about 16 million people moved into Australia and established penal colony. The following paragraph indicates what happened in Australia as a first step of a colonial domination. The rabbits are the British, who came there with purpose of establishing a new penal colony to supplant the America. Actually, there were Aborigines inhabiting…

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    environment affecting Disney 's global and domestic decisions in marketing include: the impact of trade agreements/practices and global economic interdependence, the role of physical infrastructure and demographics, the role of differences in terms of culture, the role of ethics vs. legal obligations and social responsibility, the role and influence of international relations and political systems, the role of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, local, national, and international legislation and …

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    From the first English arrivals in Australia, the Aboriginal people have lived in the shadow in their own country, with many issues that have not been resolved yet. Noel Pearson is one of the country´s most respected Aboriginal leaders and impressive intellects and powerful orators in Australia. He is a popular defender for Aboriginal rights, especially Aboriginal land. He has changed the approach to welfare, child abuse, child protection, education and economic development. In 2007, together…

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