Culture of Australia

Kevin Parlato Global Context William Strutt Painting “Black Thursday” Australia has a unique but dark past when it comes to its colonial history. Remnants of this past still linger as significant problems for the modern era. These problems expose themselves in many aspects of the Australian culture such as politics, social ques, and art. If a foreigner, such as myself, takes a look at Australian art, I take it in at face value. It would take lots of research to determine any cultural…

workforce and the skills and qualification that they have achieved, Refugees are presented among the rank of unemployment, lowly-paid, low-skilled (REFERENCE). Hence, refugees and asylum seekers face many specific barriers to employment upon resettle in Australia. Lack of Australian work experience can prevent a refugee from being employed due lack Australian work experience and non-recognition of overseas qualification. For this reason, employment status or unemployment is believe to be one of…

will analyse the poem ‘Australia’ by Australian poet A.D. Hope. It will explore the underlying message of the poem in terms of Australian culture or lack thereof, as well as the ideas of patriotism and shame. This essay will also draw attention to the slight racist undertones of the poem. In the first stanza of the poem, Hope describes Australia as a "Nation of trees, drab green and desolate grey" that "Darkens her hills". By this description it would seem that he sees Australia as a country…

which could be sudden and unexpected. However it may affect them physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. This response will focus on the idea of discovery that relates to the themes of Aboriginal connections to their family and culture and the discrimination upon them and discovery of new place and character. This well demonstrated through the texts “Rainbows End” by Jane Harrison,…

nullius’ being classified as inutile in the High Court of Australia; a major step to reconciliation between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous, but how much impact does this case still have today from being brought into court 33 years ago? Nicholas Recchi reports. This year marks the 33rd year from May 1982, from when Eddie Koiki Mabo and four Meriam persons from the Murray Islands (Mer) brought legal action to the High Court of Australia looking to confirm whether they had traditional land…

it could be said that the first immigrants to Australia were the forbears of the Australian Aborigines who arrived on the continent via the islands of New Guinea and Maritime Southeast Asia an estimated fifty thousand years ago. The late 17th century onwards saw the continent experience its first coastal arrivals after earlier journeys by European explorers. However, Australia’s immigration numbers exploded with the end of World War II, when Australia became home for a number of the…

imagined community in his speech, I will analyse the apology on two faces: rhetoric and content. Firstly, I will point out how the use of words help him to create image of nation and the language he used to create such a feeling of belonging to Australia. Then, I will examine the main ideas which he use to promote national unity by unifying Indigenous and Non-Indigenous…

Australia is a melting pot of numerous cultures, built on the backs of hard workers from several ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds. However, for the majority of its history, Australia has done its level best to wipe out, both figuratively and literally, all traces of non-British influence. From colonial invasion to the White Australia policy to the Stolen Generation, the culture that has been oppressed, harassed and victimized more than any other is the one that boasts the most ancient…

all-time high. 1 in 4 Australians were born overseas, this means that we have one of the most diverse populations in the world. Yet, cultural and religious discrimination are prevalent issues facing Australia right now. People of the Islamic religion are experiencing discrimination daily in Australia. Western Sydney University recently completed a survey of almost 600 Australian Muslims. The results found that 57% had experienced racism, that is more than 1 in 2. Why is it that we are a nation…

still at a disadvantage in our society, as a matter of fact, they rate as among the most disadvantaged peoples in Australia; so how much of society’s attitudes have really changed? The treatment of the ATSI people is a part of what has shaped contemporary Australia today, our behaviour and actions towards Aboriginal…