Fremantle, Western Australia Essays

Positive aspects of living in Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of Western Australia with a population of 1.7 million residents. It is the most isolated city in Australia. It’s almost in a different time zone to the rest of the country, it is a 4000km drive from Sydney or about 4 hours flight to the east coast. In addition to physical distance, other positive aspects of living in Perth are including, such as climate, lifestyle, the place of living, education opportunities and so many other

Question 1- Describe what the Leeuwin Current is- The Leeuwin current, is the flow of water that runs through the southern and western side of Australia and is, the longest boundary current in the world is the Leeuwin current. The current was named after Cape Leeuwin, by researchers George Cresswell and Terry Golding. Cape Leeuwin was named after the voyager Leeuwin, it was a Dutch merchant ship, meaning lioness. The currents existence was first suggested by William Saville-Kent in 1897. It was

Australia offers a Unique Experience to students. Apart from a world class education Australia offers various opportunities to students to get involved in daily life; from Art museums to various sports Australia covers it all. The Australian education system is governed by the government. The courses are innovative, well-structured and of high quality; this makes the Australian education of exclusive repute. Australia is also a very harmonious and crime free nation. The crime rate is lowest in Australia

Rez Dogs is a television series following many mischievous characters living on a small indigenous reservation. The show focuses on the complexity of these characters as they all have their own special way of struggling through life. Each character has their own motivations to persevere through the tough life of living on the reserve. The character with the strongest motivation is Elora Danan Postoak. Elora’s motivation is her motivation to leave the reserve and move to California for a better life

Alexander Forrest was a explorer, politician and investor, was born on 22 September 1849 at Picton, near Bunbury, Western Australia. His older brother was John Forrest. After education at Bishop Mathew Hale 's School in 1863 through 1865, he worked at his father 's mill until in 1868 he advertised himself as a surveyor. By 1870 he was experienced enough to serve as second-in-command of John 's first transcontinental expedition, along the edge of the Great Australian Bright. On January 1, 1871 he

internet access compared with other Australians, irrespective of where they live. Over 2011–2012 the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee conducted its first review of telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote Australia. In its submission to that review, the Indigenous Remote Communications Association (IRCA) recognised the potential of digital convergence technologies for social, service and economic development in remote Indigenous communities: Remote access

Strait Islanders experience many disadvantages compared to most of the Australian population. The Indigenous people of Australia experiences vast inequality compared to non indigenous Australians including a significantly shorter life expectancy, higher rate of infant mortality, lower levels of health and poorer levels of education and employment. Since the colonisation of Australia by the British in 1778, Indigenous Australians have experienced significant disadvantage, discrimination and injustice

1. Introduction This report by Aussie Democracy Now on the lack of access to justice for Aboriginal Australians is made to Senator the Hon. Nigel Scullion, Minister for Indigenous Affairs. Aboriginal Australians are overrepresented in the justice system as both victims and offenders. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the 2016 imprisonment rate of Indigenous people was 2 346 per 100 000 people, while the imprisonment rate for non-Indigenous people was 154 per 100 000. This report covers

Research has highlighted that in colonial societies like New Zealand and Australia, indigenous people are particularly vulnerable to over-policing (Rowe, 2012). This is suggestive by their over-representation of all stages in the justice system. Furthermore, indigenous or ethnic minorities are often receiving disproportionate attention from the police because of their position in wider society (Rowe, 2012). These groups are not only disproportionately affected by the criminal justice system, they

This essay will focus on deconstructing the question, ‘why do Aboriginal people get given everything but us Australians work for everything?’ The person who created this question depicts a disregard and disrespect for the Aboriginal people of Australia, showing distressing ignorance on a multitude of issues and perpetuating a negative stereotype. This essay will look at the words and terminology used, and look at the aspects of stereotypes enforced through a question such as the one poised. The

Introduction: A just society aims to epitomise equality for all individuals, yet, despite the introduction of the 1967 referendum which aimed to liberate Indigenous Australians in the face of the law, young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders continue to live in an inactive welfare economy where they face significant disadvantage and marginalisation, exacerbating their access to justice. In spite of numerous government initiatives to close the gap, today’s intergenerational effects of poverty

Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders are the main indigenous people lives in Australia for hundreds of years. It is evident that they have spent a happy, healthy life style before colonization but recent Health care literature review shows number of diseases and disorders which show significantly higher rates among indigenous people when comparing with rest of the population. Among all, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is one of the major health conditions. Social disadvantages such as lower education

Australian vision is made up of unique and special characteristics that can be seen or imagined in people’s mind to discuss about Australia. It is a representation of Australia’s distinctive nature. It is visualised the beauty and majesty unique to this nation. The ideas of vision are revealed in the poem ‘The Snow-Gum’ and ‘wombats’ by Douglas Stewart and ‘Red dog’ by Kriv Stenders respectively. In the poem ‘The Snow-Gum’ and ‘wombat’ portrays celebration and appreciation of Australia’s fauna and

I was born and raised in the town of Griffith, NSW. The only times I have ever left were for small trips, usually not lasting more than a day. I’ve been to Sydney once in my life, and I loved it. Compared to Griffith, Sydney is like an open field full of opportunities and ways to build a prosperous future. Griffith, while it does have its fair share of things to do and people to help, pales in comparison. Ever since I went on that one trip to Sydney, I have longed to leave Griffith where I’ve lived

First released in 2011 by Louis de Berneire and Kriv Standers, the “Aussie” yarn “Red Dog”, got many different awards some of these include; Best Film, Best Director (Kriv Standers), Best Screen play and many more. When the new man in town, Tommy, walks into the town pub, he sees a dog dying so out of pure curiosity he asks the question, why is this dog so special? The whole story begins. You will see many different vignettes about how Red Dog; saves many people’s lives, brings couples together and

Australian day debate Each year, the Australia Day holiday increasingly raises complex questions about our country’s national identity. This year has been no different. In August, the City of Darebin Council and Yarra Council both voted within the space of a week to end the formal celebration of Australia Day on 26 January. Then in September, a third Melbourne council Moreland voted in favour of dropping all references to Australia Day and joined the push to change the date of our national celebration

JULIE DOWLING KAT BATES .   Historical Context Indigenous Australian artist, Julie Dowling (b. 1969) was born in Subiaco, Western Australia. Dowling’s upbringing was in semi-rural and urban areas of Redcliffe, Sydney, with a large extended family of impoverished Badimaya and Yamtji, Irish/Scottish Roman Catholics. She often went “bush hunting” with her grandmother, finding old books, bibles, health manuals and such. “That’s how I learned about art.

shouldn’t have taken a survey to move the Hottest 100 from Invasion Day” in The Guardian (28/11/2017). In this opinion piece Liddle argues that the radio station Triple J should have taken a unilateral stand in regards to shifting its “Hottest 100” from Australia Day and believes believes Australians should feel ‘guilty’ for celebrating this occasion and to support awareness of Invasion Day for the Aboriginals. In similarity Nayuka Gorrie, a Yorta Yorta Freelance writer, opinion piece for The Guardian, “Triple

In Australia discrimination is shown to the aboriginal people of the country the most as compared to any other individual in the country. Aboriginal people also known as indigenous people in the country; they are those groups of people who first came to the country centuries ago and they themselves find it difficult to trace their ancestors (International, 2013). They are those most commonly discriminated in the country because of their skin color, race, and they are also discriminated in the terms

The Dreaming The Dreaming is a unique religious concept, but it is not the same as Dreamtime since Dreaming goes beyond the usual sense of how Western civilisation understands dreams. It is the environment the Aboriginal people lived in and still do today. For the Indigenous people, the Dreaming refers to the Creation Period, which is a time beyond human memory, when human beings, landscapes, and languages were created. Dreams are the key parts for the communication between the human and spiritual