...Rudd made an official apology to Indigenous peoples across Australia for the suffering they had endured. The apology significantly impacted the lives of Indigenous Australians as this recognition acted as a fresh start to Indigenous and non-Indigenous relations. Furthermore, this historical event has been key to transforming educational practices, as Indigenous cultural and historical knowledge becomes more relevant to 21st Century teaching and learning in Australia. This essay will discuss the National Apology, its affects on Indigenous peoples and the...
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...involves building mutually respectful relationships between Indigenous and other Australians that allow us to work together to solve problems and generate success that is in everyone's best interests. The process of Reconciliation formally began as a result of the Report of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in 1991. The issue of Reconciliation is of great importance to common good because it helps avoid feelings of revenge, anger and hatred and a commitment to social justice as well as a way to ensure lasting peace and stability and to improve the relationship for the common good. Reconciliation aims to address the inequity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that was introduced with the colonisation of Australia in 1788. Some relevant points around Reconciliation for the Common Good are, the referendum laws for Aboriginal people on May 27 1967, the report of the Royal commission into Aboriginal deaths in custody in 1991, as well as the Formal apology for the members of the stolen generations in 2008. Reconciliation for the common good was the referendum laws for Aboriginal people on May 27, 1967. It enabled Indigenous people to be included in the census, and it enabled federal parliament the power to make laws in relation to Indigenous people. This meant that Indigenous people and non-Indigenous people were all required to follow the same laws set out by the government, and that Indigenous people would be recognised and counted (in elections and...
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...context of Australia and its Indigenous peoples. It is necessary to explore the impacts of the laws and identify what it means to be a citizen, both in a historical and contemporary context. Examination of these laws would also reveal their impact upon the identity which citizenship infers. It is by necessity that the concept of citizenship be explored for Indigenous peoples,...
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...not given the first land owners fair and just human rights but recently Indigenous Australian customary laws have started to be acknowledged. When the British Empire colonised Australia, the sovereignty of Native Australians were not recognised (Mabo v Queensland [1992]). Along with land rights, their right to hunt and fish have also been restricted which could account for the overrepresentation of Indigenous Australians in prison. “[Their] right to pursue a traditional lifestyle, a right recognised by the Commission’s Term of Reference, [which] implies a right to use the land to forage and gather food for consumption,” (Recognition of Aboriginal Customary Laws, 1986) has been overlooked. Aboriginal Australians...
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...Aerial Services Limited (QANTAS), Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline and one of the strongest brands in Australia. Our airline brand operates regional, domestic and international services and is forever expanding, it is for this reason we are constantly seeking passionate, driven and enthusiastic people to join our friendly team. We employ over 30,000 people with approximately 93 per cent of them based within Australia. Qantas Airways Limited is committed to growing and developing their HR departments and within the next 12 months will: * Establish themselves as the best employer in the aviation industry in Australia. * Will maintain a positive and joyful employment experience across all offices, airports and aircrafts for all current and future Qantas employees. HR Strategy The Qantas Airways Limited HR strategy supports and lays the foundations of the organisations vison and mission. It will be analysed and measured by the success of a number of key programs focusing on the following areas of people management: * Culture and Behaviour * People and Structure * Recruitment and Retention * Reward and Recognition * Learning and Development * Systems and Compliance Our Values Our Staff Qantas Airways employs: * 35,826 people across 260 roles * 92% based in Australia * First class employer & leading aviation training * 5,500 engineering personnel Diversity at Qantas Qantas is proud to...
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...them into foster homes. It was expected to cause a disconnection of the culture and structure of Aboriginal clans. From tutorials and lectures, I think that Indigenous issues are often misunderstood. I understood lecture material as providing insight into surviving problems due to the Stolen Generations. This was seen with a disconnection from land and country, and a loss of identity for Indigenous Australian. This had led...
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...Torres Strait communities and overturning two centuries of accepted Australian legislation. These accomplishments can be split into two groups, changes in society and changes in Government law. One example of change in society is the advancement and recognition of Indigenous people in Australian society. Mabo worked tirelessly to better his people in the community, this was by: exposing police brutality and racial discrimination against indigenous people, with a strong focus on the latter in...
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...to a significance place to the Gurindji people, Wattie Creek. Vincent Lingiari and Mick Rangiari asked Frank Hardy to make a sign which had the word “Gurindji” across it. This showed that their animosity was much deeper than the wages and working conditions. Despite that these people could not read, they understood the significance and power of the sign. 1967 – Referendum On the 27th of May 1967, the Holt Government approved two modifications to the Australian constitution associating to the Indigenous Australians. Australians voted to change the constitution to permit the commonwealth to construct respectful laws for the Indigenous people anywhere they lived in Australia. It also allowed them to include Aboriginal people and incorporate them in the national census. The results for the referendum vote was 94 per cent of Australians voted a strong yes, with an outstanding majority of votes in all 6...
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...Indigenous groups, these Indigenous groups included the Wulgurukaba, Bindal, Girrugubba, Warakamai and Nawagi among others that originally were inhabited in the Townsville area. The Wulgurukaba have claimed to be the first and traditional owners of Townsville. The Bindal group although had a claim struck out by the Federal Court of Australia. When Australia was first discovered and the First Fleet arrived there was around 500, 000 Aboriginal people living in Australia, now days there is only 270,000 living around Australia. Between the 18th and 19th Century the Britons brought sheep and cattle to Australia and began to colonise Australia, this although had a huge impact on the traditional owners of Australia as the British took the land...
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...The Freedom Rides in the U.S were one of the many events that further inspired Indigenous Australian activists and protesters to replicate events of their fellow activists in the U.S in Australia to bring equality to Indigenous Australian. . A major example of this are the Freedom Rides that took place in the segregated Southern States of the U.S that later took place in the rural state of NSW led by Charles Perkin and fellow student Jim Spiglem. He had led many peaceful protests around Australia for a push for recognition and equality for Indigenous Australians. Role of the media was a major one throughout the push for indigenous equality as well as for African Americans especially as the media gave large exposure of the injustices against the African-Americans and the Aborigines. This brought a big opportunity for the Indigenous Australians to surge in their cause for land rights and recognition of their ownership of the land. The freedom rides of the U.S were a enormous factor in bringing a push for activism, equality, recognition and peaceful protest for Indigenous Australians. This thesis will be further backed through the body paragraphs about the 1961 US Freedom Rides, the influence on Australian freedom rides and other peaceful protests and the influence on Aboriginal activism and Recognition. On May 4, 1961, a group of 13 African-American and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Rides, a series of bus trips through the American South to protest segregation...
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...Belonging This essay discusses defines belonging. It identifies some elements of belonging, and focuses on selected few. It discussed concept of belonging from my perspective and looks at the significant of that from Aboriginals perspective based on research. It gives a brief history of the cruel nature of colonisation, its impact on Aboriginals and how this colonial mentality is perpetuated through discrimination to the Indigenous Australian disadvantage. It states why the policy introduced by the government does not sound promising, what the Aboriginals wants and human rights implications in the issues facing the Aboriginals. Definition of belonging Belonging is the connection and relationship of individual with the world around him/her. (Jacques Dufresne….) Even though belonging has physical components, it can be felt individually, and develops to diverse stages with time and circumstances. This means that human state of belonging is not permanent. The status of belonging can be explicated by the choices that people make. The concept of belonging Analysing and reviewing sense of belonging I approached it by applying to my own being-that I belong to a family, my mother and fatherland, an ethnic/cultural group, a religious, professional and community groups. Within these groups I have forged good relations. The thrives that keep this profound affiliation going for me is the values we share, that include honesty, caring, sharing, participation, inclusion and respect...
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...been improvements in the prosperity and general well-being of Indigenous Australians in recent years, there are still some ongoing challenges today. Indeed, associations such as ‘Kalinda, an inaugural Wingara Mura Leadership Program Fellow, launched in 2016 keeps on reviewing better approaches to manage the aberrations in wellbeing results for Indigenous individuals. Social determinants for the Indigenous population have led to poorer medicinal service’s availability and lower levels of mental and physical health. Developing a domain with fortress from mental and physical abuse as well as offering possibilities for self-awareness is all indispensable for expanded and euphoric lives of Indigenous peoples. There...
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...Dot point summary Studies of religion Australia 1945- present. | Facts | Impact/Implications/ | Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualities | Dreaming The Dreaming is the past, present and future. A collective term for all Australian Indigenous spiritualityInextricably linked to the land Kinship All forms of social interaction.Determines how a person relates to others and how they belong in the community. Ceremonial life Corroboree - retelling of Dreaming stories through song, dance, music and mimeRite of passage- Moving into adulthoodBurial and Smoking ceremoniesObligations to the land and people Dreaming stories help link the people to the land and it outlines the obligations of the people to the land. | Dreaming provides meaning and purpose in an Indigenous persons life Provides connections to family members and spirituality Provides a link to the dreaming and ancestral spirits. Marks key moments in people's lives. By keeping obligations to the land and people the inextricable link will be kept | Issues for Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to: | discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to: / separation from the land * Loss of culture - loss of dignity * "Like a tree without it's roots" - "Buckskin" * Lost law & lore * Lost purposeseparation from kinship groups * Lost identity * Loss of heritage * Loss of parents/ family * Loss of connectionthe Stolen Generations * Unable to connect...
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...inequities compared to non-Indigenous Australians, these include: • Lower life expectancy: Indigenous Australians have lower life expectancy than non-Indigenous Australians. For example: Indigenous boys born between 2010 and 2012 can expect to live to 69.1 years and Indigenous girls to 73.7 years compared with 79.7 for non-Indigenous boys and 83.1 for non-Indigenous girls. • Higher hospitalisations: Indigenous Australians have higher hospitalisation rates compared to non-Indigenous Australians due to their poorer health status. For example: Indigenous Australians were hospitalised for potentially preventable conditions nearly 4 times as often as non-Indigenous Australians between July 2010 and June 2012. • More likely to smoke: Indigenous Australians are more likely to take part in health risk behaviors such as smoking, which contributes to poorer health status. For example: Two out of 5 Indigenous Australians aged 15 and over (41%) were current daily smokers in 2012–13, which, after adjusting for age, was more than twice the rate of smoking among non-Indigenous Australians in 2011–12. • Lower rates of physical activity: Physical inactivity rates are significantly higher in the Indigenous population than in the non-Indigenous population. For example: About 3 in 5 Indigenous Australians aged 18 and over (62%) reported no or low-level physical activity, which was 10% higher than the rate among non-Indigenous Australians. Question 2. Australia is one of the healthiest...
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...After centuries of suffering, dispossession and oppression towards the Indigenous community, one tribe began a nine year strike in 1966, Gurindji Walk Off. The strike was the beginning of change for Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and had great impact upon the changing freedoms and rights of their people. Wave Hill Cattle Station, located 600 kilometres south of Darwin in the Northern Territory, was the largest cattle farm in Australia sized at 8346 square kilometres. It was owned by Lord Vestey, an English Baron, and was inhabited by the Gurindji people, an Aboriginal tribe who lived and worked there in poor and harsh conditions. The Indigenous workers of Wave Hill lived in ‘humpys’, small huts with dirt floors and a sheet of metal as a roof. They had no access to sanitary facilities and once a week they were rationed meat off-cuts and basic foods such as flour. The women served as house maids, while the men, including young boys, worked as stockmen. The male workers were paid $6 at the end of the week, while the females received nothing. The few non-Indigenous workers at the station earned $25 each...
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