TO: a.person@acompany.com.au FROM: alannahp@our.ecu.edu.au Date: Jan 1, 2013 Subject: Re: Application for position at Department of Regional Development Dear Ms A Person The Business Edge Program at ECU aids in the development of employability skills to prepare graduates for entering the workplace upon completion of their degree. The skills developed are an advantage to been successful in our careers but also teach us the skills to deal with the situations we face in our everyday lives. This
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National University (ANU) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC). CAEPR operates as an independent research unit within the University's Faculty of Arts and is funded by ATSIC, the Commonwealth Department of Social Security and the ANU. CAEPR's principal objectives are to undertake research to: • investigate the stimulation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander economic development and issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and unemployment;
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VATE INSIDE STORIES 2014—MABO INSIDE STORIES MABO Film directed by Rachel Perkins Teaching notes prepared by Sarah Catton Edited by Marion White CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................3 WAYS INTO THE TEXT ..............................................................................................6 RUNNING SHEET AND STRUCTURE OF THE TEXT...............................................8
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WRITING AN INTRODUCTION FOR AN ESSAY Good introductions provide: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a clear and detailed map of what is in the essay; a thesis statement - a statement of the writer’s main argument; a sentence which delimits the scope of the essay; interesting statements that engage the reader's attention; and background information. ACTIVITY 1 Read through Introduction A. Identify which of the sentences perform the functions listed above. Then go to the end of this information flyer and check how well
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INTRODUCTION Across Australia, the health Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are at a poor level and require the attention of both state and national government (Odette, 2018). Discharge against medical advice (DAMA), is significantly higher for Indigenous in the general healthcare system than that of other non-Indigenous, even with the ongoing strategy set up by the government to reduce health enquiries and social disadvantage for Indigenous and other Australians. This report aims to
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MABO (1992) The Mabo decision in the High Court was the Culmination of a legal battle by Mabo on behalf of the Merriam people to establish their traditional ownership of the Murray Islands, Queensland (part of crown land) It provided public acknowledgement of Aboriginal spirituality and their connection to the land was recognised This overturned “terra nullius” (land belonging to no one) and made it possible for other Aboriginal tribes to claim land rights as it led to the Native Act (1993)
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http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200608/r101740_311009.jpg http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200608/r101740_311009.jpg Vincent Lingiari, Leader and Elder of Gurindji people head stockman ay Wave Hill cattle Station. Lingiari was described as a quietly spoken, dignified, non-violet, but very strong willed and determined man. He could not read or write, but he was a natural leader (Guile. 2010. P.8). He felt the injustice of the Europeans taking traditional Gurindiji land and was determined to get it back
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Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders | April 3 2016 | | | Introduction Australian Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders are one the oldest communities of the Australia. About sixty-eight percent of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders live in the urban area of Australia like Queensland and New South Wales. Rest of the population resides in the remote areas of Australia. The recent surveys show that the population of aborigines and Torres Strait Islander are having a serious health
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“Eddie Koiki Mabo’s legacy for the nation, and especially for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, is extraordinary” (Loos and Mabo, 2013 p. xxi). This essay will explore the life of Eddie Mabo and the Mabo case as well as discussing the affect his life has had on Australia as an inclusive nation today. The life of Eddie Mabo was more than most. He paved the way for Indigenous Australians in relation to equality and land rights. He is responsible for the abolishment of Terra Nullius and
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In 2007, after an inquiry into a child sexual abuse in the northern territory was reported, the Australian government declared a state of emergency in the region. The Prime Minister of Australia claimed that the children living in the northern territory were living a life of violence, abuse and neglect. The state sent in troops and seized control of different indigenous communities in the northern territory with the intent of creating a new social order in the region. Intervention in the region was
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