Australia as a nation is first and foremost an Aborigine nation. They are the people of this land, the owners if you will. By looking at neighbouring countries, it is plain to see that the white man is not native in this part of the world. As with many lands, countries, homes and village that ...

The harsh environment and climate of Australia, as well as the number of cultures significantly effected the development of Christianity in Australia. Australia was a dry, hot content with harsh hot winds, floods and bushfires, occupied by a race which showed an inseparable connection to the land; ...

" What were some of the important links between Aboriginal culture and the natural environment before Europeans settled in Australia?" In order to answer the question it is necessary to be clear of the concepts that are to be investigated, culture, natural and the environment. So what...

Judith Wright is a respected Australian poet is also known as a conservationist and protester. Her poetry has captured the most amazing imagery of Australian Culture. For Australian students to understand their own culture and history it is necessary to study the best poetry and Judith Wright's...

The use of hallucinogenic plants dates back thousands of years. Over the years, many different cultures and civilizations have used them for different purposes. The common belief that similarities exist between cultures that rely upon the use of herbal hallucinogens is greatly exaggerated. The c...

. Playwrights often use stage as a way of challenging the audience to consider about social and political issues. Discuss this with reference to one or more plays. (No Sugar focus, although Othello has also been studied) Davis' presentation of the social, realist, drama "No Sugar" can be...

Changing Perspective 'The reactions to change can vary depending on the change itself' To what extent has your study of change demonstrated this? Change varies depending on the change itself. My study of 'change' has demonstrated that a dramatic situation normally le...

Some people have asked the question, 'how' the Australian Aborigines helped shape non-Aboriginal Australians. The response is to say that contact between the two races, both British and Indigenous Australians often resulted in bringing out the worst in people. Human beings have the innat...

Bringing Worlds Together Juanita Batzibal and Medarda Castro are Mayan Indigenous women working on Indigenous rights and identity with Community Aid Abroad-Oxfam's Guatemalan program. They visited Australia in July 2000 to make connections with our Indigenous Australia program in south-west Western...

In recent years, increasing awareness of the exploitation of indigenous culture and intellectual property has led to the recognition of the need for more effective protection of indigenous rights in Australia. Aborigines, the indigenous people of Australia, are severely disadvantaged regarding pove...

Why is there a need for reconciliation projects within Australia? When Europeans discovered Australia in the year 1770, they declared the land terra nullius- uninhabited. However, this was not true. This erroneous statement was what led to years of violence, discrimination, massacre and racial di...

URANIUM MINING IN AUSTRALIA The issue I am reporting on concerns the effect that uranium mining has on the Australian land that the local Aboriginal tribes own. There are many causes of this problem. One such cause is the mining companies' views. They believe that they should mine the...

The Aboriginal concept of land ownership, is different to Western understanding of land tenure. The western concept basically sees land as an economic resource, that can be exploited in a number of different ways ( by purchase, development and extraction of resources), using several forms of tenure...

For approximately 65 Thousand years, the Australian Aborigines have been and had a culture, giving them the longest cultural background in the history of the world. This culture was and is the centre of the Aboriginal religion, spirit, soul and life, The Dreaming. The Dreaming can be and is defi...

"Drama and Theatre in their content and style reflect the society from which they spring" The issues and happenings of contemporary Australia are reflected in contemporary Australian Theatre, the same way as Shakespeare was reflected in Elizabethan Theatre in the 18th Century. The idea ...

"`Do not shoot‘, it shouted `I am a B-b-british object!‘." These are the first words spoken by the main character Gemmy in the novel "Remembering Babylon". Gemmy Fairley enters the environment of a distant Australian settlement having spent 16 years of his life livi...

1. No Sugar challenges the prejudiced, negative stereotypes of Aborigines operating in a mainstream Australian society. Despite the Mullimurras' problems, they survive as a family with resourcefulness and dignity. Discuss this statement in relation to your reading of the play. The 1920s...

A unique cultural identity is essentially determined by the differences between characteristics and traits with the norms of other cultural groups. It allows the individual within that culture to share many of their common ideologies and traditions, providing a feeling of belonging and self worth. J...

The "Stolen Generation" The "Stolen Generation" means the practice of removing part Aboriginal children from their original families and culture. The Stolen Generation occurred in the years 1804 to 1969. One hundred thousand half or quarter cast children were taken away. Half ...

European farming practices are quite different to that of Aboriginal land management practices. European farming yield produce through the practices of cultivation of crops and the breeding and raising of livestock. This kind of farming was very land intensive and required vast amounts of land. Earl...

Judith Wright Poetry Long Essay "Remittance Man" and "Bora Ring" are poems by Judith Wright that both represent different feelings to Australia. "Remittance Man" is about a young man who is exiled to Australia by his family in England. Although this was meant to be a...