Identity is a debate that many Australians are still arguing today. After all these years of living in Australia, the identity of the country is still something that cannot be agreed upon. Though many seem to have their own idea of what an "Australian" is, there is no clear cut view of this thus...

The 1920's wasn't a time of great prosperity for all Australians. Fore mostly the 1920's in Australia was a time of uncertainty, depressions were imminent and there was little economic growth or prosperity for most Australians. At the same time Australia was falling into increasing de...

How and why did the federal government introduce conscription and censorship on the Australian Home front? What was the role of women on the home front? When World War Two was declared, Australia became fearful of the possibility of invasion by another country. As an almost immediate reaction ...

A country's foreign policy is only partly the result of decisions made by its government: it is mainly imposed by circumstances. Introduction Australia, during the last fifty years, has been a country unsure of its place in the world. She has been bouncing from ally to ally, beg...

A depression is a deep and extended slump in total business activity, where both buying and selling drop, causing a decline in production, prices, income and employment. Money becomes limited, many businesses fail and many workers lose their jobs. Unemployed workers have less money to spend, which l...

Introduction Racism is a weapon used by those who are in a position of assumed power, against those with obvious cultural characteristics, seen as inferior. Racism hurts the victim both physically and emotionally and often has serious consequences as serious as death as a result of murder or suic...

Australia's economic and military contribution to the World War 1 allied victory. England entered the First World War on August the 4th 1914, after Germany refused their demands to respect Belgium's neutrality in the war. Australia also entered the war in 1914 for the simple reason ...

The most important objective for Australia is that we must generate wealth, but also to share it equally. If we become a society which is wealthy but very unfair, the gap between the rich and poor will grow to mammoth proportions. It is well established that an economic imbalance in society leads to...

Australia has always spent time to remember the men who went and fought on the beaches of Gallipoli, despite what people say about that the Gallipoli campaign being a huge failure. In recent years there has been a huge increase in people displaying respect for those who died in the Gallipoli battle....

Introduction This morning more than 20,000 Australians will wake up in a prison cell. What will their day bring? In Australia a person over the age of 18 who offends or who is apprehended for allegedly doing so, is dealt with in the adult criminal justice system. Once convicted the prisoner c...

¡§Is Multiculturalism Contributing a Stronger or Weaker Australia?¡ I do believe that multiculturalism is contributing a stronger Australia. Definition of Multiculturalism Generally, multiculturalism is the idea of diversity of cultural and ethnic. While the term 'multiculturalismÂ...

Asylum seekers – Expository Assignment For my expository assignment I have chosen a very hot issue in the eyes of both Australians and the Government. The issue of asylum seekers in Australia is typical of how many important issues in areas of economic, environmental or social issue becom...

No society has ever existed, as far as we know, which has not exercised some form of censorship over the conduct and opinions of its members... Good morning teachers and students. Censorship by the government infringes upon the rights of the individual and inhibits freedom of expression. Now, cens...

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...

Halfway through 3rd term Yr.12, everyone in my position should be overwhelmed by decisions. 'What university course do I want to do?' 'What career will I choose?' 'When will I move out of home?' 'How much homework will I do tonight?' School encourages us ...

Over the last 50 years, Australians have experienced more change than the history of the nation. We have fought in wars, changed our views on women's rights in the family, and in the work place, opened our arms to people in need of safe refuge as well as coming to terms with our past treatmen...

Air Quality Australians consistently rank air pollution as a major environmental concern. The state of our air is an important factor in the quality of life of Australian cities. It affects the health of the community and directly influences the sustainability of our lifestyles and productio...

Asia contains some of our closest neighbors. In many different areas, Australia has forged strong links with Asia, links which on their current path can only become stronger. Our future now lies with Asia, our closest trading partner. Previously we mainly associated ourselves with Europe, Britain an...