Cultural Diversity In Australia

Australia is a very diverse, multi-cultural nation with the majority of the population having migrated from Asia, Africa and Europe. Almost every single home in Australia has a television and almost every single Australian watches free-to-air television daily.

Australia has a strong cultural diversity, I will start of by explaining Australia’s culture, Australia is one of the most ethnically diverse societies of the world today, Australia has the lowest population density per square kilometre than any other country, The Aboriginal and Torres Strait people were the first to inhibit the land of Australia, In Australia wearing your national dress for religious or customary purposes is widely accepted, Australian dress code can change regarding different jobs, events or environments, but in general public there is no law on dress codes, people dress to suit their own style or in a way to express themselves, In Australia it is polite to shake someone’s hand when you first meet them, regardless of sex, it has also become quite common to kiss someone hello on the cheek, but this is usually if you know them quite well and it is usually between friends, it is also social custom to look someone in the eye if you are talking to them.

Australia has been a culturally diverse society since long before white settlement. The indigenous people had many different cultures, languages and customs, even members of the First Fleet came from a number of culturally significant backgrounds. Diversity in Australia took large strides 67 years ago with the beginning of the Snowy River Scheme which promoted skilled immigrants to come here and work, because as a nation just after World War II we lacked the manpower and knowledge to complete such a large and complicated project.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has stated that “Australia is the world’s most successful multicultural nation”. All the people know Australia is a multicultural state which is a civilization of populace from a wealthy variety of artistic, racial, linguistic. The multiculturalism describes the difference of culture and race in modern Australia. This difference is trying to safeguard the benefit of every Australian and national interest. Cultural variety is significant since our state, workplaces, and school are comprised of a variety of artistic, ethnic, and racial clusters. We can gain knowledge of it from one another. Everyone has their rights to express and share their culture heritage including language and religion. All of us have to establish a stage of accepting about each other. Everyone needs to respect each other whatever by different culture and religion, this is the meaning of freedom. Freedom is not likely to get rid of limitation or do what you want to do. It is a standard that everyone can understand the differences brought about by different cultures.

Australia is a multicultural country and welcomes people from varying nationalities into its communities each and every day. As a result, classrooms all over Australia are changing. No matter what location a teacher is contracted to, there will be some element of a variety of cultures within that environment. Diversity of cultures within individual communities will fluctuate from town to town and state to state as people re-settle and create homes for themselves and forge a new identity and sense of place. As a teacher, it is also important to note, that the experiences of migrant students in your class will vary. Some may assimilate very well; others may encounter more hurdles than others. A teacher’s role in a child’s life should be one which is positive. Supporting a child through their education and ensuring they have appropriate care and compassion in relation to their situation is important. This guide has been put together to help teachers with some background knowledge on educating culturally diverse students and some strategies to help foster compassion and understanding within the classroom.

Disability Discrimination is a behaviour that is unlawful and unacceptable toward people that have a disability. Besides that, there is over four million Australians that have disability living in Australia (1). Therefore, Disability Discrimination Act 1992 was launched in order to protect people with disabilities so that they can have normal life as others.

Literatures are often impacted by the author’s gender, thought, age, and view and these points may appear on the stories, characters, settings, and words. Also, readers’ these points might affect to their understanding of a story. Therefore, maybe there are different interpretations, which are depended on the readers, to one literature. A reader might find an idea from the novel’s character’s behaviours, while other reader may find different idea thorough the whole story. This essay will discuss that contemporary Australian literature contain some ideas of Australianness such as historical legacy of connection to Europe, especially England and traditional Australian ideals. Firstly, this essay will explain Australia’s connection to Europe and Australia’s change to cosmopolitan in Dead Europe. Secondly, it will discuss between Ng’s understanding, another interpretation to Dead Europe and some facts. Thirdly, it will explain Australia’s cultural and social change in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll. Then, finally, it will discuss the understanding of Australia with comparing another interpretation.

Australia has one of the most culturally and language diverse populations in the world. It is estimated that up to half of the Australian population is made up of immigrants and their children, and that about 15% speak a language other than English at home.

Multiculturalism is one of Australia’s most recognizable features around the world. The history of Australia is a changing and complex history of immigration, which supports the economic construction and social development of the country. Correspondingly, cultural differences and ethnic conflicts also plague the development process throughout Australia. Freedom and human rights are the basic criteria for the success of a multicultural society, which promotes the establishment of values of personal dignity, mutual respect and freedom and equality (Abbasi-Shavazi & Mcdonald, 2000). Freedom under this kind of background is just like what Nelson Mandela said, “For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that

The ABC embraces Australia’s cultural diversity as seen through the radio, television and digital content it produces and through the workforce. The ABC offers careers in a range of fields all around Australia and also provides its employees with suitable training, support and career development opportunities. With the ABC striving to be an accepting and diverse organisation that follows The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1987 there are many opportunities for people to gain experience and to develop a career in the ABC. The ABC has a friendly and positive environment that is always open and welcoming; this allows for employees to experience an enjoyable work environment and strive to work to the best of their abilities. The ABC ensures that their employees work acceptable hours and receive fair and honest pay and treatment. The ABC also doesn’t discriminate based on gender. In fact, women have a higher employment rate than men with 50.9% of the workforce being female.

Originally, Newton was settled in 1630. It was renamed Cambridge in 1639. Over the years, it was renamed Cambridge Village and Newtown before it settled on Newton in 1766. When it was incorporated as a city in 1873, it was given the nickname of the Garden City. During the early years, the water power in the area was used by local mills. While some manufacturing existed in Newton, it was better known as a commuter suburbs. Some of the first railroads in the country stretched from Boston to West Newton in 1834. The affluent businessmen from the city would live in Newton on beautiful estates.

Situated on Australia’s east coast, Sydney is a lively city with a vibrant, multicultural landscape making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. While English is the official language of Sydney, the city is brimming with multilingual people — approximately 250 languages can be heard throughout the area — as 40% of the population is from overseas, including the UK, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Italy to name a few. Celebrating their multicultural community whenever they can, Sydney also hosts events and festivals that promote cultural awareness. One of the most popular events is Living in Harmony, which is a month-long celebration of the city’s cultural diversity through a variety of festivals and other events.

Language can also be diverse and standard. Australia is a diverse country and cultural diversity plays a major part in language. When understanding the enormity of language diversity, we can view The Australian Bureau of Statistics (2015). The ABS (2015) reports that 28.2% of the Australian resident population were born overseas, which equates to approximately 6.7 million people. World languages and world Englishes will be present in school communities. Emmitt (2010, p 53) tells us teacher’s must appreciate that children who acquire another first language will bring a different culture and a diverse way of creating reality and meaning. Adoniou (2014) expresses concern being society participates in destruction of a child’s mother tongue,

Australia is both the smallest and oldest continent in the world, and it is the only country that is also a continent. [1] It is an island located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, just south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. At 2,941,299 square miles, Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world and only about 150,000 square miles (about the size of Montana) smaller than the continental United States. Its interior land is a flat and sparsely populated desert, but as you move outward the climate changes to grassland, subtropical, tropical, and even temperate in the southeastern region. [1] While more than 70% of Australia is arid, the rest includes a variety of rich environments including flood plains,

Indigenous Australian peoples are rich in cultural, linguistic, and historical diversity, which highlight the impact of Indigenous communities on civilization and the knowledge traditions that have been passed down from generation to generation. Indigenous Australians have cultural diversity partly due to their inclusion of non-tribal members and crossing of geographical boundaries in nation-states (Rumsey 1993). Rumsey’s point about the overlap of territory and sharing of languages is an example of the acceptance of diversity amongst tribes (Rumsey 1993). Members did not have to stay within a bounded region nor marry co-members, but rather had the freedom to mingle with other members of distinct tribes (Rumsey 1993). Language was not bound to geographical locations nor kept away from non-members thereby allowing language to flourish with diverse influences over time. Ecological and astronomical knowledge also add to the diversity of Indigenous knowledge and cultural traditions because it was through the relationships with the country that Indigenous peoples learned the information. The Indigenous worldview promotes a world of kinship, connection, and mutual life giving which bred a people rich with diversity (Rose, James and Watson, 2017).