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    Melbourne Declaration as a new national declaration of educational goals for young Australian released by Australian Education Ministers, aims to provide an adequate education for all students, and especially to extend the equity in access to education and reduce outcome gaps for students from different social groups. This paper provides a critical analysis of Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians Policy enacted in 2008 with reference to its values, objectives, implementation

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    excuse to wipe out the Aboriginal race and culture, which was ordered by the Australian Government at the time. The Government’s policies and practices regarding the removal of children, the ill treatment and the continuing effects eradicated many aboriginal generations. Government authorities claimed legal guardianship of all Indigenous children and

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    Title: Discuss how living in a remote area (isolation) can impact on the health outcomes (physical, mental and social) of all Australian adults (please do not just focus on Australian Aboriginal populations). 
 Student: Michael Poppen Student Number: 17759221 Email address: 17759221@curtin.student.edu.au School/ Department: Public Health Unit: Health and Health Behaviour 130 Lecturer/Tutor: Melissa Parkinson Date Due: 24/4/2014 I declare that this

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    ories. [Accessed 12 April 2018]. Koolin Balit: Victorian Government’s strategic directions for Aboriginal health 2012–2022 « Bibliography « Key resources « Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. 2018. Koolin Balit: Victorian Government’s strategic directions for Aboriginal health 2012–2022 « Bibliography « Key resources « Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/key-resources/bibliography/?lid=28385. [Accessed 12 April 2018]. Evaluations of the

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    people respected each other and took care of the environment, animals and plants around them. People never wasted food, they used as much was needed. This ensured that there was sufficient food for further use or maybe when someone needed it. Indigenous people were either hunters or gatherers. They male people hunted large animals such as Kangaroos, turtles and emus whereas the female and children tried to hunt smaller animals and collect fruits, berries etc. People residing on the coast caught

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    constructed and challenged by Australian media, the sources used reveal how the dominant race uses their power to stereotype and inflict their culture and ideals into other minor cultures and races. The sapphires (2012) is a film about four Indigenous Australian girls who challenge their nation and embark on a journey. The film is based off a real story revealing the discrimination and challenges they had to face not only in their lives but the lives of many indigenous people and other minorities.

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    Mabo Decision Analysis

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    The Mabo Decision challenged the Australian Legal system and fought for recognition of Aboriginals being the traditional

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    And hid style is urban indigenous art. 3. He painted on canvas using oil and acrylic 4. He started his painting in 1989 5. Gordon Bennett was born in monto, Queensland in 1995, Bennett grew up in Victoria from the age of four. After working in various trades in his early life, Bennett enrolled as a mature age student at Queensland College of art (fine art) degree in 1988. His first major solo exhibition was in 1989. His work had been at the forefront of contemporary Australian art and had been recognized

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    Mabo Case Study

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    ‘Mabo V Queensland’ was an Australian prominent landmark case which began in 1982 in the High Court of Australia. This case is commonly referred to as just ‘Mabo’. This case was taken to the High Court as a test case to establish Aboriginal’s land rights including their ownership. A test case is a case that establishes new legal rights or principals. In this case, the concept of terra nullius was also challenged. Terra Nullius means ‘empty land’. The concept of terra nullius meant that Australia

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    determinants establish a possible course that is only moderately changeable in the current social and economic context, which many Aboriginal children live. Although the Australian Government aims towards proving aid to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, their requirements are not always

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