In today’s world when someone travels overseas you may be required to be immunised against certain disease that may be prevalent in the country you are travelling too or you may find yourself quarantined on your return home if you have been to a country where there is a virus outbreak. Unfortunately the Indigenous Australians were not able to quarantine the European colonists arriving on the first fleet in 1788 and there was no immunisation injections available to protect them from the colds, flus
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Health of Indigenous Australians Name University Details Date of Submission Aboriginal and Torres Strait islanders in Australia suffers from poor health. The poor health is associated with poverty, malnutrition, overcrowding, poor hygiene, environmental contamination, and prevalent infections. Inadequate clinical care and health promotion, and poor disease prevention services aggravate this situation (Gracey & King, 2009). Indigenous Australian women have poor maternal health; higher rates
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The digital exhibition entitled Eddie Koiki Mabo: A decade-long case has been organised around the two historical understandings: perspectives and significance. These historical understandings reveal the criticisms and praises that the Mabo decision received and the significance of the High Court victory and its subsequent impacts. Perspectives The sources on display in the perspectives gallery reveal several viewpoints about the Mabo decision in 1992 and the subsequent event, the recognition
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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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The 'Stronger futures' legislation is currently ineffective in protecting the human rights of indigenous peoples and communities in the Northern Territory and needs specific reform in order to protect human rights in the future. This essay will evaluate the political, social and economical effects of the intervention through legal issues, stakeholder perspectives and responses in regards to the potency of the 'Stronger Futures' regulation and suggest recommendations in order to protect aboriginal
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I would like to begin this morning by acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting. I pay my respects to their Elders, past and present Good morning to you all. Today I shall speak to you about the treatment of the Australian government on asylum seekers. I hope my speech will keep you on the edge of your seats. Hopefully that will be because you're interested, not because you're trying to get up the nerve to leave. Australia has failed in its duty to comply with international
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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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different cultures and respect them. Before conducting primary source interviews it is important that prior all relevant cultural differences are identified. I will develop the skills to acknowledge the cultural and social diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander society and recognising the challenges in living in a differing society. This will help me fully understand my research question acting as ultimately the foundation. I hope by the end of my research that I can successfully acquire
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