Australia and Communication in its Global and Regional Contexts
Introduction
In a digital age, communication has vastly evolved passed the ‘traditional’ person to person contact and mail (or letter writing), and has come to involve an array of platforms in which a transfer of information is achieved. Such platforms may range from telecommunication to ‘mainstream’ T.V. media. As a consequence of ‘the digital evolution’, Australia has had to establish links with its Global and Regional Communities. Additionally, there was a strong need for Australia to establish modern communication networks; especially considering the geographical location of Australia. Australia’s geographical isolation from other first world countries resulted in low-speed communication requiring high resources. Modern communication has now enabled high speed communication and delivery of
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The gap in price of the ability to communicate with each other using modern technology has considerably lessened to a point where it is no longer a problem in 1st world countries (developed countries). This means that ‘disadvantaged’ people can now communicate cheaply which enviably enables opportunities such as, business, travel and study, which as such would have been otherwise very difficult. However, due the fact that communication has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, telecommunication providers and other businesses have required regulation and large amounts of resources. Such resources could possibly be used elsewhere, however that could result in a huge partially unregulated market which mighty drive up prices. It can be argued that communication is a right and not a privilege to be bought but also requires the question to be asked, “should the communications industry be a public asset/industry like health and
Of particular importance is the deregulation of the telecommunications industry as mentioned in the act (“Implementation of the Telecommunications Act,” NTLA). This reflects a new thinking that service providers should not be limited by artificial and now antique regulatory categories but should be permitted to compete with each other in a robust marketplace that contains many diverse participants. Moreover the Act is evidence of governmental commitment to make sure that all citizens have access to advanced communication services at affordable prices through its “universal service” provisions even as competitive markets for the telecommunications industry expand. Prior to passage of this new Act, U.S. federal and state laws and a judicially established consent decree allowed some competition for certain services, most notably among long distance carriers. Universal service for basic telephony was a national objective, but one developed and shaped through federal and state regulations and case law (“Telecommunications Act of 1996,” Technology Law). The goal of universal service was referred to only in general terms in the Communications Act of 1934, the nation's basic telecommunications statute. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 among other things: (i) opens up competition by local telephone companies, long distance providers, and cable companies ...
The conditions of Australia’s immigration detention policies have also been cause for concern for probable contraventions of Articles 7 and 10 of the ICCPR. Whilst in Sweden, asylum seekers are afforded free housing whilst their applications are being processed, Australia’s methods are much more callous. Under the Pacific Solution, maritime asylum seekers are sent to impoverished tropical islands with no monitoring by human rights organisations allowed (Hyndman and Mountz, 2008). The UNHCR criticised Australia’s offshore processing centres stating that “significant overcrowding, cramped living quarters, unhygienic conditions, little privacy and harsh tropical climate contribute to the poor conditions of… Nauru and Papua New Guinea” (Morales
With an understanding of the theoretical links between economic structures, relations of production, and political systems that protect economic structures in society this case study examines media as a contributor to democracy in Australia as well as a business with economic objectives. This section will provide a short explanation of Fairfax media history and position in 2012 prior to explaining Gina Rinehart’s role in the company. The print sector in Australia has historically exhibited relatively high levels of concentration, dominated by News Corp Australia, Fairfax and APN. The Australian print news media have experienced a long-term trend of a decrease in titles and owners. According to Geoffrey Craig, ‘in 1923 there were as many as
There are vast communication differences between males and females, which makes it difficult for the two sexes to maintain stable and functional relationships with each other. Areas in which these problems occur include children’s development, friendships, romantic relationships, and work environments. If these communication problems continue to persist in heterosexual relationships, our nations heterosexual divorce rates may rise well over 50% in the next few decades.
The idea of the globalisation of Australian businesses, the process where businesses develop themselves internationally is one of the main issues in our current society. The concept of globalisation has occurred due to many factors, such as reduced trade barriers, a reduction in tariffs and quotas, new developments in technology and also new innovations in transportation technology. These factors that have caused globalisation can result in many consequences, both positive and negative. These consequences are free trade caused by a reduction in tariffs and environmental costs such as pollution caused by factories and greenhouse gasses causing global warming.
In Hall’s article, “Context and Meaning” it is revealed to us the importance in cross cultural communication. Context can be defined as the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed. Cross cultural communication is important because it creates diversity and understanding between the workers. In this essay the reader is provided with sufficient evidence to identify the staging of context with such importance to cross culture communication, teach about culture and joint cooperatives, and business transaction, and help create a diverse workforce.
Multiculturalism is the ethnic and cultural diversity that exists within a certain area. Different countries display various forms of multiculturalism. The most common form of multiculturalism is whereby a citizen of a certain country is born overseas, or of the parents of the individual is born overseas. English speaking countries have a lot of multiculturalism in them. Just like the United Kingdom, Australia has adopted multiculturalism as a national identity. My essay explores how Australia appreciates and accepts many different ethnicities and cultures.
The colonisation of Australia occurred throughout 1788-1990. During this time, Great Britain discovered Australia and decided that it would become a new British colony (“Australian History: Colonisation 17-88-1990”, 2014.). It was decided that convicts would be sent to Australia and used for labour to build the new colony. There are many health determinants that are effecting the health of Indigenous Australians including; poor living conditions, risk behaviours and low socioeconomic status. Many of these determinants have an effect on the Indigenous Australians due to the colonisation of Australia.
Cross culture communication basically describes one’s ability to successfully create, stimulate, develop relationships with member of a culture which is different from our own culture. The internet technology today has really helped to promote business to different cultures of the world. Cross culture communication is like a two way street if one side doesn’t know take responsibility of communication effectively and clearly then miscommunication is inevitable. Regardless of whom they are communicating with or in whatever situation, the desired to build bridge between the listener and the speaker is most important. If the communication is electronic then it becomes much easy but what if you have to communicate face-to-face? Cross culture communication is a significant issue in international business because the success of international business depends upon sophisticated interaction between different culture and subculture; it can be experienced by an employee who is transferred to another country with a whole new culture in order to accomplish a mutual task people from more or less different cultural and geographical background have to come and work together. Time is one of the most essential differences that separate cultural way of doing things. In our country time is seen as quantitative, present focused and sequential. In the east people like to do many things at a single time. There, time is seen as unlimited continuity. So that time can play a significant role in painful and dramatic ways in negotiation processes. It is also completely true that cultural approaches to communication is not always applied in good faith but may able to serve variety of motive. Communication is an important influenc...
Witsel (2003) from the Southern Cross University advanced that teaching at tertiary or any level was rather uncomfortable even when the socioeconomic and cultural background of students are compatible with that of their teachers. Consequently, teachers have the added responsibility of motivating, assessing, negotiating, admonishing as well as teaching. The expert contends that these tasks force teachers to go beyond the call of duty by placing themselves in active relationships with students and the professional responsibilities they execute on a daily basis. Therefore, it becomes complicated when students appear in a classroom with various linguistic backgrounds, learning styles and expectations based on their socioeconomic and cultural development (Witsel, 2003).
Effective communication of workers with other workers and their employers plays a key role in the development of a company. Various sorts of interactions take place between workers in a workplace. Some of them may seem to be included in interruptions during work. In a research dealing with these interruptions, Conaill and Frohlich (1995), their results showed that "in most cases, (64%), the recipient and the initiator received some benefit from the conversation. However in just over 40% of interruptions the recipient did not resume the work they were doing prior to the interruption." They have discussed the parameter of time space in workplace and how a person does not own it as his workspace. They occur in an unplanned manner. But, as according to the above stated statics, they do not create that much problem continuing your work as before.
Global communication is the communication that occurs all over around the globe across international borders. The requirement for global communication is because of increase in influence and effects of globalization, Different culture, societies and countries share their ideas, knowledge, cultural and societal practices through using of technology and spread their ideology and dominant set of minds in other countries and societies. Mostly, the dominant and independent cultures or we can say that influential countries, which have power to shape, reform and controls the ideology of others dependent societies by introducing the way of communication in all over the world through globalization.
People in the present society have turned from the use of the old means of communication to the more advanced and technological ways of communicating. Technology has made it easier for people to communicate in a faster, efficient, and cost saving means through the introduction of the communication channels. The world has turned out to be the centre for technology with different technologies emerging daily as the people continue to develop from time to time to cope with the growing technology. The benefits of adopting the communication technology are explained in this article which shows why people do not function without technology.
In my experience, when addressing strategies and techniques for leading or interacting with youth at the corps, there are a few areas that need to be discussed:
In recent years, technology has become the most used and preferred way of communicating, extending across many platforms. All of these programs, such as e-mail, instant messaging, social networking websites in conjunction with text messaging and the ability to access all of these entities on the go, have come into fruition based on the immense and widely found growth made in technological advancements that have occurred in our society. With this, a massive change has developed in regards to referencing how we as humans engage in communication. We have now shifted into a society that relies heavily on the existence of digital communication, whether it be through the means of a mobile device (text messaging) or the Internet (Facebook, Twitter,