Australia and Indonesia are fairly different countries although they have a few things in common. In 2008, the statistics convey that Australia holds 21 million people whilst Indonesia has a population of 227 million. Due to the fact that Australia has a late land mass compared to the other country, the population density of 3 people per square km. Juxtaposing this fact, Indonesia’s population density is 125 people per square km, which is a given since Indonesia is a very small country with a large population. Evidently, Australians have more space and is less crammed unlike the crowded environment of Indonesia. Aside from this, both countries are free countries. The Indonesian population is granted just as much freedom to vote as the Australian
There is an argument in the article “Telling Americans to Vote, or Else”, that is written by William A. Galston. The article states that voting should be necessary for everyone. The author contrasts American voting with Australian voting. In the text, it says,
This paper discusses about the recent case, Rowe v Electoral Commissioner [2010] 273 ALR 1 (hereafter Rowe), related with the notions of representative government and representative democracy. Through the discussion of the case, this paper also analyses its significance in Australia.
Therefore, it is clear that a monarchy in Australia should remain. Even though he led the Republican Movement for the 1999 referendum at the time, it has been stated explicitly by the Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull that a republican Australia will only occur if there is widespread public momentum for the change. Thus, there is today not enough interest in changing our system of government, so why bother with it if the people do not want it? Becoming a republic requires constitutional change, and thus means two-thirds of people in a majority of states must be supportive for a monarch to be replaced by a republic. Traditionally, senior citizens have not been in support of topics such as a republican movement; thus, those who emigrated from England and the United Kingdom would predominantly reject a republic. Hence, the younger generations in society are the citizens in which usually are more divisive or willing to all options. “Many young Australians just don’t see the point of conducting a referendum.” These young Australians also hold the belief that by becoming a republic, the financial detriment will prove to be far too much of a burden and are not in favour of the switch to an untried system from one in which functions effectively now. Moreover, since Australia has always been with the Commonwealth, and having been required
"I am a wildlife warrior, and I will fight, fight to the death for wildlife.” This is the day that we celebrate our prosperity and achievements of our country. When we remember our present and past great Australian icons. One of our great Australian icons is Steven Irwin, “The Crocodile hunter” a famous wildlife expert and television personality. Steven Irwin died in a horrific workplace contingency in 2006. He died while filming a documentary off the coast of Queensland. While diving on the barrier Reef he was pierced in the heart by a stingray barb. He was an Australian Icon whose death was felt worldwide. Through is conservation work and passion for Australian wildlife, he became iconically Australian. Steven Irwin has changed the world by representing Australia as a wildlife country, which made the world to turn towards Australia. Steve Irwin was loved towards an animal which has been descried from the historical years.
This is issue has recently come back into the spotlight due to an interview with the current Australian of the year, Simon McKeon. In the interview, he urged Australian’s to bring up the republican debate suggesting that now is the time to become a republic. This has sparked many people coming forward and debating the issue.
Katie, Beck. 2013. "Australia election: Why is voting compulsory?" BBC News, August 26. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23810381 (March, 2015).
"There is a reason for the country to embrace mandatory voting, and it may be the most compelling: democracy cannot be strong if citizenship is weak," _William A. Galtson_. Mandatory voting, or compulsory voting, is a law wherein citizens are required to vote, or suffer the consequence. Australia has had compulsory voting since putting it into effect in 1924. "The turnout of Australian elections has never fallen below 90 percent since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924," _Australian Electoral Commission_. Achieving over 90 percent of the citizens voting for nearly a century shows that mandatory voting is working in regard to getting people to vote. Governments should have mandatory voting because the people will educate themselves
China is a large country, located beside the Pacific Ocean, and also rests on the Tropics of Cancer. China also has 14 border countries including Afghanistan and India as well as the Yellow Sea, and the South China Sea. While Australia is smaller, but on its own continent, it rests between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean, and fortunately does not have any border line countries. The population of China sits on a large 1,393,783,836, while Australia is on 23 688 377. Both the countries share several common factors, one being the fact that most of the population lives near the coastline, due to the climate. The climate of China is extremely diverse, and more tropical towards the South. While Australia is generally arid, meaning little
Australia has many features that some people don’t understand that are amazing and the same thing goes with China. China and Australia are quite alike they both have a large history in languages and lifestyles that can interest a large variety of people.
Is there many differences between Singapore and USA? Well, I have been to both countries and yes there are a huge differences between both countries. These are some of the main differences, am going to talk about is geography, cultural and economics.
In Australia the young adults “are less likely to be enrolled to vote than older groups. An estimated 300,000 Australians aged 18 to 25 do not vote in elections because they have not enrolled” (31,2006). While in the United States, “19% of all votes cast in 2012 came from young voters” (2016). While voting does not effect young children since they cannot vote, however when teens vote it allows them to become more educated in their country and their political system. Since most of the teens in Australia do not vote, they do not have copious amount of knowledge from their countries political system. Having this knowledge will allow students to use this knowledge in their school life helping them understand history and government
Australia and the world experienced many social and cultural changes due to the emergence of television and rock and roll music. From 1945 Australia has been influenced by both England and America in its values. This study will discuss and analyse Australia’s popular culture via music and explain patterns of continuity and change in values that have influenced the Australian way of life. This essay will, by comparing the two songs “I got rhythm”,1930 composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin (SecondHandSongs, 2016) and “Land Down Under”, 1982 by Men At Work (Metrolyrics, 2016) , demonstrate the relationship between the values of different time periods by comparing and contrasting the type of language used, who the audience is, what the themes of the songs are, the values of the song and historical change and continuity.
The Torres Strait Islands are a group of 200 islands and coral cays. The islands span an area of with a total land area of . The Torres Strait islands straddle the waters between mainland Australia and Papua New Guinea and has a width of 150km from Cape York to Papua New Guinea. Indigenous inhabitants of the Torres Strait Islands are known as Torres Strait Islanders who are ethnically Melanesian people.
Living in this country for more then 60,000 years, Australia’s aborigines are the oldest continuous culture on earth. They follow traditions of ceremony, music, song, performance and dance, which date back over thousands of years and have created enduring works of art, worshipping the land and the mysterious ancestral beings that created it.
The relationship between Indigenous Australians and the law is an issue of widespread concern. For years, indisputably Indigenous Australians have been well over-represented within the criminal justice system, more than any other social group as both offenders and victims. Despite accounting for less than three per cent (3%) of the overall population of Australia, Indigenous Australians make up forty per cent (40%) of those imprisoned (Australian Institute of Criminology. (2015). pp.1). Data on police litigation against offenders demonstrated that Indigenous Australians are approximately fourteen times more likely to be incarcerated than non-Indigenous people, with Indigenous Australians offending at a significantly higher rate of 1 in 10 (The