It takes precedence over, and cannot be amended by ordinary legislation. Currently, Australia remains the only Western democratic country that has neither a constitutional nor statutory legislative Bill of Rights, although there has been ongoing debate on whether it is needed in many of Australia's states. The questions raised now are whether and how human rights should be protected in Australia. This essay seeks to analyse inadequate ways that are in need of reform in which the Australian legal
median earnings. It shows the unfairness in the economy between women and men. Scholars from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Australia have said that this inequality is affected by lots of interrelated factors in society, family and work. The inequality shows from lower hourly wage, fewer hours in unpaid jobs and lower employment rates in women. Thus, this essay will first discuss the cause of the average full-time weekly earnings of women being lower than men. Secondly, the effect of women’s
distant. The Aboriginal struggle for land rights, has a very long history. This essay will be discussing what led to the confusion of land rights in aboriginal history, the impact it had on the original owners of the land, the outcomes that were presented and lastly, why I believe that land rights are specifically a landmark event of the aboriginals struggle in Australian history providing examples throughout the essay. When the First Fleet landed in 1788 the British took over the land without a
Racism and racial discrimination is a prevalent issue that negatively affects certain aspects of the health of ethnic minorities. We see this issue recurring amongst Indigenous Australians, migrants and refugees. Racism refers to the beliefs, practices and types of behaviours that underlie unfair and avoidable inequalities towards groups in society based on race, ethnicity, culture or religion (Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), 2015). There are a number of aspects of health that racism and
Rights and Civil Rights movement were both indirectly connected with each other, the latter significantly affecting upon the Aboriginal Rights in Australia. The Civil Rights movement was a time period in which African-Americans fought for their rights, freedom and equality. Their actions impacted upon Aboriginal activists, triggering change. This essay will explain the ways and aspects in which the Civil Rights movement affected the Indigenous Rights movement. The Civil Rights movement was an
She finally mentions that social majorities that take up two-thirds of the world are not reliant upon any help from the other side of the globe, as they have the ability to develop outside the western/capitalist frame of mind. The title of this essay describes the
SEXUAL HEALTH AMONGST INDIGINOUS AUSTRALIANS In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience sexual health inequalities when compared to the rest of the population. They are over-represented in notifications of sexually transmissible infections and viral hepatitis (Kirby Institute 2013) and have higher rates of teenage pregnancy (Li, Hilder and Sullivan, 2012). Sexual health according to WHO (2002) is not limited to absence of disease and dysfunction, it also refers to a state
(Punch, 2007). In particular, they report the value of these tactics with breaches of protection orders, aspects of criminal gang activity and recidivist disqualified drivers (Punch, 2007). Similarly police commissioners in New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory have found that the zero tolerance approach may be useful in addressing some specific issues relating to crime and management (Grabosky, 1999), but only when utilised as part of a more comprehensive approach that advocates
Many people that are unaware of global issues think that there is peace all around the World and there is zero discrimination or violence between the various genders, yet some people think the opposite. Both of these opinions are correct but sadly, there is more inequality than equality. There are some very developed countries,and Iceland was ranked number 1 and Norway
As we can see, the number of female leaders in workplace is just minor. In Australia, women’s growth in management positions is increased at a much lower rate (Women made up 15.4% of CEO positions) according to EOWA 2008 Australian census of women in leadership (2008). In Canada, the statement "Men are two to three times more likely