Australian culture and customs

Aboriginal traditions and culture

Aboriginal traditions and culture


Aboriginal groups across what is now Canada each have their own distinct cultures, customs, and languages. Given our location, we have predominantly focused on cultures of the Pacific Northwest coast. This category is by no means a comprehensive look at cultures, but instead serves as a starting point…


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Australian beliefs and traditions

Australian beliefs and traditions


Western health professionals often experience difficulties in service delivery to Aboriginal people because of the disparity between Aboriginal and Western health belief systems. This article reviews the literature which considers ‘traditional’ Aboriginal health beliefs and medical systems. The traditional…


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Australian population by Ethnicity

Australian population by Ethnicity


There are a number of different ways of measuring the population of an area, all of which give an insight into the size of the place and its rate of growth over different time periods. The Census counts people where they are on the night of the Census (enumerated population) and also by where they usually…


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Aborigines of Australia

Aborigines of Australia


Warning. Australian Stories may contain the names and images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased. Australian Stories also contain links to sites that may use images of Aboriginal and Islander people now deceased. With mounting evidence and stories circulating about their seemingly…


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Australian Customs and traditions

Australian Customs and traditions


Even though fully two thirds of the population lives in the capital cities of the states and territories, the romantic image of the Aussie jackaroo (that s cowboy, to you) persists. That s probably because, despite the isolation of the outback, it still takes up a staggering 99 percent of the nation…


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Indigenous customs

Indigenous customs


7.22 In this section, the ALRC focuses on the privacy of Indigenous groups. During the course of this Inquiry, a number of stakeholders expressed concerns about the privacy of Indigenous groups, rather than other identified racial, ethnic or cultural groups. Consequently, the ALRC has focused on the…


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List of Australian celebrations

List of Australian celebrations


To celebrate the amazing achievement of the CBCA’s 70th Book of the Year Awards, The CBCA Lifetime Achievement Award was presented at the Book of the Year Winners Presentation in Sydney on 19 August. This special award recognises a long-standing contribution by an Australian citizen to Australian children’s…


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Facts about Australian Aborigines

Facts about Australian Aborigines


For many thousands of years, the night sky has intrigued people from all over the world. Different societies around the world created their own interpretations, stories and meanings for the things they observed in the night sky. Australian Aboriginal culture has its own astronomy with its own stories and traditions which has survived for over 60, years, making it the oldest…


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What are Indigenous cultures?

What are Indigenous cultures?


Our new Inner Transition Coordinator, Claire Milne, met Ilarion Merculieff whilst visiting what is commonly known as Alaska. They enjoyed potent conversations and connection and it quickly became clear to Claire that those of us working for social and ecological renewal could learn a lot from Ilarion and the ancient teachings of his Unangan ancestors. These conversations focused…


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Upcoming Music Festival Australia

Upcoming Music Festival Australia


In the wake of last year’s toll on the Australian festival-going community, with seven deaths experienced from overdosing in New South Wales alone, calls for drastic reform have come from all corners of the spectrum. Despite the government’s disapproval of the idea, headed by NSW Premier Mike Baird , a team of doctors has officially announced that it will be bringing formal…


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Australia Day traditions

Australia Day traditions


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Christmas in Summer

Christmas in Summer


There are fewer than five months until Santa Claus comes to town — and companies including Hobby Lobby, Hallmark and even the U.S. Postal Service have spent years, even decades, fine-tuning the process of getting holiday merchandise ready for sale. Labor Day seems to be the unofficial start date many retailers mark on their calendars to sell items for Halloween, Thanksgiving…


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Australian Festivals and celebrations

Australian Festivals and celebrations


As festivals and celebrations are common topics in the IELTS Test, it s a good idea prepare to talk about a major festival in your country or the way weddings and birthdays are celebrated. In the video, study notes and activities for this episode we ll discuss what to say when you talk about festivals and celebrations. Transcript Hello, and welcome to Study English, IELTS preparation…


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Australian Customs GST refund

Australian Customs GST refund


The Tourist Refund Scheme (TRS) allows you to claim a refund of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax (WET) that you pay on certain goods purchased in Australia. The Tourist Refund Scheme office is operated by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and is located on the Departures Level just after Customs within the main MEL Airport Tax &…


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Australian Aboriginal nations

Australian Aboriginal nations


The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (the Declaration) affirms the minimum standards for the survival, dignity, security and well-being of Indigenous peoples worldwide and enshrines Indigenous peoples’ right to be different. The Declaration was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in September 2007. This was the culmination of more than 20 years…


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Where to go for Christmas dinner?

Where to go for Christmas dinner?


We are no longer accepting Christmas Dinner To Go Orders. MoCo’s Founding Farmers wishes you all a very happy and safe holiday! Due to the amazing success of our Moco’s Founding Farmers Thanksgiving To Go dinner, we decided to grant guests’ wishes this Christmas and follow suit. Introducing the MoCo’s Founding Farmers Christmas Dinner To Go service. Behold the gifts of the…


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Australian Lifestyle

Australian Lifestyle


We’re more consumerist than any generation before us The research tells us we’re more consumerist than any generation before, placing more value on lifestyle characteristics, such as the latest technology and entertainment, than our parents did. Half of respondents place more value on having the latest technology than their parents, 45% place more value than their parents on…


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New Year in Australia

New Year in Australia


Many Australians annually celebrate New Year’s Eve with parties, music and other forms of entertainment on December 31. New Year’s Eve is the day before New Year’s Day in the Gregorian calendar, which is used by many Australians. New Year s Eve events in Australia include masquerade balls or parties.New Year s Eve events in Australia include masquerade balls or What Do People…


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Australian traditions list

Australian traditions list


The immense rock formation of Uluru and rock domes of Kata Tjuta are remarkable geological and landform features set on a sand plain. They have special significance to the Anangu people as their Tjurkurpa (traditional law). Uluru is a huge, rounded, red sandstone monolith 9.4 kilometres in circumference rising to over 340 metres above the plain. Rock art in the caves around…


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Where to go for Xmas dinner?

Where to go for Xmas dinner?


A pack of smelly hound dogs ravaged your house and eaten your dinner à la A Christmas Story ? Never fear, we’ve rounded up a dozen Seattle restaurants acting as savior by hosting Christmas Eve or Christmas Day dinner at their place. Head to any of these Seattle restaurants on Christmas 2015 for feasts of fishes, lamb, Dungeness crab and more. Enjoy a three-course Christmas…


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