Multicultural Australia by https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3 written/designed by Hanna and Julia (6C) en-us 2020-05-11 18:37:32 UTC 2023-01-20 02:18:16 UTC hello@padlet.com General facts englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584361441
  • Current total population: 25,469,000
  • Barely any emigration
  • Only 2.4% are native Australians
  • 2006: 4,416,000 of the 20,000,000 Australians foreign-born
  • 22% of total population
  • Mostly from...
    • The United Kingdom
    • New Zealand
    • China
    • Italy
    • Vietnam
    • ]]>     2020-05-20 08:54:05 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584361441     The beginning englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584381283
  • before 1788, 500 different indigenous groups
  • British decided to colonize 
  • continued immigration forced the native inhabitants out
  • loss of nearly 60% of the indigenous population
  • separated into six colonies
  •  mid-1800s, settlers discovered gold
  • hope for employment
  • immigrants from China and India 
    • ]]>     2020-05-20 09:03:54 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584381283     History of immigration englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584385794
  • Immigration Restriction Act
  • White Australia Policy
  • test prohibit the entrance of thousands of migrants
  • after World War Two, government encouraged immigration
  • refugees came not only from Europe 
  • 1945 - 1960, 1.6 million people arrived 
    • ]]>     2020-05-20 09:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584385794     Effects on society englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584390173
  • immigration policy celebrates multiculturalism and diversity
  • social problems have occurred
  • some are against increased immigration
  • result: adopting multicultural policies, more funds for social programs
    • ]]>     2020-05-20 09:08:38 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/584390173     Percentage of people born overseas, divided by geographic areas englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590451897 2020-05-23 15:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590451897 Percent of the total foreign-born population englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590454568 2020-05-23 15:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590454568 englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590461333 2020-05-23 15:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/590461333 Ethnic diversity today englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596270082 Religions
    More than 120 different religious denominations
    • Christian religion: 60% of the population 
    • Non-Christian religion: 18 % of the population
    • Non-Religious: 22% of the population 

    Languages
    English ist the national language
    influences from more than 160 spoken languages 
    • 76,8% speak English only
    • 18,2% are non-English speaker
    • Mandarin is the secon dominant language
    • Other languages: Punjabi, Filipin and Arabic.
    ]]>     2020-05-27 07:02:40 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596270082     Reasons for immigration englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596308506
  • Higher standards of living
  • Career opportunities 
  • Quality education system
  • Financial freedom or stability
  • Landscape
  • Food
    • ]]>     2020-05-27 07:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596308506     Current Australian Migration Policy englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596328571 Very strict with the intention to only let people immigrate, who contribute to the country

    Two ways to immigrate
    • Family stream
      • Close family or relatives requiring help
      • Must be sponsored by australian citizen
    • Skilled migration
      • Points are awarded for...
      • Age
      • Language skills
      • Employability
      • Formal qualifications
      • You need to have enough points to immigrate, but family can come too
    ]]>     2020-05-27 07:38:15 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596328571     Up- and downsides of Multiculturalism englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596364403 Benefits
    • Increased Inovation and Creativity
    • community flavour
    • economic growth 

    Problems
    • Plenty of disagreements
    • Increase of hatred
    ]]>     2020-05-27 07:59:31 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596364403     Diversity of religion englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596473592 2020-05-27 09:01:05 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596473592 Asylum policies englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596484099
  • Refugees arriving by boat are punished instead of protected
  • Sent to refugee camps outside of Australia for several years
  • Temporary protaction visas
    • Have to be renewed every 5 years
    • No way of seeing their families
  • Problems even after asylum is granted
    • ]]>     2020-05-27 09:06:44 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/596484099     Some facts... englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/597203214 2020-05-27 15:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/597203214 Influences of immigrants on the australian culture englischprojekt345 https://padlet.com/english_ag/ybbr1egdrdk5ipe3/wish/597218346
  • Australian culture strongly influenced by immigrants
  • Australian humour partially defined by cartoons by immigrants (Emile Mercier, George Molnar)
  • Music also influenced by immigrants
  • Immigrants brought new flavours, recipes and other influences from oversea
  • Some fameous immigrants incude:
    • Anh Do (comedian, author, painter)
    • Frank Lowy (businessman)
    • Les Murray (TV presenter) 
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