Fact & Issue Sheets Australia

Fact and Issue Sheets – Australia contains over 40 pieces covering a wide range of issues of significance to Australia. Those related to Australian Society and Government and Business can be seen on Page 1 and those related to Economics, the Environment and International Affairs can be seen on Page 2 below

• Australian Society

  The Population of Australia The population of Australia describes our current population and patterns of population growth and discusses population policy.
• Immigration & refugees Immigration and refugees describes patterns of immigration and discusses refugee issues…
• A multicultural Australia A multicultural Australia defines multiculturalism, describes its development, changing attitudes to multiculturalism and principles for a society respectful of others…
• Religion in Australia Religion in Australia describes the development of our multi-faith society, changing religious affiliations and the current place of religion in Australian society…
• Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians gives a picture of Indigenous Australians, their past history, their current disadvantage, recent policies and what they believe is now needed.
• Common misconceptions about Indigenous Australians Common misconceptions about Indigenous Australians discusses twelve common misconceptions about Indigenous people…
• Wellbeing & happiness Wellbeing and happiness describes philosophical arguments and recent research about wellbeing and suggests how individuals might approach wellbeing and happiness…
• A fair Australia A fair Australia describes different notions and principles of fairness and disadvantage in Australia, particularly Indigenous disadvantage…
• Social inclusion Social inclusion describes the nature of social inclusion and exclusion, European action related to social inclusion and Australian policy initiatives…
• Poverty in Australia and its causes Poverty in Australia defines poverty and describes how it is measured, who lives in poverty and five different causes of poverty…
• Indicators of inequality Indicators of inequality lists a range of indicators of inequality in Australia…
• Human rights Human rights describes different categories of human rights, the modern human rights movement, human rights in Australia and the challenges of human rights…
• Australian societal values Australian societal values discusses ways of looking at values, some shared Australian values, and what might be needed for a fruitful national conversation about values…
• Design Design looks at principles that should inform design, the many different types of design practice and barriers inhibiting the optimum development of design in Australia…
• The role of the arts in Australia The role of the arts in Australia describes the way in which the arts enrich all our lives, fostering our identity, our self-expression, creativity and community building.
• The natural and cultural heritage of Australia The natural and cultural heritage of Australia describes the richness of Australia’s natural and cultural history, why we should preserve it and issues related to it.
• Environmental, social and economic sustainability The fact sheet Environmental, social and economic sustainability emphasises the importance of an integrated approach to achieving long term sustainability.
• The long term The fact sheet The long term summarises global issues, issues facing Australia and means of improving Australia’s capacity to deal with long term concerns.

• Government + business & accountability

  The role of government The role of government describes Australia’s political system and the essential part played by governments in contemporary societies
• Regulation Regulation discusses the role of legislation and under what circumstances government regulation is essential or highly desirable.
• The rule of law The rule of law discusses and explains one of the most important political and legal underpinnings of Australian society.
• Social, environmental and economic reporting Social, environmental and economic reporting summarises arguments for comprehensive reporting by governments, corporations, and universities of environmental, social and economic trends, activities and impacts…



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