On January 1st 1901, the six colonies became a federation and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since Federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth realm. The population is 22 million, with approximately 60% concentrated in and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. The nation's capital city is Canberra, in the Australian Capital Territory.
Australia is a prosperous developed country with a multicultural society. It ranks highly in many international comparisons of national performance such as human development, quality of life, health care, life expectancy, public education, economic freedom and the protection of civil liberties and political rights. Australian cities rank among the world´s highest in terms of cultural offerings and quality of life. It is a member of the United Nations, G-20, Commonwealth of Nations, OECD, APEC, Pacific Islands Forum and the World Trade Organization.
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ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE
In the acceptance of a shared framework of values for all Australians, new members are able to retain their ethnic identity provided that it fits within the over-arching framework of shared Australian values.
Management style:
Managers are not expected to see themselves as in any way superior to their colleagues; people just have different jobs. Therefore an authoritarian style of management will be received very badly by most Australians and such an approach may provoke outright hostility.
It is much better to adopt a consultative style of management which is inclusive of every person´s opinions and which encourages an open debate of ideas. Indeed, challenging the ideas of the boss in open meetings is not seen as rude or disrespectful but the sign of a fully committed, professional approach. Pragmatism is seen as a key attribute; getting the job completed quickly is more important than the niceties of protocol or hierarchy.
In keeping with the Australian direct style of communication, debates between senior and junior executives may appear from the outside as confrontational and occasionally acrimonious; they rarely are. This style of interaction is merely viewed as the most effective way of attaining the end goal.
QUESTION
Based on the film “Rabbit Proof Fence” (2002), and the information provided in class, please answer one of the following questions:
1. When removed from their families, the children were prepared for “a better life”, how is that true or false when considering different perspectives ?.
This is the true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an official government camp, set up as part of an official government policy to train them as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. With grit and determination Molly guides the girls on an epic journey, one step ahead of the authorities, over 1,500 miles of Australia´s outback in search of the rabbit-proof fence that bisects the continent and will lead them home. These three girls are part of what is referred to today as the “Stolen Generations”.
Therefore the statement of a “better life” is false, they were just being trained in white ways to be servants. Australia claims for a system of fairness and justice in which everybody has equal rights. But the truth is that Australia has lost generations trying to integrate the aboriginal population to the way of life. On the contrary to New Zealand, where Maori culture is fully integrated and respected among its inhabitants, in the case of Australia, aboriginals have still a long way to go before adquiring fully equal treatment.
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