Section 1 - Migrants, Immigration and Multiculturalism
How diverse are Australians? = 5
What is the Composition of Australia's migrant populution? = 5
What is multiculturalism? = 5
What are the current levels of immigration? = 6
How many people are in Australia unlawfully? = 6
Who is accepted to migrate to Australia? = 7
What is the Family Stream in the migration program? = 7
How skilled are the people migrating here? = 8
What are the English skills of migrants and refugees? = 8
Is there a program to help people learn English? = 9
What is the level of inter-marriage in Australia? = 9
Do many migrants become Australian citizens? = 9
How does Immigration affect the economy? 10
Does Immigration lead to higher unemployment? = 10
Do migrants face barriers in gaining employment? = 11
Do many migrants work in lower skilled positions? = 11
What social security benefits can migrants claim? = 11
Do migrants have to undergo health checks? = 12
How healthy are migrants? = 12
Do people from migrant backgrounds commit more crime? = 12
Do young people from ethnic minorities commit more crime? = 13
Are ethnic 'youth gangs' a problem? = 13
Section 2 - Asylum Seekers and Refugees
What are refugees? How do they differ from migrants? = 15
Why does Australia have a refugee program? = 15
How many refugees does Australia take? Where do they come from? = 16
Is Australia being flooded with 'boat people' and refugees? = 17
What happens when 'boat people' arrive? = 17
What assistance is provided to help refugees settle in Australia? = 18
What sort of support do asylum seekers receive? = 18
Section 3 - Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders
Who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person? = 21
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are there? = 21
Where do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live today? = 22
Are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people disadvantaged? = 22
Do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive special treatment from the Government? = 24
What does it mean when it is said that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were dispossessed? = 25
Were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families? = 26
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were affected by seperation policies? = 26
What is reconciliation? = 27
What is self-determination? = 27
What is ATSIC? What does it do? = 28
What funding is ATSIC given? = 28
Is ATSIC accountable? = 28
What did the Mabo decision say? = 29
Does the Mabo decision mean that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be given land for nothing? = 29
What does the Native Title Act do? = 29
What did the Wik decision say? = 30
How diverse are Australians? = 5
What is the Composition of Australia's migrant populution? = 5
What is multiculturalism? = 5
What are the current levels of immigration? = 6
How many people are in Australia unlawfully? = 6
Who is accepted to migrate to Australia? = 7
What is the Family Stream in the migration program? = 7
How skilled are the people migrating here? = 8
What are the English skills of migrants and refugees? = 8
Is there a program to help people learn English? = 9
What is the level of inter-marriage in Australia? = 9
Do many migrants become Australian citizens? = 9
How does Immigration affect the economy? 10
Does Immigration lead to higher unemployment? = 10
Do migrants face barriers in gaining employment? = 11
Do many migrants work in lower skilled positions? = 11
What social security benefits can migrants claim? = 11
Do migrants have to undergo health checks? = 12
How healthy are migrants? = 12
Do people from migrant backgrounds commit more crime? = 12
Do young people from ethnic minorities commit more crime? = 13
Are ethnic 'youth gangs' a problem? = 13
Section 2 - Asylum Seekers and Refugees
What are refugees? How do they differ from migrants? = 15
Why does Australia have a refugee program? = 15
How many refugees does Australia take? Where do they come from? = 16
Is Australia being flooded with 'boat people' and refugees? = 17
What happens when 'boat people' arrive? = 17
What assistance is provided to help refugees settle in Australia? = 18
What sort of support do asylum seekers receive? = 18
Section 3 - Aboriginal People and Torres Strait Islanders
Who is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person? = 21
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are there? = 21
Where do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live today? = 22
Are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people disadvantaged? = 22
Do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people receive special treatment from the Government? = 24
What does it mean when it is said that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were dispossessed? = 25
Were Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families? = 26
How many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were affected by seperation policies? = 26
What is reconciliation? = 27
What is self-determination? = 27
What is ATSIC? What does it do? = 28
What funding is ATSIC given? = 28
Is ATSIC accountable? = 28
What did the Mabo decision say? = 29
Does the Mabo decision mean that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will be given land for nothing? = 29
What does the Native Title Act do? = 29
What did the Wik decision say? = 30