Australian Population

1. What is demography? Demography is the study of statistics which show the changing structure of human populations
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing? 2003 and it is growing very quickly because by 2009 we had 22 million people
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived? at least 315 000 indigenous Australians lived before the arrival of the Europeans
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way? People have children and people can come from other countries and immigrate to Australia. 47% due to births and 53% due to migration.
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010? 1.9 births per woman
6. What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way? The fertility rate for 1935 for 2.1 which means that more people are having less children. This is a lot higher than other years and is this way because of the cost of living today as apposed to the 1930's.
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? The fertility rate 'trend' is to go down as seen through a time before 1950 and after with a difference of 0.2% per woman.
8. What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US? The average size of an Australian family is between 2 and 3 people which is a lot different to the average size of an American family which is between 3 and 4.

Are we a Racist Nation

1. Who is the author and what is his job title?

Graeme Innes and his job is Race Discrimination Commissioner.

1. Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job?

The National Press Club and Graemes job is to work out the racism in Australia.

1. What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you every heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say?

'I'm not racist, but...' is often the beginning of a racist comment in the authors point of view. I have heard this before but would not consider it often because majority of times people just come out and say the phase they want to say, mostly when the people they are offending are not around. However, when i did hear it the 'joke' is thought they were ignorant to say the phase when they are clearly being racist.

1. What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent?

50% of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent which is shocking because it shows that even 'overseas' Australians are being racist.

1. What is a 'mono-culture'?

Mono culture is a single harmonious culture where everyone accepts each others culture.

1. What are some welcome benefits of online technology?

It links people from all over the world together and gives people a wider range of information.

1. What are some unwelcome results of online social media?

Many people set up sites and publish media about racist comments or remarks that they agree with and many people look at it and think that it is socially acceptable.

1. What makes racism online so dangerous?

People can do i anonymously and many people can come across it by accident which makes it easier for people to be exposed to racist comments and think that they are 'OK'

1. What will help stop racism online?

There has been some anti-bullying and racist campaigns employed but the most effective way of getting rid of racism is for social networking sites and the government to work together.

1. What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism?

Tell the people who are posting racist comments to take them down and report them to the social media sites.

How have Australia changed in your Life Time?

Physical Change
1.

• Drought - The amount of agricultural land affected by the floods
• Floods
• Building of the Olympic Park
• Building of more apartments near train lines
• Erosion

2. Drought has been a major cause of physical change within Australia and its people. The drought has affected the amount of people with homes as well as new structures that have to be built to help prevent a drought ending in a disaster. It has also affected the agricultural industry and has changed the way that farmers grow there crops and how the take care of there livestock. The drought not only in its self is a major disaster but it has also caused many other changes that lead to physical changes such as floods.

Socioeconomic Change
1.

• Global Financial Crisis
• More money in Australia
• The share market crashing
• Upgrading of Schools
• Mining industry - You need the value of coal within Australia, How many people are being employed and How much China is buying

2. The mining industry has been a great turn around for Australia and its socioeconomic status within the world. Since Australia is a relatively new country it has many resources available such as a major fuel, coal. This is very good for Australia's economy because China, a country that is booming with a growing population is in demand for coal and Australia has to coal they need. This means that Australia even in a GFC is able to grow as a country and have more money within there economy. 

Cultural Change
1.

• Saying sorry to the stolen generation
• Asylum Seekers
• More woman in parliament - How many people in parliament are woman
• Greater population --> more culture
• More technology

2. There is more woman in parliament within todays' society which is a lot different and changed the way that people live. It has changed the way that people perceive woman within jobs as well as the way that people treat women. We now also have a woman Prime Minister and she can perceive Australia in a different way. She has a unique view of Australia which can help Australia grow as a nation.