Australia's Population Questions

1. What is demography? The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing? 4th of December, 2003. 
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived? Around 315,000.
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way? If the fertility rate grows and if they death rate slows. 
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010? 1-2 children. 
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? It was very low as it was in the middle of the great depression but then it steadily grew over the years. 
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? It decreases.
8. What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US? Around 2 where as the US is around 3 people which shows that the US usually has a larger family but not by much.

Are we a racist nation?

1. Who is the author and what is his job title? Graeme Innes, Race Discrimination Commissioner
2. Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job?  
3. 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....'. Yes I have heard that line before someone said a racist joke. They said that Asians can't see well and that's why they can't drive.
4. What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent? 50%
5. What is a 'monoculture'? A monoculture is a single culture without diversity or disagreement. 
6. What are some welcome benefits of online technology? Some welcome benefits of online technology include: blind people able to have a job, connecting the world's indigenous people and ethnic minority groups to help share stories, co-ordinate their work and collectively organise.
7. What are some unwelcome results of online social media? Some unwelcome results of online social media include: The rapid increase in number of race-hate websites and cyber-racism complaints.
8. What makes racism online so dangerous? It makes it dangerous because anything racist you say can go viral and anyone can see what you have said which can make people feel very angry.
9. What will help stop racism online? People who run anti-bullying websites and campaigns, also destroying these hate racist websites.
10. What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism? We have to stand up and say that is is not okay for racism and make sure that people do not get involved with racism.

How Has Australian Changed in My Life Time?

1. Physical Change-

• Building of the Sydney Olympics 
• Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria
• Queensland floods
• Cyclone Yasi
• Global Warming

The Black Saturday bush fires in Victoria changed much of the outback landscape of Victoria and destroyed hundreds of houses. This in turn changed how people now have to live if they live in a bush fire prone area with evacuation plans, fire proof buildings etc. The bush fires also destroyed a lot of crops that effected the economics of Australia's farming industry which therefore made the share market higher priced on the Australian farming industry shares.

2. Socio-economic Change-

• Australian dollar being above parody
• Global Financial Crisis 
• Recyclable water in NSW
• Businesses being created to build solar panels and environmentally friendly materials
• Mining Industry

The Australian dollar being above parody means that Australia and its share market will be very strong and people will want to be investing in things in Australia.

3. Cultural Change-

• Booming population of Australia
• Huge numbers Asylum seekers being taken to Australia 
• Saying 'Sorry' to the Indigenous people
• Many other religions besides Catholic and Christian are being placed in Australia

The huge number of asylum seekers that are being found on the West coasts of Australia are causing the Australian government and the tax payers a lot of money. This also suggests that Australia is a very popular and safe country which many people are wanting to come here and live whether its legally or illegally.