Challenges and Achievements of Neville Bonner in Aboriginal Community

This research essay discusses the challenges and achievements of Neville Bonner in the Aboriginal community. It explores how he tackled issues related to health inequality and lack of infrastructure, and analyzes the policies and history that influenced these challenges. The essay highlights the significance of indigenous Australians in addressing these issues.

Research Essay
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Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................5
Discuss about the challenges or issues tackled for positive change............................................5
Analyse and relate these to the issues, topics, policies and histories..........................................5
Two issues relevant to the significant Indigenous Australian, their community and
achievements................................................................................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Brief personal
Torres Strait Islander is one of indigenous people, which are basically part to the state of
Queensland Australia. Ethnicity distinct from different aboriginal people within Australia.
Neville Thomas Bonner was Australian political and first aboriginal to become Member of
Parliament (Fredericks, Lee & Mahoney, 2020). Afterwards, He was appointed by Queensland
parliament to fill casual vacancy as representative. He was the most popular elected by vote.
Basically, these are belonging the grouped with them as indigenous Australians. Neville Bonner
was born in the Ukerebagh Island on the northern New South Wales.
Cultural biography of Neville Bonner Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community
The culture of Neville Bonner as specific form of exercising their own self-
determination. He was followed the specific culture in regards of ancient rock art to modern
water colour landscapes (Butler & et.al., 2019). The culture of Aboriginal people can be
represented the number of unique instruments, music spans. The large population did not
develop the system of writing before any colonisation but there are wide range of language exits.
Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy their diverse, living
culture. Generally, the communities vary according to resources, geographical location and
environment. Each and every individual having their own cultural, language, belief and practices.
Torres Strait Islanders, wherever they live (Price & Rogers, 2019). Although aboriginal peoples
and other Torres Strait Islander have considered distinct culture as well as societies.
In context of culture, Aboriginal communities include different practices, ceremonies on
belief in mythology, dreamtime. It emphasised with oral traditions and always respect for land.
Within culture, language and other grouping already exhibits a wide range of individual
perception. Australian Aboriginal art has been existed for thousands of years.
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Language group and community
There are two distinct indigenous language spoken on the Islands such as creole
language. In western central Torres Strait language and other type of kalaw Lagaw Ya is spoken
on the basis of south-western, central islands. On the other hand, most of family member can use
Pama-Nyungan language of Australia. These are considered as common language that mainly
used by Aboriginal and Torre Strait Language.
The Neville Bonner is belonging to the group of aboriginal community so that they can
use chorus of songs like Ngunnawal language. it is based on the traditional language and Neville
Bonner and other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Population (Smith & et.al., 2020).
They have suffered various erosion as a result. Generally, language can be identified as
direction reflection of particular culture, belief. Thus, it help for identifying the capability and
cultural imperatives, values and other context associated with aboriginal populations in
Australia.
Achievements Lists
Neville Bonner has great achievement to be appoint as officer in order of Australia. From
1992 to 1996, he was member of Griffith University and achieved the award as honor doctorate
within 1993. Afterwards, he was elected as constitutional convention in the Australians
monarchy.
The achievement support for other Aboriginal population in regards of the health system
improvement. In order to substantial progress increase within healthcare system it include
various programs focus on child health, maternal and initiative in area of substance (Fredericks,
Lee & Mahoney, 2020). In view of Australia’s performance for health and wealth. The
achievements in the indigenous health in past decade. However, long lead times and recently
concerted efforts.
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MAIN BODY
Discuss about the challenges or issues tackled for positive change
The Neville Bonner always support for their aboriginal community in order to concern
about their personal challenges or issues.
The challenge addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander regarding health inequality.
The poor health status is always considered as well-known fact that substantial inequalities exits.
Particularly in relation to communicable and chronic disease, mental health and life (Fredericks,
Lee and Mahoney, 2020). These are considered as most common issue or problem exists among
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.
Poor health and lack of infrastructure issue
The health and lack of infrastructure related problem can be tackled by effective
intervention program, which providing the better awareness among aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander population. The effective intervention is completely changing into positive culture or
environment (Fredericks, Lee & Mahoney, 2020). Where every aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander populations have resolved issue in proper manner.
As a leader or activist such as Neville Bonner, helping to provide the better health service.
It is becoming critical part for establishing the interaction with different people and resolve
problem related chronic health disease. In order to conduct a health program for poor aboriginal
community, Torres Strait Islander people by Neville Bonner.
Analyse and relate these to the issues, topics, policies and histories
The Australian Government initiative towards policies that have made commitment to
address current situation over a prolonged period of time. Basically, they have developed the
detailed strategies, framework and policies through engaged with aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people (Sivertsen, Anikeeva & Grant, 2020). These are clearly defined the articulate the
requirement for holistic address.
Large number of indigenous individuals, who have been faced issue of Poor health system
and lack of infrastructure in Australia. Local communities and government have instead of
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setting the suitable policies regarding equality. In order to provide the equal medical treatment
facilities and service. Usually, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander have need to address the
holistic approach in context of health.
Policies
Neville Bonner is also part of Australian Government so as they have made an effective
plan for developing the health and Life expectation equality policy. It always support for other
aboriginal population to focus on their health service and infrastructure (Sivertsen, Anikeeva &
Grant, 2020). These are important to provide the greater opportunity in term of health.
Sometimes, Neville Bonner initiative campaign program and propose to ensure primary
health care as accessible to Torres Strait Islander and aboriginal people. Through this policy, the
equitable distribution of health care and also maintain the standard of health infrastructure. The
significant investment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health that require to rebalance
life expectation equality.
The challenge of protecting the human right of indigenous people. It make sure social
justice applicable for every Australian. It is one of important approach that help for eliminating
the two common issues exits among Aboriginal community. The issues are chronic disease
health and lack of infrastructure (HealthInfoNet & et.al., 2020). In past decade, there is no
certain policies and practice that support for aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in
Australia. At some point, it relates to history where they were facing issue or problem
continuously. Unfortunately, Australian Government initiative towards equality and implement
suitable practice to determine cause of problem.
Histories
Australian aboriginal people originally came from Southeast Asia, have been settled in
Australia 45,000 to 50,000 years. At the time of European in 1788, Aboriginal people had
utilised and occupied the continent (Butler & et.al., 2019). In this way, it adapted successfully to
large range of both climatic as well as ecological condition. The overall population densities are
roughly calculated approximately 1 to 8 square miles.
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Neville Bonner was born in Aboriginal family. He never knew his own father and had no
formal qualification. He worked as ring barker and afterwards joined as member of director in
Australia League.
Furthermore, established the interaction with Australian government and also build the
strong working relationship with aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, communities
to enhance the awareness of health as well as culture. Afterwards, It can learn about the personal
issue faced by large population.
Two issues relevant to the significant Indigenous Australian, their community and achievements.
Poor health system and lack of infrastructure issues are relevant to significant indigenous
Australian, community and achievement. It can be identified that Indigenous families and
communities in contemporary Australia face immense health challenge. On the other hand, there
are lack of infrastructure that can hinder logistics of service delivery. It is also another issue it
will be increasing the workloads and make staff member burnout common problem.
Poor health system, lack of infrastructure related challenges have considered as important
factor by Neville Bonner, trying to change the current life style of Aboriginal population and
interact with other social centre for conducting awareness program (Sivertsen, Anikeeva &
Grant, 2020). This will help for providing the better health care service for aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander people in Australia.
Two different issues are basically relevant to indigenous Australian, community, Neville
Bonner is part of aboriginal community so that they have greater involvement with other
populations. The achievement of Neville Bonner is becoming significant way to improve the
poor health system, develop an effective infrastructure. These are two important issues that
directly affecting on the lifestyle of people.
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it has summarised about the aboriginal and Torres Straits Islander
population. It can be identified the brief personal, cultural biography of Neville Bonner on the
basis of their language group, community and achievement. Furthermore, it has been analysed
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the different issues that directly affecting on the aboriginal population in Australia. As per
analysis, the health issues related to the different policies and history of aboriginal and Torres
Straits Islander. However, It can be identified the most common issues, which mainly covered in
relevant to significance of indigenous Australian.
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