Diversity in Australia: Historical Issues and Social Impact

This report provides a comprehensive overview of diversity in Australia, focusing on key areas of difference within Aboriginal communities, historical issues and conditions that have shaped relationships with mainstream Australia, and the identification of marginalized groups. It lists resources for servi...Read More

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
6. Key areas of diversity in Australia.....................................................................................3
7. Historical issues and conditions, perception for western systems, their engagement that
have shaped relationships with mainstream Australia............................................................3
8. Six groups that could come under the heading of marginalized groups.............................4
9. List of 10 resources that could help service organizations embrace and respond to diversity
................................................................................................................................................4
10. How diverse groups influenced and changed Australian society.....................................5
11. Diversity practices and experiences impacting personal behavior, interpersonal
relationships, perceptions and the social expectations of others in workplace......................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

6. Key areas of diversity in Australia
As per the aboriginal localities and communities following are the basic areas that differs them
with each other. Main aspects that have differentiated Aboriginal people from mainstream
communities are:
 Culture
 Race
 Ethnicity
 Spiritual beliefs
 Orientation
 Health
7. Historical issues and conditions, perception for western systems, their engagement that have
shaped relationships with mainstream Australia
Aboriginal community of Australia faced a lot of issues in history and there were number
of problems that had affected their lives to a great extent. They were highly affected by various
traumatic situations in past era. Wars greatly affected their lives and its impact are still slightly
visible. They were strictly bounded with number of conditions such as they needed to take
permissions for entering into certain area of the city (Carey and et.al., 2017). They were not
allowed to access public services with ease and comfort. Local communities were not providing
them adequate conditions for survival as compared to white people of the country.
There are still certain current social, political and economic issues that are affecting
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. They are highly deprived of resources and are
not promoted at significant level. They are not receiving sufficient rights for employment,
housing, health care facilities due to reasons such as remote area location, social connectivity,
language barriers and other unresolved conditions and issues. There are number of
discrimination that are still affecting
The way in which Western or mainstream systems and structures can be perceived by
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people have impacted their engagements with current
services. There are number of bodies and organizations have developed to provide support to

Aboriginal communities. They can take the help of these bodies to establish considerable
connections with modern communities. These systems and service delivery organizations have
proved to be sufficiently supportive for Aboriginal and indigenous community (Hutchings, Bodle
and Miller, 2018). Community service centers have been developed to deliver desired health
care, educational and other related facilities to the community. They were extremely unsupported
in terms of all sensitive fields of services that have impacted their perception regarding western
and mainstream strictures. They are so much ignored and discriminated that they decided to form
their own set of beliefs, residing areas, its logo or flag which established their significant
identity. Along with Aboriginaal community, the Torres Strait Islander also were on the
equivalent stage or conditions.
Due to past instances and issues, the mainstream systems of country are not sufficiently
utilized by Aboriginal society. A level of mistrust has developed among people that has made
them feel unsupported and outsiders. After such issues, governmental policies are now
continuously upgrading their systems and regulations to support these people (Hutchings, Bodle
and Miller, 2018). A National Inquiry report by commonwealth parliament was developed to
bring separated Aboriginal children back to their homes.
These conditions and issues are still affecting and restricting them communicate and
engage with western culture. There are certain ways through which they are continuously trying
to indulge themselves with Australian mainstream systems. Even various committees have been
formed to regulate and promote these communities by formation of suitable programs and
organizations (Lindstedt and et.al., 2017). Aboriginal cultural protocols and practice policies
have been designed by significant departments to lay emphasis on their lifestyle and to easily
accept their culture as well.
8. Six groups that could come under the heading of marginalised groups
Pama, Anangu, Koori, Gungaari, Murri, Yolngu are some significant Aborignial tribes
living in different parts of Australia. They are residing in area of South Australia, South
Queensland and other parts as well.
9. List of 10 resources that could help service organisations embrace and respond to diversity
1. Australian Government Department of Immigration and border Protection
2. Federation of Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia

3. National Ethnic Disability Alliance
4. NSW Migrant Resource Centers
5. NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
6. Multicultural Councils of South Australia
7. Ishar Multicultural Women's Health Center
8. Western Australia Multicultural Interest
9. Victorian Multicultural Commissions
10. Victorian Government Health Translations Directory
10. How diverse groups influenced and changed Australian society
Australian society is made up of different types of social group of people and
communities in which each individual have different culture, belief, morale and languages that
impact on Australian society the most. Australia has one of the most linguistically and culturally
diverse populations in the world (Green, 2018). It is calculation that about 40% of Australian
society is made up of immigrants and its children that speak 15% language more than English at
home. Social and culture structures such as religion, education, language and ethnicity are major
influence on Australian peoples. These diverse groups effects on society very much in which
they need to make some changes in their culture and other structure. Many people speak different
languages and belief in their culture according to this Australian society need to respect their
morale and culture as well and try of fulfil its needs that help to maintain their leaving standards
more than now. In business sector people need to learn the language which help to communicate
with them easily (Rigney, 2017). In the organization new candidates get hire for establishing
effective workforce in which many people are selected for many job positions. Thus, according
to this Australian society want need to make them comfortable and try to understand their
languages and respect culture.
11. Diversity practices and experiences impacting personal behaviour, interpersonal
relationships, perceptions and the social expectations of others in workplace
Marginalized communities or group of people are the most left behind people within any
country or location. As per the lifestyle and historical issues of Australian Aboriginal tribes are
considered, there are specific sub divisions of tribes who are distinctively named (Berger and
et.al., 2019). Australia has diverse group of communities that tends to have significant language
and features. Mainstream Australian people are also facing issues while working with Aboriginal

people. There are lot of barriers such cultural, language and social beliefs that are contributing
significant workplace issues to people. They speak their own regional languages and are work
places need to adjust themselves accordingly. The communities tend to have their own ideology
towards developed era. Aboriginal colonies and local people are getting involved in similar
Australian culture but at the cost of ineffective social and interpersonal problems.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Berger, M. and et.al., 2019. Hair cortisol, allostatic load, and depressive symptoms in Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Stress. pp.1-9.
Carey, T.A. and et.al., 2017. The Australian Psychological Society's Apology to Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander People. Australian Psychologist. 52(4). pp.261-267.
Hutchings, K., Bodle, K. and Miller, A., 2018. Opportunities and resilience: Enablers to address
barriers for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to commence and complete
higher degree research programs. Australian Aboriginal Studies. (2). p.29.
Lindstedt, S. and et.al., 2017. Realist Review of Programs, Policies, and Interventions to
Enhance the Social, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-Being of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Young People Living in Out-of-Home Care. The International
Indigenous Policy Journal. 8(3). p.5.
Green, A.R., 2018. Families with an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander child with disability:
System, service and provider perspectives. (Doctoral dissertation).
Rigney, L.I., 2017. Indigenist research and aboriginal Australia. In Indigenous Peoples' Wisdom
and Power. (pp. 61-77). Routledge.