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Additional Resources on Australian Cultures
https://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/people_culture.html
This link is a great source to find simple bullet points on the different aspects of culture. It breaks up the many categories that make up culture and describe the cultural elements Australia has.
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Australia.html
This webpage is much more detailed then the first and gives more information then simply the culture. It also goes into great detail and is filled with many cultural ties. This site is a great way to learn more about a specific form of culture since it is very detailed.
https://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/people_culture.html
This link is a great source to find simple bullet points on the different aspects of culture. It breaks up the many categories that make up culture and describe the cultural elements Australia has.
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Australia.html
This webpage is much more detailed then the first and gives more information then simply the culture. It also goes into great detail and is filled with many cultural ties. This site is a great way to learn more about a specific form of culture since it is very detailed.
This map represents the many different languages and aboriginal tribes in Australia. There are around 250 different aboriginal languages in existence with many different dialects.
http://www.reconciliationsa.org.au/learn/map-of-aboriginal-australia
http://www.reconciliationsa.org.au/learn/map-of-aboriginal-australia
Australia shows a steep increase in life expectancy at 4,000 GDP/capita. This basically shows that the more money you make the longer you live. This is very accurate in many ways, if you make more money you can afford higher healthcare, medical bills, vaccines and also live a healthier lifestyle. It is crazy that there is a definite turning point in GDP where you automatically live longer, it is not a steady increase but a large jump.
This chart shows life expectancy compared to income per person (GPD/capita.)
This chart shows life expectancy compared to income per person (GPD/capita.)
This chart at first shows that woman have lesson children no matter what the age of marriage, it later shows woman who get married younger have more kids. There was a sudden turn when woman went back to getting married later and having fewer children. This chart was particularly interesting since it has a few sudden, drastic changes throughout the statistic.
This chart shows the age of a woman's first marriage compared to the children per woman.
This chart shows the age of a woman's first marriage compared to the children per woman.
This fluctuation in the chart is minor but shows a crucial point of time. This may show an advancement in technology and the increase of energy due to that advancement. After 1970 there is hardly any change and also before 1970. This change increases about 10% and is around the time of a lot technological advancement.
This chart shows residential energy use over time.
This chart shows residential energy use over time.
Religion in Australia
Religion in Australia started in Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Indigenous Australians have unique religions and traditions. Since Australia was a rather newer country and founded by England, a lot of religion came over through immigrants. Australia is primarily Christian and was first taught this faith of Christian British Immigrants.
Australia is a very tolerant country when it comes to religion. Although Christianity is the main practiced religion, there are many other religions that make up Australia as well as a large percentage of people who do not practice any religion. Although religion makes up a lot about a country culturally, it seems to have had less of an affect in Australia each year.
Christianity makes up for 64% of Australia’s population. To Christians some of the most sacred places are churches and the Vatican in Italy. Australia has many beautiful churches that Christians worship and practice in. Other religions make up a smaller percentage of the population, Buddhism (2.1%), Islam (1.7%), and Hinduism (0.7%.) Sacred places to these religions include the Ganges River, Mosques, Lumbini Grove and others that are in other countries around the world.
There are no ties between religion and the government in Australia as well as no state religion. People are free to practice whatever religion they chose as well as practice no religion at all. Australian government believes in encouraging mutual respect and understanding. In the Australian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits the government form mandating any religious practice.
I believe religion in Australia is much like religion in the United States. Although I believe the United States in more diverse, both countries are understanding of different cultures and religions. After much research it seemed as if the religion “not defined” is increasingly becoming more and more popular.
Work Cited
Religion in australia. Informally published manuscript, UNSW Australia, Retrieved from http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/living-sydney/religion/
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2012). People, culture, and lifestyle. Retrieved from website: https://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/people_culture.html
Religion in Australia started in Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Indigenous Australians have unique religions and traditions. Since Australia was a rather newer country and founded by England, a lot of religion came over through immigrants. Australia is primarily Christian and was first taught this faith of Christian British Immigrants.
Australia is a very tolerant country when it comes to religion. Although Christianity is the main practiced religion, there are many other religions that make up Australia as well as a large percentage of people who do not practice any religion. Although religion makes up a lot about a country culturally, it seems to have had less of an affect in Australia each year.
Christianity makes up for 64% of Australia’s population. To Christians some of the most sacred places are churches and the Vatican in Italy. Australia has many beautiful churches that Christians worship and practice in. Other religions make up a smaller percentage of the population, Buddhism (2.1%), Islam (1.7%), and Hinduism (0.7%.) Sacred places to these religions include the Ganges River, Mosques, Lumbini Grove and others that are in other countries around the world.
There are no ties between religion and the government in Australia as well as no state religion. People are free to practice whatever religion they chose as well as practice no religion at all. Australian government believes in encouraging mutual respect and understanding. In the Australian Constitution guarantees freedom of religion and prohibits the government form mandating any religious practice.
I believe religion in Australia is much like religion in the United States. Although I believe the United States in more diverse, both countries are understanding of different cultures and religions. After much research it seemed as if the religion “not defined” is increasingly becoming more and more popular.
Work Cited
Religion in australia. Informally published manuscript, UNSW Australia, Retrieved from http://www.international.unsw.edu.au/living-sydney/religion/
Australian Government, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. (2012). People, culture, and lifestyle. Retrieved from website: https://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/people_culture.html
http://censusstats.blogspot.com/2012/06/religion-and-2011-australian-census.html
http://teaminfocus.com.au/religion-in-australia-statistics/
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2012/06/21/australians-lose-their-faith/
http://urbanpeek.com/2011/06/21/coober-pedy-the-underground-city/
http://teaminfocus.com.au/religion-in-australia-statistics/
http://blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2012/06/21/australians-lose-their-faith/
http://urbanpeek.com/2011/06/21/coober-pedy-the-underground-city/
Popular Australian Delicacy's
Damper: a cheap soda bread made from wheat flour, water and salt and cooked over the coals of a campfire.
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Macadamia Nuts: native to Eastern Australia, Aussies include this nut in a variety of their dishes.
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Lamingtons: this "National Cake of Australia" is sponge cake wrapped in chocolate icing and coated in coconut. They can sometimes have a layer of cream or jam inside and are often served with tea or coffee.
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Pigs in a Blanket: in the U.S. we often rap the the hot dogs or sausage in dough but in Australia, they wrap their meat in more meat to create this treat.
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Meat Pie: also referred to as a "dog's eye," the contents of the meat pie are often debated and now have many different variations.
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Vegemite: made from yeast extract and popularly spread on toast.
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All six of these diverse treats appropriately represent Australia in a variety of ways. From sweet and savory to a yeast spread, these Aussie treats are must haves when visiting, along with some native Indigenous wichetty grubs of course.
http://travel.cnn.com/sydney/eat/40-foods-australians-call-their-own-651613
http://travel.cnn.com/sydney/eat/40-foods-australians-call-their-own-651613
Australian Style Hamburger
125 grams (4 oz) beef, mince (ground meat)
1 egg
2 bacon rashers
1 slice cheese
1 large slice onion
1 large slice tomato
1 large slice beetroot (beets)
1 pineapple ring
1 hamburger roll
lettuce, margarine & tomato sauce (ketchup)
1. Cut the hamburger roll in half and butter both halves.
2. Toast both bun halves on the grill.
3. Fry the meat patty, the bacon rashers and the onion.
4. Flip the meat patty over and add cheese on top.
5. Fry the egg.
6. Butter the bun and add tomato sauce to taste. Assemble the hamburger: lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion, pineapple & the meat patty. Top with bacon, egg, cheese and bun top.
https://alldownunder.com/australian-food/hamburger-recipe.htm
Background:
Sightings of the hamburger in Australia came about in the 30's because of Australia's post-world war relationship with America, but it wasn't until the 1940's that the beetroot came about. This dish may have been developed because of the blossoming canneries that opened in 1926 and 1947 but some also say that the idea of putting the beetroot onto the hamburger was to prank the Americans and to not become Americanized by spinning a twist on the American burger.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/2014/jan/24/burgers-beetroot-great-australian-dish
1 egg
2 bacon rashers
1 slice cheese
1 large slice onion
1 large slice tomato
1 large slice beetroot (beets)
1 pineapple ring
1 hamburger roll
lettuce, margarine & tomato sauce (ketchup)
1. Cut the hamburger roll in half and butter both halves.
2. Toast both bun halves on the grill.
3. Fry the meat patty, the bacon rashers and the onion.
4. Flip the meat patty over and add cheese on top.
5. Fry the egg.
6. Butter the bun and add tomato sauce to taste. Assemble the hamburger: lettuce, tomato, beetroot, onion, pineapple & the meat patty. Top with bacon, egg, cheese and bun top.
https://alldownunder.com/australian-food/hamburger-recipe.htm
Background:
Sightings of the hamburger in Australia came about in the 30's because of Australia's post-world war relationship with America, but it wasn't until the 1940's that the beetroot came about. This dish may have been developed because of the blossoming canneries that opened in 1926 and 1947 but some also say that the idea of putting the beetroot onto the hamburger was to prank the Americans and to not become Americanized by spinning a twist on the American burger.
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/australia-food-blog/2014/jan/24/burgers-beetroot-great-australian-dish
Connections between Religion and Food
Australia being a lot like England and the United States there are a lot of similarities when it comes to food tying to religion. Easter biscuits can be found in Australia as well as some parts of England during the Christian holiday of Easter. Hot cross buns can also be served on Good Friday in Australian Christian homes. With Christianity making up a larger portion of Australia's population, Christian dishes are mostly what tie religion with food in Australia.
Where does food in Australia come from?
Imported food products are increasing at a rapid pace in Australia because seems to be the only way companies can provide their low prices. Australia mostly imports food from Thailand and South African although both countries have almost no workers rights and receive very little pay. Although some food is grown locally in Australia, these local farms are being jeopardized by supermarkets importing most of its food from other countries.