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		<title>New strategy in support of multiculturalism in Australia.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:48:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joint media release with Senator Kate Lundy, Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship and MP Chris Bowen Minister for Immigration and Citizenship A new national multicultural policy, The People of Australia, builds on the Federal Government&#8217;s strong support for multiculturalism in Australia, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, said today. Mr Bowen today [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Multicultralism here in Australia &#8211; a Good read for Migrants.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I&#8217;ve just come across a great article written by Chris Bowen MP, it was published earlier this year but is still a good read when discussing multiculturalism here in Australia. Why Sheridan and the Immigration Minister parted company on road to multiculturalism By Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship The Weekend Australian, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aboriginal Languages -Fast Facts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 03:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Australian Aboriginal -‘indigenous’- society dates back around 60,000 years. When the First British Fleet arrived in Australia in 1788, there were thought to be roughly 250 Australian languages and 700 dialects.  Of the original 250 or so languages, only around 20 survive today, but these are spoken regularly and taught in schools. Kriol is spoken mostly in northern [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia~ A nation in the building.</title>
		<link>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/11/australia-a-nation-in-the-building.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/11/australia-a-nation-in-the-building.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In order to move away from the monarchy, Australia would have to become a republic, and in this case the country would need a constitution. The following web-site is proposing one: www-personal.edfac.usyd.edu.au/ And here is the Senate&#8217;s General Constitution: aph.gov.au/]]></description>
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		<title>Brisbane&#8217;s Muliticultural Festival &#8211; Been &amp; Gone!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Go Next year if you missed it!Why should you go? ~ A few reasons it is worth a visit. 1. It&#8217;s a free annual event, held at a good location &#8211; Roma Street Park lands, Brisbane City Centre. 2. It&#8217;s a show case of stands and stalls with lots of &#8216;settling in to Australia&#8217; resources [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Houses that Move.</title>
		<link>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/06/houses-that-move.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever seen a house move? If you bought a plot of land with a wooden house and liked the location but wanted to build a new house on the block, you don&#8217;t necessarily need to knock the old house down &#8211; You could have the house removed. You may only get $5-15&#8217;000 for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s a D&amp;M?</title>
		<link>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/05/whats-a-dm.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 02:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a point of interest for anyone who likes to really get into a conversation. D&#38;M is the Aussie slang for ‘deep and meaningful’. What we found surprising was the difficulty we were having getting past the general chit-chat conversations of: getting-to-know-you, sports, kids, domestic stuff, and on to a topic which reveals a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Australia Backward and Racist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ex-Telstra boss Sol Trujillo, hit the headlines this week when he described his adopted home country (Australia) as “backward” and “racist”. He also went on to say that living here was “like stepping back in time”. Mr Trujillo, originally from the US, resigned as Telstra&#8217;s chief executive this month. His departing comments caught the attention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Storms Hit Town.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 02:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had the warning! Flash flooding to be expected and I kid you not, it didn&#8217;t stop raining. Wow, the sky just opened up and it poured all day and night for 48hrs. We&#8217;re fine, just a little leak underneath the house but the very same suburbs that got hit last November in a big [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring it all with you.</title>
		<link>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/05/bring-it-all-with-you.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.immigration-australia-blog.com/2009/05/bring-it-all-with-you.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 01:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Writeup</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When packing to visit a friend for their birthday on the weekend, I was amazed at the time it took us to leave the house&#8230;. &#8220;Bring it all with you for a get together&#8221; is not a new way to socialise because of the credit crunch &#8211; we&#8217;ve found that it is the most common [...]]]></description>
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