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Whiley, Shannon. "The Experiences of Nikkei-Australian Soldiers During World War II." New Voices in Japanese Studies 10 (July 3, 2018): 1–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.21159/nvjs.10.01.
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This paper is a biographical case study that explores the distinct experiences of three Australian-born Japanese (hereafter, Nikkei-Australians) who volunteered for Australian military service during World War II: Mario Takasuka, Joseph Suzuki and Winston Ide. It examines the social and political context in which these soldiers lived, concluding that they faced a disconnect between the way they were viewed by the government, their local communities and themselves. Notions of identity and nationalism are also explored in the context of World War II and the White Australia Policy, and are compared with the experiences of non-European soldiers in Australia and Nikkei soldiers abroad. The paper also highlights the ambiguous position of Nikkei-Australian soldiers with respect to military enlistment. At the time, legislation allowed for Nikkei-Australians to be variously classified as loyal citizens capable of enlistment, as not sufficiently ‘Australian’ for duty, or as enemy aliens, depending upon how it was applied in each case. Because there was no uniform approach within the government for applying these laws, the experiences of Nikkei-Australians vastly differed, as illustrated by the stories of the individuals profiled in this study. These stories are important as they add to the growing body of knowledge around non-white Australians who served in World War II, and remind us of how the pro-white, anti-Japanese atmosphere within Australia at the time affected those within the community who did not fit the mould of the White Australian ideal.
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Mendes, Philip, Marcia Pinskier, Samone McCurdy, and Rachel Averbukh. "Ultra-orthodox Jewish communities and child sexual abuse: A case study of the Australian Royal Commission and its implications for faith-based communities." Children Australia 45, no. 1 (December 12, 2019): 14–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2019.44.
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AbstractTo date, little is known about manifestations of child sexual abuse (CSA) within ultra-orthodox Jewish communities both in Australia and abroad. There is a paucity of empirical studies on the prevalence of CSA within Jewish communities, and little information on the responses of Jewish community organisations, or the experiences of Jewish CSA survivors and their families. This paper draws on a case study of two ultra-orthodox Jewish organisations from the recent Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse to examine the religious and cultural factors that may inform Jewish communal responses to CSA. Attention is drawn to factors that render ultra-orthodox communities vulnerable to large-scale CSA, religious laws and beliefs that may influence the reporting of abuse to secular authorities, and the communal structures that may lead to victims rather than offenders being subjected to personal attacks and exclusion from the community. Commonalities are identified between ultra-orthodox Jews and other faith-based communities, and reforms suggested to improve child safety across religious groups.
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McHugh, Cate, Sivasankaran Balaratnasingam, Anita Campbell, and Murray Chapman. "Suicidal ideation and non-fatal deliberate self-harm presentations in the Kimberley from an enhanced police–mental health service notification database." Australasian Psychiatry 25, no. 1 (October 13, 2016): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856216671682.
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Objectives: To determine the rate of presentations for suicidal ideation and deliberate self-harm in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, characterized in terms of age, gender, rates of repetition and engagement with community mental health services. Methods: An observational study of health service presentations over 12 months. Setting: 10 sites across the region with police services were included, capturing the overwhelming majority of self-harm presentations in the region. Participants: all Indigenous presentations were analyzed. Of the 433 individuals who presented, 361 were Indigenous. Main outcome measures: suicidal phenomena, including suicidal ideation and any type of deliberate self-harm regardless of intent. Results: Analysis suggests a broadly similar age and sex stratification of self-harm in this population compared with international reports. The rates, however, are 5–20 times higher than those reported in non-Indigenous populations in Australia and abroad, depending on whether the comparison rate is calculated from population surveys or hospital presentations. Conclusions: Prevalence of suicidal phenomena is very high and is likely to be much higher than estimated by this hospital based study. Such high prevalence suggests that a population level intervention is required in addition to interventions involving clinical services.
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Ben-David, Anat. "The Palestinian diaspora on the Web: Between de-territorialization and re-territorialization." Social Science Information 51, no. 4 (November 20, 2012): 459–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0539018412456769.
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This article analyzes Web-based networks of Palestinian communities in Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Australia, the United States, Canada, Spain, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. The findings show a thematic and demographic shift from organizations of Palestinian communities abroad to a transnational solidarity network focused on Palestinian rights and the Boycott movement. Although the Palestinian Territories function as the network’s strong center of gravity, analysis of the references reveals that diaspora and non-diaspora actors operate as two distinct but intertwined networks: while diaspora actors are unique in putting emphasis on community as activity type and on diaspora and the right of return as primary cause, non-diaspora actors are mainly dedicated to solidarity as activity and Palestinian rights and the Boycott movement as primary cause. Despite this, ties between diaspora and non-diaspora actors are stronger than among diaspora actors, which indicates that part of the dynamics of Palestinian communities is manifest not just between diaspora communities, but mostly between diaspora communities and civil society organizations in their host societies.
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Carr, Stuart C., Malcolm MacLachlan, Charles G. Zimba, and Mabvuto Bowa. "Community Aid Abroad: A Malawian Perspective." Journal of Social Psychology 135, no. 6 (December 1995): 781–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224545.1995.9713983.
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Fisher, Julie. "Practical Visionaries: A Study of Community Aid Abroad." Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly 24, no. 3 (September 1995): 272–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/089976409502400309.
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Lindfors, Bernth. "The Lost Life of Ira Daniel Aldridge (Part 2)." Text Matters, no. 3 (November 1, 2013): 235–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/texmat-2013-0037.
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The sons of famous men sometimes fail to succeed in life, particularly if they suffer parental neglect in their childhood and youth. Ira Daniel Aldridge is a case in point—a promising lad who in his formative years lacked sustained contact with his father, a celebrated touring black actor whose peripatetic career in the British Isles and later on the European continent kept him away from home for long periods. When the boy rebelled as a teenager, his father sent him abroad, forcing him to make his own way in the world. Ira Daniel settled in Australia, married, and had children, but he found it difficult to support a family. Eventually he turned to crime and wound up spending many years in prison. The son of an absent father, he too became an absent father to his own sons, who also suffered as a consequence. Ira Daniel’s story is not just a case study of a failed father-son relationship. It also presents us with an example of the hardships faced by migrants who move from one society to another in which they must struggle to fit in and survive. This is especially difficult for migrants who look different from most of those in the community they are entering, so this is a tale about strained race relations too. And it takes place in a penal colony where punishments were severe, even for those who committed petty offences. Ira Daniel tried at first to make an honest living, but finally, in desperation, he broke the law and ended up incarcerated in brutal conditions. He was a victim of his environment but also of his own inability to cope with the pressures of settling in a foreign land. Displacement drove him to fail.
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Spenader, Allison, Joy L. H. Ruis, and Catherine Bohn-Gettler. "Writing for Intercultural Growth on Study Abroad in Australia." Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 34, no. 2 (August 31, 2022): 323–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v34i2.553.
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For students participating in study abroad programs in seemingly familiar environs, ongoing cultural mentoring is critically important. This study looks at intercultural development using both the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) and qualitative analysis of reflective writing assignments. U.S. participants in a semester-long faculty-led program in Australia experienced significant intercultural growth as measured by the IDI. Four writing prompts were analyzed in terms of how well they correlated with student IDI Developmental Orientation (DO) scores. Written reflection reveals how students write about intercultural issues at different developmental stages. Some writing prompts were found to facilitate intercultural development, allowing students to ‘write beyond’ their DO scores. While sojourners effectively wrote about cross-cultural issues pertaining to the host environment, more ethnocentric thinking was revealed when asked to reflect on cultural conflicts in their home community. The findings illustrate that significant intercultural growth is achievable in a culturally and linguistically similar host country, and that carefully designed reflective writing prompts can both illustrate and facilitate meaningful intercultural growth.
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Ferry, Kathleen, and Lynette MacKenzie. "‘Fair Dinkum’: Two British Occupational Therapists' Experience of Community Occupational Therapy in Australia." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 52, no. 4 (April 1989): 135–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/030802268905200407.
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This article is not intended as a criticism of either the British or the Australian system, but as an observation to facilitate an exchange of ideas and to prepare anyone who may be anticipating working abroad. It comprises two sections, one written by each occupational therapist, and describes their separate experiences in two different areas of community occupational therapy in Australia.
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Christie, Scott. "Inside Community Aid Abroad Part IV: Development is for the Donors Too: Community Aid Abroad sees development as a partnership between two sets of communities both having unfulfilled needs." Australian Social Work 41, no. 2 (January 1988): 36–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124078808549969.
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Knight, Lizzie, and Louise Bell. "Reimagining Australia's shale gas revolution: lessons at home and abroad." APPEA Journal 54, no. 2 (2014): 511. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj13084.
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In Australia the shale gas debate has been polarised between those extolling its virtues with unchecked enthusiasm on one side and deep wariness on the other. How can we re-imagine Australia’s energy future and what is the proper place for shale gas? With 396 trillion cubic feet of potential shale gas reserves (CSIRO, 2012), Australia stands on a precipice of a golden age of gas, but only if those reserves can be developed profitably and with a higher level of community support and understanding. The development of a shale gas industry is likely to transform the nation’s domestic gas and export LNG markets, increase energy security, and bolster the Australian economy. Community concern and infrastructure constraints, however, stand as barriers to the realisation of the industry. The US is one of the few countries to have developed shale gas to a commercial scale. Facilitative government policies, extensive infrastructure networks, open-access policies, a favourable regulatory framework, a highly competitive industry, and a strong R&D focus have allowed the shale gas industry to flourish. Meanwhile, the nascent Australian unconventional gas industry grapples with community support, regulatory duplication and delays, conflicts about competing resources, productivity decline, and rising capital and labour costs. The development of major CSG to LNG export projects in Queensland will promote competition for gas between domestic and international customers. The eastern Australia domestic gas market will no longer be insulated from the world gas market and the domestic gas price is likely to rise to meet international prices. A shale gas industry in Australia could provide part of the solution to future domestic gas shortages and price hikes. To develop an Australian shale gas industry, however, proponents will require a social licence to operate and access to infrastructure. Government and industry need to act now to implement a coordinated strategy that will enable proponents to secure and maintain their social licence and obtain adequate access to infrastructure. While the existing Australian unconventional gas industry and overseas shale gas experiences are defined by a specific set of circumstances and differ from the Australian shale gas experience in a number of important respects, lessons from shale gas projects abroad is paramount to shaping a mature debate and ensuring this potential opportunity is realised.
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Phillips, Ruth. "Is Corporate Engagement an Advocacy Strategy for NGOs?: The Community Aid Abroad Experience." Nonprofit Management and Leadership 13, no. 2 (2002): 123–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nml.13202.
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Christie, Scott. "Inside Community Aid Abroad Part III: Community Work Works: The path to development requires a self-sustaining community development process." Australian Social Work 41, no. 1 (January 1988): 44–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124078808550032.
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Mir, Montserrat. "Teaching and learning about Spanish L2 compliments in short-term study abroad." Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 5, no. 2 (October 7, 2020): 230–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/sar.18004.mir.
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Abstract The case for pragmatics instruction in second language (L2) learning has been evidenced by empirical research, although investigations within the context of study abroad are more limited. The objective of this article is to detail the impact of a pedagogical intervention which included explicit teaching and ethnographic field work on the learning of Spanish compliments and compliment responses during a four-week study abroad program. Despite their restricted exposure to the target language community, the 20 participants in the study demonstrated approximation to native norms in their complimenting behavior. These results support the positive benefits of exploiting exposure to the TL community to aid pragmatics instruction in the classroom.
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Christie, Scott. "Inside Community Aid Abroad Part I: The Effervescent Agency with the Bubble-up Philosophy." Australian Social Work 40, no. 3 (September 1987): 31–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124078708549928.
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Huang, Yang. "A Chinese Nurse’s Socio-Cultural Experiences in Australia." Journal of International Students 4, no. 3 (July 1, 2014): 292–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.32674/jis.v4i3.468.
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Studying overseas for international students means a lot--not only being away from home but also experiencing quite a few unexpected difficulties. It looks like a triangle of a pyramid since each part is closely connected with each other, and it falls apart if one part is not functioning! Studying abroad is full of challenges for every student due to the language barrier, culture shock and homesickness. For students who speak English as a second or foreign language, this is because being disconnected with families, friends, familiar environment and even preferred food may lead to directly or indirectly physical discomfort and emotional stress. I chose overseas studying as I was eager to understand the cultural differences, linguistic variables, and to establish my interest in community and medicine!
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HE, BAOGANG. "The Awkwardness of Australian Engagement with Asia: The Dilemmas of Australian Idea of Regionalism." Japanese Journal of Political Science 12, no. 2 (June 24, 2011): 267–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1468109911000077.
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AbstractAustralia has experienced difficulties engaging with Asia-Pacific regional integration. Despite Australian attempts to punch above its weight in regional forums and to be a regional leader, it is still not regarded as a full member or as quite fitting into the region. It is an ‘awkward partner’ in the Asian context, and has experienced the ‘liminality’ of being neither here nor there. The former Rudd government's proposal for an ‘Asia Pacific Community’ (APC) by the year 2020 was a substantive initiative in Australia's ongoing engagement with Asia. It has, however, attracted a high level of criticism both at home and abroad. The main critical analysis of the proposal has focused on institutional building or architecture, or its relationship with existing regional institutions, but overlooks a host of often fraught questions about culture, norms, identities, and international power relations. The APC concept needs to be scrutinized in terms of these questions with a critical eye. This paper examines the cultural, cognitive, and normative dimensions of Rudd's proposal. It analyses four dilemmas or awkward problems that the APC faces.
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Stoner, Lee, Michael A. Tarrant, Lane Perry, Mikell Gleason, Daniel Wadsworth, and Rachel Page. "Global Citizenship through Global Health." Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad 31, no. 1 (April 30, 2019): 131–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.36366/frontiers.v31i1.446.
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A collaborative study abroad program (between one New Zealand and one U.S. university) on the theme of global health has been offered three times in Australia with 59 students registered to date. The course was developed because it is believed that higher education can play a role in improving global health through the fostering of global citizenship A global citizen is one who is aware of global issues, socially responsible, and civica lly engaged. From this perspective, personal health is not solely an individual , self serving act; rather, the consequences of an individual’s lifestyle behaviors have deep and wide consequences extending to the community, national, and global contexts. Our paper provides a narrative on the framework used to develop the aforementioned global health study abroad course, including 1 ) an initial discussion on the intricate relationship between global citizenship and global health; 2 ) previous evidence demonstrating that short term study abroad has the potential to foster global citizenship; and 3 ) the specific process used to develop the current short term, faculty led, interdisciplinary, experiential study abroad course.
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Miziniak, Helena. "Polish Community in Great Britain." Studia Polonijne 43, Specjalny (December 20, 2022): 49–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.18290/sp2243.5s.
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The article presents the activity of Poles in Great Britain in the 20th century, beginning with the end of World War II, when a large group of Polish refugees and veterans settled in the UK. In 1947, the Federation of Poles was established to represent Polish community in Great Britain. The Association of Polish Women (1946) and the Relief Society for Poles (1946) were also formed at the same time.
The article shows the involvement of the Polish community in Great Britain in the context of Polish history. This involvement included the organisation of anti-communist protests, carrying out various actions to inform people about the situation in Poland, organising material aid, supporting Poland at the time of the system transformation, and supporting Poland’s accession to the European Union. Over the decades, the Polish community in Great Britain has managed to set up numerous veterans’ and social organisations, Polish schools, it also built churches in order to preserve Polish culture abroad.
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Rosen, Adam B., Christine C. Center, and Jason D. Coleman. "Development of a Short-Term, Athletic Training and Public Health International Service-Learning Study Abroad Program to Nicaragua." Athletic Training Education Journal 14, no. 4 (October 1, 2019): 283–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.4085/1404283.
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Context Study abroad programs are a key educational opportunity for athletic training students to grow in cultural competence. Yet, there are few faculty-led, study abroad programs specifically designed for athletic training community engagement in low-income nations. Objective To describe the process of developing and implementing a short-term athletic training and public health service-learning study abroad program to Nicaragua. Background Partnerships with a Nicaraguan partner institution aimed at creating sustainable study abroad programs for students from a variety of disciplines were initially explored. A short-term, study abroad program with athletic training and public health faculty was established based on the opportunities and benefits that it would provide to students, interests of host staff, and the accessibility to a local community. Synthesis Nine athletic training and exercise science students, composed mostly of graduate students, participated in the program in Nicaragua. Students worked with local soccer coaches and their student-athletes. Curriculum for the coaches included basic athletic injury prevention and management techniques including the Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+ injury prevention protocol, concussions and head injury, heat illness and hydration management, nutrition and performance, and basic first aid. With the student-athletes, the group implemented injury prevention skills including the Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+, proper heading techniques, and teamwork drills. Results Working with the Nicaraguan soccer players and coaches provided students important lessons in cultural competence, interprofessional education, communication, and patient care. Recommendation(s) As athletic training education shifts to a professional master's degree, it is important for educators to consider study abroad program length, structure, and student learning outcomes if they are interested in creating faculty-led programs. Conclusion(s) Athletic training study abroad programs, which provide students with opportunities for direct interaction with coaches and student-athletes, can provide students with beneficial learning opportunities. This program can offer a framework for those interested in offering short-term programs abroad.
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Christie, Scott. "Inside Community Aid Abroad Part II: Throw Money at a Problem and You Have a Bigger Problem." Australian Social Work 40, no. 4 (December 1987): 45–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03124078708549959.
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Donaldson, Alex, Roberto Forero, and Caroline Finch. "The first aid policies and practices of community sports clubs in northern Sydney, Australia." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 15, no. 2 (2004): 155–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/he04155.
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Kjerulf, Anne, Jette Holt, Anne Birgitte Jensen, Peter Poulsen, and Andreas Petersen. "1223. Increasing Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Greenland." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 5, suppl_1 (November 2018): S371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1056.
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Abstract Background The first case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Greenland was diagnosed in 2000 and led to the first guideline on screening and treatment for MRSA. Up to 2015 there were only 13 patients with MRSA but since then a nearly 4-fold increase in incidence has been seen. The objectives of this study were to analyze the reasons for this increase. Methods MRSA data were collected from the laboratory surveillance database at Dronning Ingrids Hospital, typing results from the Reference Laboratory for Antimicrobial Resistance and Staphylococci at SSI, and the patient records. Results From 2000 to 2017, 48 patients (15 children and 33 adults) have been diagnosed with MRSA. Thirty patients were colonized with MRSA, predominantly in the nose and throat. Eighteen patients had infections: conjunctivitis, middle ear infections, wounds, skin abscesses, mastitis, surgical site infections, for example. The increase since 2015 was mainly due to three large outbreaks in three different cities: Aasiaat in 2014/2015 (seven persons with MRSA; three children and four adults), the capital Nuuk in 2016 (six persons with MRSA; two children and four adults) and Tasiilaq in 2017 (13 persons with MRSA; three children and ten adults). The first two outbreaks were community-acquired with transmission in families and the last one was community-acquired or community-onset hospital acquired. Each outbreak was caused by a specific MRSA-type: t902 CC22 in Aasiaat (unknown epidemiology), t3979 CC5 in Nuuk (probably from Australia), and t304 CC6 in Tasiilaq (probably from Denmark). MRSA was mainly imported from Denmark or abroad due to admission to hospital or due to traveling to high-endemic countries like Australia, but in some cases the epidemiology was unknown. Transmission occurred mainly in families with close contact. Conclusion The increasing number of patients with MRSA in Greenland can be explained by factors such as import from Denmark or abroad due to admission to hospital or traveling, and transmission in Greenland. An ongoing surveillance, compliance to screening procedures (especially patients admitted to hospitals abroad) and guidelines for infection prevention and control are necessary in order to combat MRSA in Greenland in the future. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.
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Brophy, Tess, Glen S. Merry, and Kenneth G. Jamieson. "Spinal Injuries in Aquatic Sports." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 1, S1 (1985): 194–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00044447.
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Spinal injuries associated with aquatic sports account for about 30 admissions per year to spinal injury units in Australia. These injuries are considered not only for their significance to the victim, to his family and to the community, but to ensure that voluntary organizations are teaching first-aid measures which help to reduce morbidity and mortality—for on those first-aid measures depend the quality of the victim's life.
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Tran, Ly Thi, and Huyen Bui. "Public Diplomacy and Social Impact of Australian Student Mobility to the Indo-Pacific: Host Countries’ Perspectives on Hosting New Colombo Plan Students." Journal of Studies in International Education 25, no. 4 (January 9, 2021): 425–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1028315320984833.
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Learning abroad is a primary dimension of internationalization of higher education, but little is known about the social impact of learning abroad. While a significant body of the literature in international education has examined learning abroad from the student and academic perspectives, how host communities, especially in the Indo-Pacific, perceive the social impact of hosting students from an Anglophone country like Australia is underresearched. This study addresses this critical gap in the literature by exploring the social impact of Australian students’ learning in the Indo-Pacific from the host perspective. This article emerges from an ongoing study on Australian students’ learning in the Indo-Pacific via the New Colombo Plan (NCP), the Australian government’s signature initiative of student mobility and public diplomacy. It focuses on data from 32 interviews with host organizations, including industry firms, small businesses, nongovernmental organizations, and education institutions, in China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The study shows that not only does the Australian government position the NCP as a strategic public diplomacy tool to build lasting relationships with Indo-Pacific countries, but receiving countries also view the NCP as a catalyst that facilitates the execution of their international agenda. The study identifies four main forms of social impact associated with Australian students’ learning abroad in the Indo-Pacific, perceived by the host communities: (a) strengthening bilateral and international ties; (b) fostering student-to-student, university-to-industry, and university-to-university partnerships; (c) strengthening community engagement through service-learning; and (d) enriching host organization’s training capacity, human resources, and awareness of their own values.
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Lee, Hyejin. "International Aid for Agricultural Development of Timor-Leste." Open Agriculture Journal 15, no. 1 (November 19, 2021): 91–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874331502115010091.
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Background: The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste is the newest nation in the 21st century, which became independent in 2002. Yet continued violent tensions kept the country from stabilizing its sociopolitical situations and it remains as a least developed country with many challenging issues, including food/nutrition insecurity. The international community has been supporting Timor-Leste to ameliorate it by aiding the agricultural development of the country. Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the aid profile of the donors for Timorese agricultural development. The findings of the study intend to provide the Timorese government and donors with a useful dialogue point for more efficient collaboration. Methods: The aid data reported to the Creditor Reporting System are sorted for the profile examination. The analysis is based on the aid disbursement between 2002 and 2019. Results: Australia was the largest donor, mostly shaping the agricultural aid profile of the donors. Japan, USA, and New Zealand were the major donors in that order, following Australia. Yet, their prioritized sub-sectors or interests appeared to vary; Australia prioritized strengthening Timorese seed systems and focused on nutrition-sensitive agriculture, Japan emphasized rice production, USA was mainly interested in cash/horticultural crops value chains, and New Zealand invested mainly in agricultural cooperatives. Of the multilateral organizations, the European Union was the principal donor. Conclusion: The Timorese government and donors may need a strategic collaboration to utilize available resources more efficiently as its food/nutrition insecurity is rooted in complex issues and improving it also hinges on development of other sectors.
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Grzybek, Joanna. "An Introduction to Research into Chinese Hunting Language." Investigationes Linguisticae, no. 28 (January 1, 2013): 17–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.14746/il.2013.28.3.
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The Chinese language of hunters which is unknown in Poland deserves some attention of researchers and translators dealing with Chinese. Chinese hunters and hunting amateurs are going hunting abroad more and more frequently visiting South Africa, Canada or Australia, and sometimes also Poland. The author of the paper would like to inspire Polish researchers to investigate the Chinese language of hunters and turn attention to the fact that it is one of the oldest community languages. First, some information concerning hunting in China is presented, including a brief historical outline and hunting tourism. Next, legal regulations concerning hunting and environment conservation are discussed. Finally, the author focuses on falconry and touches upon falconry- and animal-related terminology
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Lynch, Dania M., Hanni C. Gennat, Tony Celenza, Ian G. Jacobs, Debra O'Brien, and George A. Jelinek. "Community Senior First Aid training in Western Australia: its extent and effect on knowledge and skills." Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 30, no. 2 (April 2006): 147–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-842x.2006.tb00108.x.
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Minas, Harry, Erminia Colucci, and Anthony F. Jorm. "Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid training with members of the Vietnamese community in Melbourne, Australia." International Journal of Mental Health Systems 3, no. 1 (2009): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-3-19.
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Honnor, Melanie, Stephen R. Zubrick, Ian Walpole, Carol Bower, and Jack Goldblatt. "Population screening for cystic fibrosis in Western Australia: Community response." American Journal of Medical Genetics 93, no. 3 (2000): 198–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1096-8628(20000731)93:3<198::aid-ajmg7>3.0.co;2-q.
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Egidi, Eleonora, and Ashley E. Franks. "Incorporating fungal community ecology into invasion biology: challenges and opportunities." Microbiology Australia 39, no. 1 (2018): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ma18015.
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Recently, the role of the plant-associated mycobiome (i.e. the fungal community) in influencing the competitive success of invasive plant species has received increasing attention. Fungi act as primary drivers of the plant invasion process due to their ability to form both beneficial and detrimental relationships with terrestrial plant species. Here we review the role of the plant mycobiome in promoting or inhibiting plant species invasion into foreign ecosystems. Moreover, the potential to exploit these relationships for invasive plant control and restoration of native communities is discussed. Incorporating fungal community ecology into invasion and restoration biology will aid in the management and control of invasive plant species in Australia.
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Jati, Wasisto Raharjo. "Being Away from Home in Australia: The Indonesian Diaspora in Canberra." Jurnal Humaniora 33, no. 2 (July 31, 2021): 93. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jh.66455.
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The study of diasporas has been given relatively little attention by Indonesian scholars. A likely reason is the high cost of funding diaspora research in the host countries, motivating scholars to instead focus on other, less resource-intensive topics. Although the significance of this research on the Indonesian diaspora may not be immediately evident, its importance lies in how Indonesians maintain their nationalism when living overseas. Two problems particularly felt by them are homesickness and anxiety. Using an ethnographic approach, this research therefore sought to highlight how the Indonesian diaspora based in Canberra, Australia, make social bonds with each other. These bonds serve to make Canberra a second home for Indonesians, especially students and their families, permanent residents, and even naturalised citizens who have Indonesian backgrounds. A main finding was that there are various senses of Indonesianess between groups in the Canberra-based diaspora. While students are much more likely to maintain a feeling of nationalism due to scholarship policies, other groups in the diaspora, such as permanent residents and naturalised citizens, appear to hold onto their Indonesianess less tightly. Although they still engage with Indonesia, they view the country more critically, including on sensitive issues that are labelled as taboo in Indonesia. Despite the existence of these two different conceptions of Indonesianess, Canberra is their home away from home in Australia. These results consequently aid in our understanding of the significance of family ties to shaping most Asian diaspora communities living abroad.
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Rumiyati, Rini. "The Extradition Agreement Between Indonesia and Australia: Case of Adrian Kiki Iriawan Extradition." Digest: Journal of Jurisprudence and Legisprudence 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 1–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.15294/digest.v2i1.48631.
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Law is a tool to create justice and create peace of society. State money is something that must be accepted as a right for all Indonesian people, but many are misusing state money for their own benefit. Corruption is an extraordinary crime that harms the state, and hurts justice in society. Not only does it commit corruption, it is more sad that many corruptors are absent from the obligation to account for their actions. There are many ways by corruptors to escape the responsibility of prosecution, one of which is by fleeing to other countries. With the escape of the corruptor to another country, the country of origin experienced a huge loss. The first is because the person has caused material losses with a very large amount in which the money should be a right of the people of Indonesia, the second is to escape the corruptor to a foreign country of course this will hurt justice in the community because the corruptor can still live a comfortable life with the proceeds of the crime while many of the people who live in need. But what is wrong is still guilty and must get the punishment that should be in accordance with applicable regulations. It was not only the Indonesian people who condemned the Corruption Act, but the international community also began to pay attention to these actions. Extradition is an expression of the attention of the international community towards corruption. Extradition can be a solution in the event that the perpetrator escapes from his responsibility and runs away abroad, so that the person cannot be free from punishment. Adrian Kiki Iriawan is one of the Indonesian corruptors who escaped from his responsibilities and is hiding in a foreign country, he is a convict in the case of Bank Indonesia liquidity assistance, he used state funds amounting to 1.5 trillion for his own interests.
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Rudall, B. H. "Reports and Surveys." Robotica 15, no. 2 (March 1997): 199–206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0263574797000210.
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1. Joint Venture Prograamme at Cranfield (UK)The Joint Venture Programme, newly launched by the Cranfield School of Management, offers help to companies that are looking to expand their business in developing countries. It is claimed that valuable European Community (EU) grants are being lost, and the Cranfield initiative offers a fast track through what they describe as the bureaucracy involved in making applications for aid to develop partnerships abroad. This is particularly true of companies involved with automation and robotics who because of their intense development and marketing activities fail to take advantage not only of EU programmes that offer financial assistance, but even the help that is at hand from their own government's initiatives.
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Juita, Dewi Nawar Sri, and Baiq L. S. W. Wardhani. "Bantuan Australia kepada Kiribati melalui Program Kiribati Australia Nursing Initiative (KANI)." Insignia: Journal of International Relations 8, no. 1 (March 24, 2021): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.20884/1.ins.2021.8.1.3486.
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Kiribati merupakan salah satu negara yang terletak di Kepulauan Pasifik yang rentan dengan banjir karena kenaikan permukaan air laut dan diperkirakan akan tenggelam pada tahun 2050. Selain itu, Kiribati juga dihadapkan oleh permasalahan domestik, seperti pengangguran dan kemiskinan. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, pemerintah Kiribati berupaya untuk membentuk kebijakan yang dikenal dengan “migration with dignity” dengan meningkatkan program pendidikan dan keterampilan. Untuk mendukung kebijakan tersebut, pemerintah Australia sebagai negara tetangga Kiribati, memberikan bantuan berupa beasiswa kepada masyarakat Kiribati dalam bentuk program beasiswa pendidikan geratis di bidang keperawatan dan memberikan kesempatan bagi masyarakat Kiribati yang telah lulus program tersebut untuk bekerja langsung di Australia. Bantuan beasiswa ini dikenal dengan Kiribati Australia Nursing Initiative (KANI). Penelitian ini menjawab pertanyaan faktor-faktor yang menjadi motif Australia dalam membantu Kiribati. Penelitian ini berupa studi kepustakaan dengan menggunakan metode kualitatif, mengumpulkan data dari buku, internet, dan artikel ilmiah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa KANI merupakan program beasiswa yang tidak saja menguntungkan Kiribati sebagai negara penerima, tetapi juga menguntungkan Australia sebagai negara pemberi bantuan luar negeri. Self-interest Australia yang dominan dalam program KANI adalah kebutuhannya pada kekurangan tenaga kerja pada sektor kesehatan akibat terbatasnya sumber daya manusia dalam memenuhi kebutuhan tersebut, sekaligus untuk memenuhi tugas regional Australia sebagai ‘big brother’ di Pasifik.
Kata kunci: Australia, bantuan luar negeri, KANI, Kiribati
Kiribati is a nation in the Pacific Island that is exposed to flooding due to rising sea levels and is expected to sink by 2050. In addition, Kiribati is also faced domestic problems such as unemployment and poverty. To solve the problems, Kiribati government seeks to establish a policy known as "migration with dignity" by improving education and skills programs. To support this policy, Australian government as a neighboring country of Kiribati, provides scholarship assistance to the Kiribati community in the form of free education scholarship programs in the field of nursing and provides opportunities for kiribati citizen who have passed the program to work directly in Australia. This scholarship assistance is known as Kiribati Australia Nursing Initiative (KANI). This study answers the question of Australia's motive in helping Kiribati. This research is in the form of literature studies using qualitative methods, collecting data from books, the internet, journals and scientific articles. The result showed that KANI is a scholarship program that not only benefits Kiribati as a receiving country, but also benefits Australa as a foreign aid provider. Australia's dominant self-interest in KANI program is its need for workforce shortages in the health sector due to limited human resources in meeting those needs, as well as to fulfill Australia's regional duty as a 'big brother' in the Pacific.
Keywords: Australia, foreign aid, KANI, Kiribati
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Schneider, Julie M., Catherine M. McMahon, Bamini Gopinath, Annette Kifley, Rebecca Barton, Paul Mitchell, Stephen R. Leeder, and Jie Jin Wang. "Dual Sensory Impairment and Hearing Aid Use Among Clients Attending Low-Vision Services in Australia." Journal of Aging and Health 26, no. 2 (December 15, 2013): 231–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0898264313513610.
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Blanchard, Lynda‐ann, and Mike Nix. "Creating spaces for radical pedagogy in higher education." Human Rights Education Review 2, no. 2 (November 3, 2019): 64–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.7577/hrer.3363.
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This paper tells stories from a higher education study abroad collaboration entitled Investigating Diversity, Human Rights and Civil Society in Japan and Australia. Starting from a pedagogical focus on students’ active learning about human rights, this project has come to value relationship building—between academic institutions, civil society and community groups, and individuals. We ask ‘what is human rights education?’, and argue for a radical pedagogy in which knowledge about human rights and diversity is negotiated in ‘third spaces’ (Bhabha). In an attempt to address the ‘im/possibility of engaging with alterity outside of a pedagogic relationship of appropriation or domination’ (Sharma), learners ‘become border crossers in order to understand otherness on its own terms’ (Giroux). As the stories demonstrate, active learning also requires active unlearning (Spivak). Pivotal to our radical pedagogy is a conception of human rights education as dialogic and that creates the conditions for ethical encounters with otherness.
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Park, Cheonghwan, and Kyungrae Kim. "Korean Buddhist International Aid Work: A Critical Comparison of the Join Together Society and the Global Community Association (Good Hands)." Religions 13, no. 9 (September 1, 2022): 815. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13090815.
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This paper critically scrutinizes the history and activities of South Korea’s two largest Buddhist international aid organizations, namely, the Join Together Society, founded in 1991 by Venerable Pomnyun, leader of Korea’s independent Jungto Society order of lay Buddhists, and the Global Community Association (Jiguchon Gongsaenghoe, Good Hands), founded by former Jogye Order president, Venerable Wolju (1935–2021). It examines the origins, organizations, and activities of both organizations, followed by a comparison of their similarities and differences, along with a discussion of their respective relationships to Korean Buddhist mainstream life and the advantages and disadvantages of each. They are significant, not only for the many benefits they have brought to their target communities abroad but also for what they represent to the Korean Buddhist community at home. As the Korean Buddhist establishment continues to grapple with a prolonged crisis of falling membership and loss of relevance within Korea’s increasingly agnostic society, the long-term sustainability of Korean Buddhist international efforts remains an open question. Nevertheless, the two organizations represent new visions for the modes of meaningful Buddhist praxis and engagement with the modern world that have a strong appeal to Korea’s younger, urbanized Buddhist laity. The further support and expansion of such activities by the Buddhist establishment might aid in reversing the current downward trends of belief.
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Fortington, Lauren V., Liam West, Damian Morgan, and Caroline F. Finch. "Implementing automated external defibrillators into community sports clubs/facilities: a cross-sectional survey of community club member preparedness for medical emergencies." BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine 5, no. 1 (June 2019): e000536. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2019-000536.
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ObjectiveThere is a growing focus on ensuring the availability of automated external defibrillators (AED) in sport settings to assist in preventing sudden cardiac death. For the AED to be most effective, understanding how best to integrate it with wider risk management and emergency action plans (EAP) is needed. The aim of this survey was to identify sports club/facility member knowledge of AED use and club EAPs, 6 months following participation in a government-funded AED provision and cardiopulmonary resuscitation training programme.MethodsCross-sectional survey of community sports clubs and facilities in Victoria, Australia. Included participants were members of sports club/facilities that had been provided with an AED and basic first aid training as part of a government programme to increase access to, and awareness of, AEDs. A descriptive analysis of availability of EAPs and AEDs, together with practical scenarios on AED use and maintenance, is presented.ResultsFrom 191 respondents, more than half (56%) had no previous training in AED use. Knowledge on availability of an EAP at the club/facility was varied: 53% said yes and knew where it was located, while 41% did not have, or did not know if they had, an EAP. Responses to clinical scenarios for use of AED were mostly accurate, with the exception of being unsure how to respond when ‘a participant falls to the ground and is making shaking movements.’ConclusionsWhile there were positive outcomes from this programme, such as half of the respondents being newly trained in emergency first aid response, further improvements are required to assist members with embedding their AED into their club/facility EAP and practices.
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O'Donnell, Renee, Darshini Ayton, Bengianni Pizzirani, Melissa Savaglio, Debra Fast, Dave Vicary, and Helen Skouteris. "Program description and implementation findings of MyCare: enhancing community mental health care in Tasmania, Australia." Australian Journal of Primary Health 26, no. 5 (2020): 374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py20046.
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Since 2014, Tasmania has experienced unprecedented rates of hospitalisations related to mental health issues. To address reliance on such acute-based care, government funding was invested to enhance community-based care, which, in turn, led to the development of MyCare. This paper represents the initial phase of a larger body of work (i.e. an effectiveness-controlled trial of MyCare) that describes the MyCare program and the successful implementation strategy underpinning the program. The implementation of MyCare was evaluated with 41 key stakeholders (staff, clients and senior executives) using semistructured interviews and focus groups, informed by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). According to stakeholders, three CFIR constructs that were directly addressed by the program, namely Tension for Change, Evidence Strength and Quality, and Available Resources for Implementation, facilitated the successful implementation of MyCare. In contrast, a feature of the program that impeded implementation was Patient Needs and Resources, which restricted program access to those with the most severe mental health issues. The reporting of implementation strategies underpinning mental health programs is rare. This study describes the implementation strategy underpinning a community-based mental health program that was successful in facilitating program uptake. We encourage other researchers to not only report on implementation findings, which may help avoid replication failure, but also to apply these innovative implementation processes (i.e. address the tension for change and ensure the program is evidence informed and that sufficient resources are available for implementation) within mental health programs to aid successful uptake.
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Salsabiil, Cinde, Dwi Nuryani, and Happy Herlambang. "Immigration Detention Supervision Urgency." Journal of Law and Border Protection 1, no. 1 (May 28, 2019): 35–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.52617/jlbp.v1i1.155.
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World War II was a war between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers, both of which had extraordinary military power. Seeing the post-World War II conditions, many people lost their homes and families so that in order to realize human rights, the international community agreed to form the United Nations (UN) or the United Nations (UN) with the aim of strengthening international cooperation and preventing conflicts. upcoming conflict. In terms of protecting refugee rights, the United Nations established the legal basis for the Geneva Convention 1951 which is a guideline for the international community in providing protection for refugees. Australia was one of the countries that took part in ratifying the Geneva convention of 1951, while Indonesia was not one of the countries that ratified the convention. However, due to the geographic location of Indonesia as opposed to Australia, Indonesia has had the impact, namely the number of asylum seekers waiting for their refugee status and some of them are not clear because they are not included in the category of refugees by UNHCR. So that the author will explain how important the supervision of refugees in Indonesia is by the Immigration Detention Center or often referred to as Rudenim. In the Duties and Functions of Rudenim there is already a supervisory function but the subject of such supervision is detainees, while in Presidential Regulation No. 125 of 2016 concerning the Handling of Refugees from Abroad, Rudenim has the duty to supervise refugees in Indonesia, so that there are discrepancies between the regulations of the Rudenim Administration and the legal basis governing the handling of these refugees.
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William Best, David, Gerard Byrne, David Pullen, Jacqui Kelly, Karen Elliot, and Michael Savic. "Therapeutic communities and the local community: isolation or integration?" Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities 35, no. 4 (December 2, 2014): 150–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/tc-07-2014-0024.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test the feasibility of utilising an Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) model in the context of an Alcohol and Other Drug Therapeutic Community, and to use this as a way of assessing how TCs can contribute to the local communities in which they are sited. Design/methodology/approach – This is a qualitative action research project, based on an evolving model in which key stakeholders from participating sites were instrumental in shaping processes and activities, that is a partnership between a research centre, Turning Point in Melbourne, Australia and two Recovery Services operated by the Salvation Army Australia Eastern Territory (TSA). One of these is the Dooralong Transformation Centre on the Central Coast of New South Wales and the other, Fairhaven, is in the Gold Coast hinterland of Queensland, Australia. The project was designed to create “rehabilitation without walls” by building bridges between the treatment centres and the communities they are based in, and improving participation in local community life. This was done through a series of structured workshops that mapped community asset networks and planned further community engagement activities. Findings – Both of the TCs already had strong connections in their local areas including but not restricted to involvement with the mutual aid fellowships. Staff, residents and ex-residents still in contact with the service were strongly committed to community engagement and were able to identify a wide range of connections in the community and to build these around existing Salvation Army connections and networks. Research limitations/implications – This is a pilot study with limited research findings and no assessment of the generalisability of this method to other settings or TCs. Practical implications – Both TCs are able to act as “community resources” through which residents and ex-residents are able to give back to their local communities and develop the social and community capital that can prepare them for reintegration and can positively contribute to the experience of living in the local community. Social implications – This paper has significant ramifications for how TCs engage with their local communities both as a mechanism for supporting resident re-entry and also to challenge stigma and discrimination. Originality/value – The paper and project extend the idea of ABCD to a Reciprocal Community Development model in which TCs can act as active participants in their lived communities and by doing so can create a “therapeutic landscape for recovery”.
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Peden, Amy E., Richard C. Franklin, and Peter A. Leggat. "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first‐aid training of river users in Australia: A strategy for reducing drowning." Health Promotion Journal of Australia 30, no. 2 (September 16, 2018): 258–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hpja.195.
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Wooding, Sally, and Beverley Raphael. "Psychological Impact of Disasters and Terrorism on Children and Adolescents: Experiences from Australia." Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 19, no. 1 (March 2004): 10–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049023x00001436.
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AbstractRecent acts of terrorism have emphasised the need for research to further establish not only the nature of the impact of disaster and terrorism on the population, but also further define methods of effective intervention. Those affected, and often overlooked, include children and adolescents, yet, our knowledge of the impact upon the younger members of our community limited. The literature is evolving, and there are a small number of valuable studies that can inform a response to the mental health needs of this younger population.This article reviews some of the psychological impacts of disaster and terrorism upon children and adolescents, and considers both risk and protective factors. The importance of a developmental approach to children's understanding of disaster, particularly death and the nature of grief and loss are discussed as is the distinction between the phenomenology of bereavement and trauma. Family and community support are highlighted as protective factors, and a number of recent, valuable recommendations for intervention including psychological first aid and cognitive-behavioral therapy are described. Finally, the complex role of the media and the degree that children should exposed to images of violence and disaster is considered. Disasters, whether they are natural or human-made always will be with us. It is necessary that a public-health approach that not only prepares for such scenarios, but responds by maximising the use of existing systems and agency linkages, taken.
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Cramp, Jennie, and Jenny Scott. "Climate Wise Communities: Enhancing Traditional Bushfire Risk Management Using a Community Multi-Hazardresilience Program in Sydney, Australia." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INNOVATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 5, no. 5 (2019): 7–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.18775/ijied.1849-7551-7020.2015.55.2001.
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Recently increasing extremes in fire weather and events have highlighted deficiencies in traditional bushfire hazard management. Australian policy has yet to effectively apply social dynamics into bushfire resilience which may explain why traditional approaches fail to sufficiently protect communities. Ku-ring-gai, NSW, Australia has a history of bushfire impact due to climate, extensive urban-bushland interface and population density. To better prepare for bushfire, Ku-ring-gai Council adopted a shared responsibility approach using the Climate Wise Communities (CWC) program. Interactive exercises and scenarios facilitate assessment of extreme weather vulnerability and planning for improved resilience. In collaboration with emergency services, Government, and not-for-profit agencies Council delivered targeted workshops to highly vulnerable sectors and localities. Over 220 have participated including families, neighbourhoods, community groups and social services. Aged care and early childhood businesses also trialled a multi-hazard approach successfully. Participation guides timely evacuation, property resilience and realistic stay and defend assessments. Outcomes include better household preparedness and decision-making. Continuing program refinements will develop networks to build independence and aid recovery that will also integrate small business, property owners, women’s groups and non-English speaking residents. The authors propose that social dynamics adds much needed latitude and flexibility to traditional bushfire risk management.
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Vivona, Dina, and Manivanh Suyavong. "Strengthening Disaster Response and Resilience in Lao PDR - A Decade of Learning Since Typhoon Ketsana." Journal of Disaster Research 16, no. 2 (February 1, 2021): 234–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jdr.2021.p0234.
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When the southern provinces of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) were hit by Typhoon Ketsana in September 2009, it brought devastation and destruction to over 200,000 people. The impacts of the disaster only exacerbated the social and economic vulnerabilities Lao PDR was already facing as a Least Developed Country. Despite the challenges encountered by emergency response teams and aid workers, the Government of Lao PDR used the lessons learnt to improve humanitarian response planning and strengthen community-based disaster resilience. This review seeks to evaluate the progress made in disaster risk management in Lao PDR since Typhoon Ketsana, and analyze the impacts a gender analysis conducted by Oxfam Australia had on mainstreaming inclusive and gender-responsive approaches to disaster risk reduction. It will also provide key recommendations to support the continuous development of community-based disaster risk reduction.
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Spencer, Rochelle, Martin Brueckner, Gareth Wise, and Banduk Marika. "Australian indigenous social enterprise: measuring performance." Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy 10, no. 4 (October 10, 2016): 397–424. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jec-10-2015-0050.
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Purpose Using an integrated framework for performance management of nonprofit organizations, this paper aims to present an analysis of the activities of an Indigenous social enterprise in the town of Yirrkala in northeast Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia. The evaluation focuses on the social effectiveness of the organization and its ability to help generate income and employment and drive social capital creation. Design/methodology/approach The analysis is informed by data derived from “yarns” with social enterprise staff and semi-structured interviews conducted with key informants who were selected using snowball sampling. Data were transcribed and analyzed thematically. Findings The analysis reveals that the organization provides a successful community-based pathway for increasing Indigenous economic participation on local terms at a time of regional economic decline and high levels of Indigenous unemployment nationally. Practical implications The measured effectiveness of Nuwul highlights the need for targeted policy support for Indigenous enterprises and that social entrepreneurship is far more likely to be successful in a supportive government policy environment, a critical need for government-initiated policies to encourage the formation of Indigenous social enterprises that are entrepreneurial and innovative in their solutions to poverty and marginalization. Such policies should not only aid the establishment of Indigenous ventures but also facilitate their long-term growth and sustainability. Originality/value Although Indigenous entrepreneurial activities have been found to be effective in addressing Indigenous disadvantage in Australia, little is known about their community impact. The article provides original empirically grounded research on the measurement of Indigenous entrepreneurial activities and their wider community impact. The data show, against the backdrop of mixed results of government efforts to drive Indigenous economic mainstreaming, that the entrepreneurial activities analyzed in this paper are an example of more flexible and culturally appropriate pathways for achieving Indigenous equality in rural and remote regions of Australia.
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McKay, Fiona H., Bronte C. Haines, and Matthew Dunn. "Measuring and Understanding Food Insecurity in Australia: A Systematic Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 3 (February 6, 2019): 476. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16030476.
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The number of Australians seeking food aid has increased in recent years; however, the current variability in the measurement of food insecurity means that the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in Australia is likely underreported. This is compounded by infrequent national health surveys that measure food insecurity, resulting in outdated population-level food insecurity data. This review sought to investigate the breadth of food insecurity research conducted in Australia to evaluate how this construct is being measured. A systematic review was conducted to collate the available Australian research. Fifty-seven publications were reviewed. Twenty-two used a single-item measure to examine food security status; 11 used the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM); two used the Radimer/Cornell instrument; one used the Household Food and Nutrition Security Survey (HFNSS); while the remainder used a less rigorous or unidentified method. A wide range in prevalence and severity of food insecurity in the community was reported; food insecurity ranged from 2% to 90%, depending on the measurement tool and population under investigation. Based on the findings of this review, the authors suggest that there needs to be greater consistency in measuring food insecurity, and that work is needed to create a measure of food insecurity tailored for the Australian context. Such a tool will allow researchers to gain a clear understanding of the prevalence of food insecurity in Australia to create better policy and practice responses.
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Khoo, Chris, Nico Schulenkorf, and Daryl Adair. "The benefits and limitations of using cricket as a sport for development tool in Samoa." Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 6, no. 1 (September 9, 2014): 76–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v6i1.3737.
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This study investigates benefits and challenges associated with the use of sport – in this case cricket – as a community development tool in Samoa. This Pacific Island nation, like others in the region, has been the focus of various development programs in the post-colonial era, with developed economy neighbours like Australia and New Zealand providing aid funding. Some of that has involved sport as a development tool, underpinned either by funding from the national government, foreign aid agencies, or a combination of both. The present paper, by focusing on a cricket for development (CFD) program in Samoa, aims to explore outcomes and limitations associated with the use of sport as a community engagement tool. The paper pursues that goal by examining the activities of relevant sport and government organisations, and – most crucially – it interviews key stakeholders involved in the CFD process in Samoa. In short, the prime purpose of this paper is to identify and interpret – from the perspective of locals – whether the CFD program has brought benefits to Samoan communities, and the challenges and limitations they see thus far. This is important because, to date, there has been an absence of qualitative inquiry into the efficacy of sport for development (SFD) programs in Samoa, and very limited research in a Pacific Islands context.
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Lam, Angus YK, Anthony F. Jorm, and Daniel FK Wong. "Mental health first aid training for the Chinese community in Melbourne, Australia: effects on knowledge about and attitudes toward people with mental illness." International Journal of Mental Health Systems 4, no. 1 (2010): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-4458-4-18.
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