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That sustainability is important to the world
e.g Sustainability makes the world go around
What are key issues in Australia currently?
Aboriginal individuals having significant gaps, domestic violence, mental health crisis, housing cost, cost of living in general
What does POC stand for?
People of Colour
The other team is wrong so we are right.
This is not appropriate for a debate as there is no good reason or critique.
What year did Kevin Rudd say his famous "Sorry Speech"?
2008
That schools should provide lunch for students.
e.g. An apple a day helps the children to learn and play
What is this week in terms of mending relationships with Aboriginal communities?
Reconciliation Week
What does AUKUS stand for?
Australia, the United Kingdom and United States
(Currently working on nuclear submarines by 2040)
All people use phones.
Absolutes and generalisation.
What is the name of the first and only female Primeminister (elected in 2010)?
Julia Gillard
That kindness is the key to understanding.
e.g. Through kindness, we open the doors to understanding.
Who this year (2026) represented Australia in Eurovision?
Delta Goodrem
What does ANZAC stand for?
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
God wants us to care for the planet.
We cannot assume people's faith or values.
In 1997, the NSW Premier apologised to Aboriginal Communities. What was his name?
Bob Carr.
That Australia needs to make stricter laws around petty crimes.
e.g. No crime should be too small for the Australian Law.
What was the focus of the Australian Budget? (recently released)
Focus on Cost of living, aged care, more beds in hospitals, for Aboriginal women in domestic violence
What does ATO mean?
Australian Taxation Office
Broken legged people may need a wheelchair.
This should be reworded as a person should not be define by their disability. Therefore, a person who has a broken leg may need a wheelchair.
What is now known as the "Sunrise To Forget" (2018)?
A segment on Sunrise where Prue MacSween and presenters talked about ongoing effects of the stolen generations. The guest suggested that it would be beneficial to have with no psychological impacts.
That "sorry" is a start.
e.g. Sorry is more than a word, it is the start of this chapter of reconciliation
What is an ethical debate occurred in North Queensland due to the death of a 60 year old man, now manslaughter?
Is it murder if a 60 year old man died as a result of getting his leg sawed off by a man who he hired to do so? Where do we draw the line?
What is an NGO?
Non-Government Organisation - these are individual companies who work in Australia
ATSI peoples may have trauma.
This one is tricky! ATSI stands for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and it is preferred by the community that it is said in full not in the acronym.
What were the Cronulla Riots (occurred in 2005)?
A violent riot where over 5000 anglo-saxon Australians targeted individuals of middle Eastern appearance. This opened up ideas around the "Australian values" + multiculturalism.