1. Australia as a Global Citizen
Year 10 Civics

2. School Certificate Exam
The following question came from the 2005 School Certificate exam.
Changing relations with Asia – explain how Australia’s social and cultural history has been affected by these changes.
(In your answer write about the cause and effects of the changes and LINK the cause and effects of the changes)

3. What is the UN?
The UN is an international body designed to prevent future wars. Started after WWII, Australia has played a major role in both the foundation and continuation of the UN as an international mediator. The UN has expanded to protect human rights and also world heritage sites (UNESCO).

4. Symbol of the UN Dr. Evatt signs the UN Charter

5. What is Australia’s Role in the UN?
Australia has been involved with the UN from the very beginning. DR. Evatt (Opposition Leader of the Labour Party) was the first President of the UN General Assembly. Australia has since been involved in several UN peacekeeping missions such as the Korean War, the First Gulf War and East Timor.

6. Conflict with the UN
Australia has not always followed to directives of the UN and has generally followed the USA against the resolutions of the UN during the War on Terror. The invasion of Iraq was not sanctioned by the UN yet Australia and the Coalition of the Willing followed the United States in the 2003 invasion.

7. Australian Soldiers in a remote Iraqi village. Protesters in 2003

8. Now its your turn…
Australia’s peacekeeping mission in East Timor has been the biggest military effort undertaken since the Vietnam War. Use the internet fill out the following slides about Australia’s achievements in East Timor.
Use your OWN words to fill out the slides. Each slide should consist of 3 or 4 sentences.

9. Australia’s Involvement
Why did Australia become involved in East Timor?

10. Resources
What resources has Australia committed to East Timor?

11. International Relations
How has the Timor intervention effected Australian relations with Indonesia?
How was the UN involved with the intervention in East Timor?

12. Achievements in Timor
What has resulted since Australia became involved in East Timor?

13. Sources for East Timor
Find a source (newspaper article, picture, report, quote etc.) that relates to Australia’s involvement in East Timor.

14. UNESCO
UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation. Its stated purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture in order to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and the human rights and fundamental freedoms proclaimed in the UN Charter.

15. Australia and UNESCO
Australia is a key partner for UNESCO in the Asia Pacific region. Over the past year, for example, Australia has been heavily involved with the establishment of the Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System (IOTWS). Conservation of biodiversity is also an area of concern for Australia. There are 13 MAB biosphere reserves in Australia, which is also involved the preparation of international guidelines for the protection of sacred natural sites within these reserves.

16. World Heritage Sites in Australia – Great Barrier Reef

17. World Heritage Sites in Australia – Uluru

18. World Heritage Sites in Australia – Shark Bay, WA

19. The Colombo Plan
One of the most enduring of the foreign aid organisations to which Australia belongs is the Colombo Plan. Formed in 1951 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the plan aims to give foreign aid to emerging South Asian and South-East Asian countries in the form of education, health, food and training programs.

20. Now it’s your turn…
Another of the main organisations that Australia belongs to is APEC. Using the textbook and the internet fill in the following slides.
Use your OWN words to fill out the slides. Each slide should consist of 3 or 4 sentences.

21. APEC
What is APEC and what is it’s function?

22. Australia and APEC
Why is Australia part of APEC?

23. The Achievements of APEC
Name ONE significant achievement Australia has made through APEC and how this has helped Australia and other countries.

24. Controversy and APEC
Why was there so much controversy over the 2007 Sydney APEC conference? Find a picture or a quote from the media that supports your example.

25. School Certificate Exam
Now that you have completed the presentation, how would you go about answering the question at the start of the presentation? What points would you consider? (List your answer on the next slide.)

26. Answering the School Certificate