The continent of Australia in the south-eastern area of the Asia Pacific region has a population of 20.3 million spread over a huge, largely arid, land mass. The bulk of the population live along the coastline where cosmopolitan cities, industrial towns, and holiday locations are to be found. Founded as a penal colony by the British in 1788, Australia is yet to formally sever ties with mother England. From its initial uneasy coexistence with the indigenous population, Australia has become multicultural, with 23% residents born in another country and second- and third- generation migrants often retaining an affiliation with their parents’ or grandparents’ birthplace. Some 52% of marriages are between spouses from different birthplace countries.
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Pascoe, S. (2007). Values Education and Lifelong Learning: Policy Challenge. In: Aspin, D.N., Chapman, J.D. (eds) Values Education and Lifelong Learning. Lifelong Learning Book Series, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6184-4_18
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