1. What is demography? Demography is the statistical study of human population.
2. In what year did the Australian population reach 20 million? How quickly is the population growing? 2003, December 4th, in 2009 it was one million in 2 years, so its steadily rising.
3. How many Aboriginal people are estimated to have lived in Australia before Europeans arrived? 300 000 and one million, immigration = 53%, natural birth = 47%
4. What the two main ways the population can grow? What percentage of the population growth in 2010 can be attributed to each way? Immigration and natural birth, 133.000 people moved to Australia in 2010.
5. What is the total fertility rate for 2010? Births/Women 1.78
6. What was the total fertility rate for Australia in 1935? How does this compare to other years? Why do you think that it compares this way? Births/women 2.1
7. What is the trend in the fertility rate for Australia since 1950? It goes down on a slope and levels out.
8. What is the average size of a family in Australia? How does that compare to the US? 2.6 per house in Australia, 2.59 in America

Are we a Racist Nation

1. Who is the author and what is his job title? Graham Innes,  Race Discrimination Commissioner
2. Who does he work for and what is supposed to do in this job? He works for the Government
3. What does the author say is often the beginning of a racist comment? Have you every heard anyone use this line to say something racist? If so, what did they say? 'I'm not racist but' and i have heard some one say 'I'm not racist, but Asians can't drive'
4. What percent of Australians are born overseas or have an overseas parent? 50%
5. What is a 'monoculture'? That only one culture is accepted in one place
6. What are some welcome benefits of online technology?  They have connected all the cultures together, sharing stories. 'They also have connected the world's indigenous peoples, as well as ethnic minority groups, in a way they have never been connected before - to share stories, co-ordinate their work, and collectively organise.
   
7. What are some unwelcome results of online social media? 'The proliferation of race-hate websites and materials breeds and incites real world hatred'
   
8. What makes racism online so dangerous? It spreads from the Internet and into classrooms and out into the open where all the new racist jokes come from.
9. What will help stop racism online? There are anti-bullying organisations coming out and some f the material is getting removed off the web and most of the complaints have gone down as well
10. What does the author suggest we need to do to stop racism? We must say no to racism, no more jokes, no more remarks.