Heritage

In Terms of Heritage Filipinos suffered hardships for centuries and have a long history of colonization. However, they carry on regardless of setbacks. They look to the future and work for their children to have a better life. The long Filipino struggle for independence from foreign domination has made them very nationalistic. Australia does not have traditions stretching back over centuries and has never been occupied by a foreign power. Australia has had a comparatively easy rise to nationhood and Australians have never had to make comparable sacrifices to achieve nationhood and independence. Australia has an abundance of natural resources, including timber, copper, iron ore, coal, and oil. The fifteen and a half million people are spread over an area almost the size of the U.S.A., but large areas in central Australia are dessert.

Australian History

Filipino History

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