conscription
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Compulsory enlistment for military service.
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conservation
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The process of protection and preservation of the natural and heritage features of the environment.
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constitution
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The fundamental rules that establish how a country is governed, typically establishing the role and powers of parliament, the executive and the judiciary.
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contestability
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When particular interpretations about the past differ; for example, as a result of using differing evidence or resulting from different perspectives.
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continuity and change
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Aspects of the past that have remained the same over a period of time or have changed over time.
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Country/Land
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In the context of Aboriginal peoples, is used to describe a specific area of a nation or clan including physical, linguistic and spiritual features.
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Darwinism
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English naturalist Charles Darwin (1809–1882) proposed that the evolution of life on earth occurred through the process of ‘natural selection’.
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democracy
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A form of government where the decision-making power is vested in the people. In a democracy, the people or their elected representatives determine policy and/or laws. Equality of rights is a principle of democracy.
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dispossession
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The removal of people from their lands which had been occupied and cared for by their ancestors over thousands of years.
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egalitarianism
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The idea that all people are equal, sharing the same rights – political, social and civil.
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emigration
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The process of leaving one’s country of birth to settle permanently in another country.
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