Australia Is The Land Of The Fair Go Essay

2. Explore the idea that Australia is the land of the fair go

Statement of Intent: I am writing a persuasive speech to be conducted in Western Australia to the middle class citizens. The purpose of this speech is to persuade the audience to agree with the idea that Australia is still the land of the ‘fair go’.

I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Noongar people, on which we stand today.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.

We have gathered here to discuss something so deeply ingrained in our national identity that is one of the first thing that comes to peoples mind from all over the world.

We are here to discuss the idea of our homeland still being the land of the ‘fair go’.

For many of us the fair go has already been engraved into us through interactions with other Australians.

The fair go is still alive, not just alive but thriving and it is something Australia is respected for.

Australia is renowned for its multiculturalism and diversity. Our society is made up from people from all around the world, direct proof of this can be seen with a turn of the head. All of us, not matter what race, religion or gender are all granted the same rights. One in every four of us were born overseas with half of us have one parent born overseas. Instead of ostracising these people we have

Every one of us is granted the right to these no matter who we are, where we are from or what we believe in. Every one of us was granted the right to get an education for free, the right to education isn’t even prevalent around the world let alone for free. Every one of us is granted a pension when we retire so that we can still live when we are incapable of working. Every one of us is granted healthcare to help us recover when we are sick. Every one of us was given a fair go and an opportunity to prove ourselves, this is the epitome of being the land of a fair