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A Search For A New Identity: Examining The Journey Of Former Refugee Youths Living In Australia, Jonnell Uptin

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

Resettlement of refugees has long been considered as a durable solution by the international community and the United Nations. Australia’s resettlement programme has had a history of officially accepting refugees from some of the poorest and most war torn parts of the world. There is, however surprisingly little research that narrates how refugees themselves are experiencing resettlement and even less for refugee youth (Gifford 2007; Chatty, 2007; Cassity & Gow, 2005). This is particularly significant as 59% of new entrants arriving in the five years between July 2005 and June 2010 aged under 25 years on arrival, and 31% aged …

Hedge Fund Regulation In Australia: Mitigating Fraud Risk In An Environment Of Mandated Disclosure, Lagnesh Kumar

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

The mandate to regulate the hedge fund industry in Australia is motivated by the need to protect retail investors and the requirement to maintain market integrity while not impeding economic growth. As such, regulators have taken a light touch supervisory approach based on the premise that the hedge fund sector is not a large portion of the Australian funds management industry and hence, does not pose a risk to the financial system. This assumption is contingent to the theory that hedge fund investment activities are carried out with no link to the unregulated shadow banking system and the prevalence of …

Amongst Friends: The Australian Cult Film Experience, Renee Michelle Middlemost

University of Wollongong Thesis Collection 1954-2016

This thesis explores the relationship between cult films and audiences in an Australian context. As a topic that has received little prior scholarly attention, several strands pertaining to the study of cult film are unpacked, including attempts to define the term ‘cult’ by both popular and academic studies. Relevant studies in the related fields of genre, audience and film spectatorship are explored and rearticulated in terms of the findings from interviews, questionnaires and participant observation carried out with the organisers, archivists and audiences of cult film in Australia.

My contention is that cult film fandom in Australia represents more than …