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Why change the name of the College from Australasian to Australian and New Zealand?
Author(s) -
Ardagh Michael
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
emergency medicine australasia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1742-6723
pISSN - 1742-6731
DOI - 10.1111/1742-6723.12899
Subject(s) - acknowledgement , adjective , medicine , nothing , sovereignty , new guinea , media studies , ethnology , law , noun , history , political science , linguistics , sociology , philosophy , computer security , epistemology , politics , computer science
Australasian is the adjectival version of the name of a geographical region. The region is defined differently by different people. It includes islands other than Australia and New Zealand and variably includes or excludes New Guinea. It has nothing to do with Asia. The adjective is often misunderstood, it leaves New Zealand invisible to many readers and it is an incorrect description of who we are as a college. Australian and New Zealand describes who we are – fellows from two sovereign nations – Australia and New Zealand. Changing the name is not about secession, division nor ingratitude and does not undermine the College's commitment to helping other nations in the greater region. It is a positive acknowledgement of who we are and a strong foundation for a united College's future growth.