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Religious Festivals Multicultural Society
1,503 wordsIdentity is a debate that many Australians are still arguing today. After all these years of living in Australia, the identity of the country is still something that cannot be agreed upon. Though many seem to have their own idea of what an Australian is, there is no clear cut view of this thus the conclusion that an Australian is a myth can be formulated. Thus, many people of Australia feel as if they should aspire to be citizens of the world instead. Its the phrase on everyones lips: Australian...
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Asia Pacific Region World Trade Organisation
2,078 wordsTrade and investment Australia's export structures have changed considerably over the past 15 years. Although trade in commodities remains strong, new services and sophisticated manufacturing export markets have emerged. Merchandise exports were valued at $ 86 billion in 1998 - 99. During the same year, Australian exports of services totalled $ 26 billion. Exports recorded seven per cent average annual growth in the five years to 1998 - 99. They now account for 20 per cent of GDP, compared with ...
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1,998 words... er national efforts to address regional and global environmental problems. Australia advocates the adoption of imaginative, effective, and flexible initiatives to meet these problems, recognising that global action must be equitable and practicable. For these reasons, for example, the Australian Government advocates differential national greenhouse gas emission targets, rejecting flat-rate target approaches that would ignore the reality of differing national economic circumstances and which ...
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Vice Versa High Energy
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20 Th Century Avant Garde
2,580 wordsThe environment was major contributing factor to the evolution of Australian art in the 20 th century. The elemental landscape; isolation and distance, the imposition of the mythical and the visionary on the landscape, national identity (the universal and the regional) and the demise of Arcadia and romantic idealism interweave magnificently to present the impact of surroundings on the artwork of such a then delicate nation. In retrospect it was the surroundings / climate /atmosphere / feeling an...
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Australian Art 1930 1960
2,579 words... ted the harbour theme from Passmore. Olsen blends an interest in form and in the process of painting with a strong and non-traditional leaning towards landscape; landscape for Olsen is a course in itself. The urban response consisted of Robert Dickerson, Clifton Pugh and John Brack. Bracks dry, acerbic view of the world stands in marketed contrast to the dreamy melancholy of Charles Blackman. Bracks satirical view of everyday Australian life finds a parallel in the biting humour of Barry Hum...
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Australian Dollar Interest Rates
1,621 words... he rest of the world. A rise in interest rates relative to overseas will encourage capital inflow and hence increase demand for the Australian dollar. This action might also be taken to prevent further depreciation of the Australian dollar. A fall in Australian interest rates will encourage capital outflow and increase the supply of Australian dollars relative to the demand. This action would prevent further appreciation of the Australian dollar. The government may use a mix of macro-economi...
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20 Th Century National Identity
1,304 wordsThe word identity has a significant meaning in the contemporary world. It means more than being an independent nation or a geographical location. It has something deeper and more complex which is concerned with the lifestyle, thoughts, faith, arts, sport and how we respond cross-culturally to the values of heroes. Since the early twentieth century, Australia's national identity has been mirrored through its arts programs and use of drama and theatre. However, there has been significant change in...
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Forced Onto Reserves Successful Playwright David Williamson Australian
1,282 words... with stunning use of effective language. All his plays achieve moments of striking, non-realistic drama, challenging our attitudes to sexuality and life, but are said to be sketchy and undeveloped as drama. In 1968 Thomas Keneally, another renowned novelist wrote Childermas, a symbolic play dealing with the plight of children in Vietnam. This was one of the first plays to confront the topic of Vietnam. The 1960 s also saw a significant Federal Government contribution to the arts. A number of...
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South East Asia Post War Period
1,797 words... k, discovered that a tough peace treaty was not a possibility. The development of the Cold War conditions in Asia and the outbreak of the Korean war lead to the USA reassessing the role of Japan in the post-war world. Japan was to be built up as an effective counter-balance to the spread of communism in Asia. The Australian government thus had to adjust its policy realistically to these changed circumstances, obtain the guarantee of the USA for Australian security through the ANZUS pact and ...
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Population Growth Rate Population Size
1,418 wordsThe Effects on Population Size and Growth in Australia Abstract The present prospective observational study is aimed to assess the effects of the major factors like births, deaths, and overseas and interstate migration on population size and growth in Australia. The study is based on the data on population change in Australia for the years 1996 - 1997 and 2005 - 2006 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and sheds light on what affects Australian populations size and growth. Although the conc...
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Criminal Justice System Tony Blair
2,352 wordsArticles Critique The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, nor wealth to the intelligent, Nor success to the skilful; Time and chance govern all. Ecclesiastes. There is a wild spirit of adventure that looks like malice. Nietzsche. In the two articles The Australian left to rot behind bars by Gay Alcorn and Justice required but mercy is not by Piers Akerman authors discuss whether David Hicks, an Australian citizen and a member of Al-Queda is fairly kept ...
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Tax System Anti Competitive
2,067 wordsComparison of Australian taxation system Abstract A fundamental shift is occurring in the thinking of revenue authorities across the leading developed countries. The fear of lost revenue from international tax avoidance is giving way to the fear of lost revenue from non-competitive international tax systems. It is almost unheard of for the Deputy Secretary of the U. S. Department of the Treasury to state, as he did recently, that the sad truth of U. S. international tax rules is that they no lon...
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Criminal Justice System War On Terror
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Criminal Justice System War On Terror
2,301 wordsArticles Critique The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, nor wealth to the intelligent, Nor success to the skilful; Time and chance govern all. Ecclesiastes. There is a wild spirit of adventure that looks like malice. Nietzsche. David Hicks was captured by the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan in early December 2001 while travelling with Taliban soldiers who were defending their territory from the Northern Alliance. Davids father, Terry, said his son se...
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Impact Of Tariffs And Quotas On Wool Trade
2,255 wordsImpact of Tariffs and Quotas on Wool Trade Between Australia and China Economic and trade connections between Australia and China have an inspiring history. As early as the 1670 s according to historical records, Chinese-owned fishing boats headed south in the summer to look for this Chinese food delicacy in the waters of Australia's north. The humble sea slug appeared Australia's first processed food export. Later, the arrival of European settlers in Australia led to the development of trade re...
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Op Cit Journal Vol
4,645 wordsDefamation Law is seen as balancing competition interests: Reputation/Privacy vis a vis Freedoms of Speech and Communications. [ 1. 1 ] The law of defamation in Australia has long sought to protect the competing interests of reputation and privacy, and the rights of freedom of speech and information. The law of defamation has also sought to provide a course of action for the individual and provide possible defences available to the press. However, with new technologies and the advancement of the...
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Indigenous Australians Native Title
4,138 wordsAustralia Territory Continent Introduction [ 1. 1 ] Australia has always been regarded as terra nucleus under International Law. Terra nucleus is a territory belonging to no state, that is, territory not inhabited by a community with a social and political organisation. In International Law, effective occupation is the traditional mode of extending sovereignty over terra nullify 1. In 1788, on the advent of discovery, the British became legal occupiers of Australia. Coincidence with the British ...
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Degrees Celsius Sugar Cane
2,695 wordsTHE AUSTRALIAN CANE TOAD Introduction The cane toad, Bufo marinus, or giant toad, was introduced to Australia by the sugar cane industry with government sanction, in order to control two specific pests of sugar cane. The grey backed cane beetle and the frenchie beetle. Native to Central and South America, the cane toad has been introduced to several Pacific islands as well. One hundred and one toads arrived at Edmonton in North Queensland in June 1935. About 11 sugar growing locations in norther...
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Real Interest Rates Imported Goods
1,170 wordsWhat is an exchange rate? What factors determine the exchange rate for the Australian dollar? An exchange rate is the ratio at which a countrys currency exchanges for the currency of another country. Exchange rates are typically expressed as the foreign currency equivalent of one unit of domestic currency. The exchange rate between Australia and the United States for example was $A 1. 00 = $US 0. , (as of 2. 12. 99). The exchange rate is determined by the demand for, and supply of, that currency...
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