Analysis of Australia *Geography* Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. ... *Government* Australia's form of government has been described as a constitutional monarchy, in which the queen of England is the nominal head of state. In the federal government, power rests with the elected political party that holds the majority in the House of Representatives. ... In the regional government, each of Australia's states is administered by a parliament, which consists of a legislative council, and a legislative assembly. ... The government is pushing for increases export...

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The slogan of the government at the time, "Populate or Perish" helped them secure jobs, but still faced social problems, racism being the main. The multiculturalism policy was not officially introduced until the white Australia policy was abolished in 1973 by the Whitlam Labor government. The Whitlam government was the first to see multiculturalism as an opportunity rather than a burden. This government provided humanitarian aid to Vietnamese and Cambodian people; post Vietnam war, by providing political asylum and new lives for displaced persons. ... Multiculturalism is present in most commun...

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Robert Menzies committed Australia to war in Late 1939. ... Australia struggled to make the necessary 20,000 troops. ... The Menzies government were the first to introduce rationing which was used because of the shortages and lack of many needed raw materials. In 1939 the Menzies government also passed the National Security Act. ... In 1941 John Curtin became Prime Minister following the termination of the Menzies Government. ...

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They cannot or will not return because their government cannot or will not protect them2. They illegal entry of these refugees into Australia came to a head with the Tampa and children overboard crises. ... All refugees have basic human rights; these include: - Protection against discrimination - Freedom of religion - Identity and travel documents - Work rights - Housing, education and relief - Protection against penalties for illegal entry - Freedom of movement The Australian governments policy on detention from the immigration act is that all people who arrive in Australia witho...

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(ASC) The ASC was set up to manage and fund sport in Australia on behalf of the federal government with the intention of developing and supporting the best sports people and increasing Australian community and participation. ... (WAIS) The AIS uses money from fundraising, sponsors and the government to produce the elite sports men and women from around Australia. ... The government of Western Australia enhance the quality of life of WA through participation and achievement in sport. ... CAS represents sporting organisations and represents their views to the government. ... Future tre...

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Bushfires are a frequent occurrence in Australia in the hotter seasons due to Australia's mostly hot and dry climate. ... Australia has a generally hot and dry climate, which is prone to drought. Some parts of Australia are prone to bushfires with the widely varied fire seasons reflected in the continent different weather patterns. ... Southeastern Australia is particularly subject to bushfires in the summer and autumn seasons. ... Government and Community Involvement In the 2013 Tasmanian bushfires, more than 2500 people donated to the Red Cross Tasmanian Bushfires 2013 Appeal, with don...

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Australia is one of the most richest and developed countries. ... The Australian Economy Australia has one of the biggest economies and containing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of $1.525 trillion US (2015) annually. ... Australia's largest trading partner for goods and services is China, whereas Australia is a primary source of resources for China. ... Figure 1.2: Rates of Economic Growth for Australia and China 2013-2015 Source: Trading Economics (2015), Australian Bureau Statistics. ... Figure 1.4: Employment and unemployment rate for Australia Source: Trading Economics (2015), ...

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On the 13th August 1998, the Prime Minister, The Hon John Howard MP held a press conference at Parliament House to launch the Federal Government's tax plan for Australia's future. ... The government believes that to apply GST to education would discriminate against private providers (The Howard Government 1998). ... "Should we be making it harder for Australian families to have and raise children?" ... This is not justification for sustaining the current capitalist economy of Australia by further oppression, this is validation that the economic restructuring that Australia is endurin...

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Due to the change, the Government tried to improve the life of the civilians by introducing new laws. ... Censorship was when the government was in control of the information that was made public when using printed media, radio broadcasts and other forms of communications. ... Propaganda was used by the government to present certain messages to influence the public's opinion on war. ... The crops from farms were needed but the men weren't there to harvest it so the government called on women to help. ... Australia's Foreign Policy is Government's strategy in dealing with th...

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After the war, the Vietminh controlled north Vietnam while an unpopular government setup by the French with it's capital in Saigon controlled the South. ... The Australian Government setup a propaganda campaign that the Vietnam war was a simple struggle between freedom and communism, and that free nations had to stop communism from spreading around the world. But this was not the first time the Australian Army had been involved in Vietnam. In 1962 a team of 30 Australian military instructors was sent to Saigon. ... It was on the 27th of December 1972, the newly elected Labor governme...

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In what way did life on the home front change in response to Australian involvement in World War 2? ... On 19th February 1942, soon after the attack on Pearl Harbour, Australia became directly involved in the war. ... The Australian government feared the worst and took precautions such as; blackouts at night so enemies could not find us, issuing personal identity cards in case you were killed, prosecution and imprisonment of protestors and the restriction of week day sporting events. Australians were shocked, bewildered and confused, as they never thought that they would be under di...

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Australia didn't need women to replace men in the paid work force desperately. ... The government refused them roles auxiliary units for the army. ... The "Australian Branch of the Red Cross" was established. ... Hundred's of women joined the Australian Women's Service Corps when it formed in 1916. ... Many women joined trade unions which campaigned for improvements with both employers and governments. ...

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In contrast, Australia is a developed country and has never had a war on its soil. ... In Australia, children start formal school at the age of 4/5. ... The Primary school system in Australia is co-educational while in Pakistan it is segregated according to gender. In Australia, all government schools have boys and girls in the same classrooms with either teacher, male or female. ... The general political instability in Pakistan results in the secondary emphasis on education though the government has tried to put some systems in place. ...

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The term Stolen Generation refers to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions between approximately 1900 and 1972. According to the official government report, at least 30000 children were removed from their parents. ... The Aboriginal children were being taken by the government and placed in these homes because the European/ White Australians feared them; they believed that they were a concern to the white Australians. ... Neville was put in charge of all Aboriginals in Australia by the Australian government. ... The three yo...

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There are three levels of government; federal, state and local. ... State government has power over pollution, price controls, state courts etc. and local government has power over rates, building approvals and zoning. ... The government has a number of economic objectives. ... Trade policies influence the exchange rate and determines the levels of production for Australian industries. ... Trade policies help the economy by encouraging Australians to buy Australian products. ...

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Just over 60,000 Australia soldiers fought in the war with 521 Australian's killed and approximately 3,000 wounded. ... While democracy is used in Australia and means the population is used to elect a government and representatives. ... If this happened Australia would have been surrounded by communism and this could have very well taken over Australia. Australia wanted to stop communism in its tracks. ... If Australia didn't fulfill the requirement these alliances could be terminated, leaving Australia almost defenseless. ...

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Commerce Assignment : Republican Debate In 1901 Australia Became a federated Nation and the structure of government was one of constitutional monarchy, with the queen as head of state. ... In reality a republic is a system of government without a monarch(a person that holds power by birthright). ... Many believe this is no longer appropriate for Australia. For example the head of state should be attained on merit not birthright and should be an Australian citizen ,who lives in Australia and knows what it is to be Australian. ... Although there are many models for the government und...

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It is our own successive governments inflicting these policies on us and they, not the individual migrant, should bear the blame. ... Yet the government plans to double the size of our major cities over the next 30 years by immigration. ... DEFENCE The 1987 government policy paper on the defence of Australia stated, "no population increase is necessary for defence". ... The government admits it does not have the resources to immunise those as risk of Hepatitis B or to provide the necessary TB screening procedures. ... The preferential admission of children of migrants to unive...

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The consumers, government and business firms will make a decision whether to spend or save their income, tax or profit. Spending is when consumers, government and business use part of their income (for the consumers), tax (for the government) or profits (for the business firms) to obtain or provide goods and services. ... Savings occur in government when there is a surplus exists in budget (surplus budget). ... The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) • The Government body responsible under the Corporations Law for regulating companies, trust, company borrowings, and...

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The Gold Rush was an era remembered as an important part of Australia's history. ... This same situation was repeated throughout Australia to form the Gold Rush. ... It was a battle fought because of the greediness of the police and government. ... Some say this was the beginning of democracy in Australia. With the Eureka Stockade in mind, Australia needed to formalise the government to create a new fully democratic nation. ...

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The Australian Federation was proclaimed on the 1, January 1901. ... Governments tried to keep order by bringing in police and the military. ... Politicians, bankers and businessmen began to believe that the problems that by now had lasted a few years could be better handled by a central federal government. ... If foreign labour was allowed into Australia, wages would be cut, lowering the standard of living for Australians. ... The new commonwealth government did not make any laws empowering Aboriginals. ...

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Euthanasia is a controversial issue in Australia. there are indeed medical, ethnic and religious concern. many agree that this form of mercy killing is acceptable for those who terminally ill while others strongly opposed its legislation. ... In 1996 the Northern territory government passed a law allowing for voluntary euthanasia. to qualify the person requesting this had to be: over 18,terminally ill,mentally competent and making the request in write. ... In 1998 an act was passed by the federal Government which forbade any Austrlain territory making a law which resulted in the d...

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Overview of Immigration in Australia since WW2 On this page - Planned immigration White Australia policy Immigration Restriction Act Patterns of Migration The Impact Migration has had on Australia Planned immigration After World War II a census showed that Australia's population was only 7 and a half million people - and if this didn't improve Australia's industries would die and leave Australia open for invasion from more powerful countries. ... The lack of trained and skilled wo...

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Reintroducing capital punishment in Australia would spark a large number of protests and arguing. ... Another excuse to reintroduce capital punishment back into Australia is to stop re-offenders. ... Capital punishment can easily be abused, especially by corrupt governments. ... Along with a corrupt government, capital punishment can bring mistakes. ... And we also have no idea if the government will use it correctly; the government may become corrupt as a cause of this. ...

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Because of these south westerly breezes, Western Australia holds 80% of Australia's salt affected land. ... Governments are also affected in the problem of salinity. Governments of course can intervene to help stop the problem. ... Governments can also provide initiatives such as tree belts and alleys in strategically placed areas. ... Governments, along with community help, can create systematic Re-forestation of particular areas also; this ultimately brings down water table levels in the assigned area. ...

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