I have been invited here to speak to you about Australian women and their changing roles since World War II. ... As the Australian industry suffered greatly from a lack or workers the Australian government allowed women to enter the workforce in great numbers. ... This kept the Australian industries going. ... By October in 1942 the were over half a million women working in Australian industries. ... However governments, employers and male dominated trade unions were slow to agree to this.. ...

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Would you support a government who imprisons innocent people while it decides their future? The most logical answer people would reply to this question is no, yet it is happening right here in Australia. ... The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) strongly discourages detaining children, but the government still continues with its mandatory detention program. ... Our government had decided to let refugees in but when they get here, they are detained. ...

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The ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand, and the United States) treaty was created in 1951 after concerns about post war Asia. ... In a compromise, USA made a defence treaty with Australia and New Zealand in exchange for a soft treaty for Japan. ... The other members would come to their aid, but only if it complied with their government. ... Members were New Zealand, Australia, Britain, France, Pakistan, the Philippines and Thailand. ... In the 1950's the ANZAM agreement between Australia, New Zealand and Malaya was formed. ...

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World's View on Iraq The United States government has made it perfectly clear that military action in the very near future is needed against Saddam Hussein and Iraq for weapons violations. ... Although the United States is backed by the British government, they are experiencing a very similar situation to the United States, with many of its citizens avidly protesting the war. ... One member was quoted as saying, "It looks like they are going to attack Iraq and we want the British government to know "you are not doing this in our name" if they go ahead" (BBC News, p.1). Many are callin...

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The governments of the "Third World" countries have done horrible jobs of creating good living conditions for their people and in all have not tried to bring their country out of their economic slump. ... At the time, the U.N only recognized the former government of China which was established on the island of Taiwan. The Canadian government prides itself on sending foreign aid to developing countries. ... Without the help of Canada as well as other "First World" countries such as the United States and Australia the "Third World" countries would not be around for this l...

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This common goal has caused the creation of the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, aid agencies in the governments of the most prosperous economies, and countless non-governmental organizations (World Politics, pg. 41). ... Of the 24 countries that are classified as industrial, not one lies between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, except for the northern part of Australia and part of the Hawaiian Islands. ... It is not clear that this kind of improvement should be a priority for the Kenyan government or, if any impr...

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In the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games held in Sydney, Australia, in September, athletes from both of our nations paraded together under the neutral flag of the Korea Peninsula. The government of the Republic of Korea is interested in promoting worldwide union and peace. ...

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Also in attendance were thousands of delegates from more than eight hundred non-governmental organizations (UNHCHR, 1996). ... Another self-determination success was in Australia. ... The Penan implemented blockades and roadblocks, while receiving international help from the European Parliament, Australian dock workers, the Japanese Tropical Forest Action Network, and a host of other industries and governments who banned the use of tropical timber (Wilmer, 2000: 192). ... By becoming a signatory on this convention, the "governments agree that children should be protected and not exploited" ...

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Upon a cease fire with Iraq, their government agreed to let United Nations weapons inspectors enter their country and "unconditionally accept" the destruction, removal or rendering harmless "under international supervision" of all "chemical and biological weapons, all stocks of agents, all related subsystems and components and all research, development, support and manufacturing facilities." ... Due to the ruthless dictatorship that Saddam Hussein rules under, the possibility of anyone within his government persuading him to disarm is non existent. ... On March 18, 2...

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As Germany colonized areas such as Guinea, they alarmed the British colony of Australia who felt the Germans were too close to them. ... The governments began a deliberate glorification of war to encourage the people to take stand for their nation. ... The military ruled over the government and this was allowed because the people all wanted to go to war. ...

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In Australia, many girls are forced into sterilization because of their disabilities (Senators Propose Tighter Laws 1). ... Many mentally disabled people have been forced "behind the closed doors of psych wards" where government mental health system workers carry out violent forced 'treatments' against [their] will. ... These women are denied their human right of a free life in light of choosing their spouse as their government does not act to help the situation (UDHR 1). ...

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In MEDCs, like USA, however, government facilities, support and funds help these underprivileged people greatly. ... In places like Ethiopia, 60% of children are forced to work whereas in places like Australia, it is 2%.7 National Perspective Child labour is a very pertinent issue within Pakistan as well with thousands of children falling victim to it. ... Thus, child labour becomes more rampant in rural areas with limited availability of schools, government negligence and poorer living conditions. ... Governments and international organisations such as the UN along with Non-Government Oraga...

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In the same way Australian law has used the concept of "terra nullius," the legal myth that Australia had no previous owners. ... Yet for decades the Government of Canada referred to the Syliboy decision as defining the status of treaties in Canadian law. ... The federal government had an "empty box" theory. ...

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The relationship between state and nation is important, a state is "generally recognized by other countries as possessing legal sovereignty over what happens in its territory, being responsible for the institutions of government, who both formulate and enforce the laws of the state, and are responsible for its security and protection" (Brown 1995: 10). ... Australia: Longman. ... The ideal of a world community was also captured in the 70s in Alma-Ata . " need for urgent action by all governments and the world community to protect and promote the health of all the people of the world." ...

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From the begging of time humans have strived to become better as a whole. Jumping technology has helped us do that. But where do we draw the line on how far we go with this technology. Human cloning is appalling and irresponsible with numerous side effects resulting in malformation and death. Clo...

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Nuclear Weapons in Asia Nuclear weapons are used for many different reasons. Some countries develop nuclear weapons and sell the information to other countries. Nuclear weapons can be used for a country to gain recognition. Still other countries use them to present a threat to another countr...

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