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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The threat this posed to England's control over Australia was warrant enough for Sir John Kerr, then Governor-General, to sack the Whitlam government. ... The position of Governor-General has no real power today, as evinced by the resignation of The Right Reverend Dr Peter Hollingworth, which was essentially the decision of the Australian people and their government. ... What is worse is that the Australian government has shown a willingness to accept control by following the US blindly into unpopular and, at times, immoral wars. ... It is time for the Australian government to wake ...

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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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Analyse the role of the contemporary Australian High Court. ... (my benefit) - The High Court is the highest court in the Australian judicial system. ... The subject matter of the cases heard by the Court traverses the whole range of Australian law. ... Decisions of the High Court are binding on all other courts throughout Australia. ... It may be that these limitations on the power to summon witnesses in relation to other houses have the force of law, and may extend to officers of state and territory governments. ...

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The Australian Constitution's sole purpose is to set out a framework of Government. ... Much debate has occurred over the wording and appropriateness of s51 (xxvi), which states the Government has the power to legislate over "the people of any race, for whom it is deemed necessary to make special laws" (s51 [xxvi]).. Thus far the Government has exercised this power only for legislation of benefit to such people, but it can still be argued that a rewording of the section to guarantee this would be appropriate. ... However, the fact remains that the Australian Constitution is somewhat diffi...

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Another policy that the Australian government implemented was the "Forward Defence Policy" which was implemented so defence forces could move forward into Asia to stop any perceived threat from communism. ... Australian forces moved in to combat these problems and other problems such as the lawlessness and government corruption in the Solomon Islands. The Australian government also supports a country's right to self-determination, which means supporting itself rather than being run by outside governments such as the colonial rulers. ... How strong it was came to light when American troops...

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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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Pandofandlejoie currently employs 45 people in its United States location and has plans of expanding into Australia, China or South Korea. ... The fiscal and monetary policies of the government geared towards maintaining growth with social justice have largely contributed towards this, evidenced by all economies averaging a growth rate. ... The fiscal and monetary policies of the government geared towards maintaining growth with social justice have largely contributed to the economy's growth. ... The current drive and emphasis by International governments on diversification of the industr...

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In the phrase of Abraham Lincoln, democracy is a government "of the people, by the people, and for the people." is a government that is run by the people. ... Within each state there are many other governmental units. Each local government, from the smallest village to the largest city, has its necessary powers. 2- The Australian government is led by a specific chain of command. ... The Queen and her representatives form the executive branch of the federal government in Australia; this leaves only the legislative and judicial branches. ... The judicial branch of the federal government is t...

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What the Australian government and people were able to do was place large graphic pictures of the effects of smoking on their cartons replacing the Brand's trademark. ... Phillip Morris International (PMI) is the company that owns the cigarettes brands began expansive legal cases against the Australian government. The cases, reaching Australian's highest court, ultimately ruled against the tobacco company and also made them pay for Australian legal fees. ... This however could not have been very effective as much of the adult population is illiterate, this lead to the government writ...

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In Australia, human rights treaties have been given domestic power, such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)(1989). ... To date, domestic law is concerned with United States and continental legal systems, where the submission into treaties or conventions creates self-executing law; the English and Australian position is that such treaties don't enter into domestic force unless and until there is a legislative act. ... Australia plays a primary part in the development of CRC with conferences taking place throughout the drafting process among Federal, State and Territory Gov...

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He makes it very clear that he wants reparation from the government, and not from individual citizens. ... Government had benefited from the slave labor of African Americans. ... Government. The Inuit were compensated by the Canadian government. The Australian government compensated the Aborigines. ...

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The United States government does not exist in a vacuum. For the U.S. to flourish, it is critical for the government to form strong international partnerships. The Visa Waiver program is one way the government is attempting to do just that. ... Then, in March, the Hungarian, Slovakian, and Lithuanian governments signed MOUs (memoranda of understand) committing the U.S. government to help them qualify for the waiver program. ... Primarily, those granted the visa-free travel have come from other affluent countries such as Japan and Australia. ...

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When marijuana was prohibited by the United States federal government in 1937 very few Americans even knew what it was. ... With the same general aims as the Netherlands, two of Australia's eight territories removed criminal penalties for marijuana related offenses. South Australia and Australia Capital Territory removed their penalties in 1987 and 1992, respectively, for possession of small amounts of marijuana intended for personal use. ... A subsequent report done by the Australian government in 1996 found no significant difference in reported usage rates (Curtailed Marijuana Use). ......

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The question that puzzles a lot of people is " is it the governments fault or the peoples fault for all the crimes that are going on in the United States." Than again in Australia the gun control law has been enforced and the crime rate there has increased. The Australian people are terrified of this new law because now the people have no weapons to protect them selves from criminals. About a year ago I remember seeing on CNN headline news an Australian resident complaining about the law he said, " once my house was about to be robbed by crooks and the only thing I had to protect my self...

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Australia is the biggest land mass and populated area in Oceania, when compared to Fiji, Australia is big, but compared to the other world continents it is small, so on that spectrum one can see how small Fiji is. ... Government Fiji became an independent nation on October 14, 1970 from the United Kingdom, and celebrate their Independence on the second Monday of October. ... In the government there is a Chief of State, which Ratu Jusefa Iloilovatu Ulviuvda was elected to in 2000, vice president Jope Seniloli, Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase, a Deputy Prime Minister, and a cabinet that i...

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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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ABSTRACT The purpose of this essay is to identify the differences between the current tax-effect accounting with the new method purposed for tax accounting as part of Australia's move towards international accounting standards. ... The tax-effect time bomb has been ticking away since December 1999 when the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) made the standard that has thrown out an old income statement approach of tax effect accounting and replaced it with what is known as balance sheet method. ... This is supported by a research done by the Australian Accounting research ...

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In 1991 there was a war between Iraq and half the countries of the world like, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada, Italy, even Arab countries like, Egypt, Syria ,Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco. ... The Iraqi government occupied Kuwait because Kuwait was trying to destroy the Iraqi economy by supersaturating the world markets with oil and selling it for a cheap price. ... The Iraqi government got mad and occupied Kuwait. ...

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ABSTRACT The purpose of this essay is to identify the differences between the current tax-effect accounting with the new method purposed for tax accounting as part of Australia's move towards international accounting standards. ... The tax-effect time bomb has been ticking away since December 1999 when the Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) made the standard that has thrown out an old income statement approach of tax effect accounting and replaced it with what is known as balance sheet method. ... This is supported by a research done by the Australian Accounting research ...

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Australian, Denis Gibbons was another popular photojournalist because he had the uncanny ability to capture photos from the "soldier's-eye view". ... Over the next five years he photographed the tours of nine Australian infantry battalions. ... In World War I, photos such as 'Outside Captured German Dugout' (Appendix 3) often served as positive propaganda for the government. ... Citizens of America started to question if the government knew what they were doing, and if the war could be won. ... During this time, photojournalists captured the truth about what was happe...

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Other parts of the world such as, Australia, Japan, and Canada do uphold gun control laws which have shown to be successful over the years. According to Walter Hickey, "Australia is a rare nation that has had a significant shift toward additional gun control in recent years. Following a 1996 shooting spree that left 35 Australians dead at the Port Arthur tourist location in Tasmania, the government launched a major overhaul of gun laws....

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The international competition was mainly coming from countries such as France, Spain, Italy, Australia, Chile, and Argentina. Australia and Chile were newcomers to the wine industry were doing very well exporting 40 & 80 percent of total production to the states. ... These barriers are cost, brand reference, customer loyalty, resources, and government regulations. ... When it comes to government regulations for alcohol sales and distribution, this subject is very "twisted" to say the least. ...

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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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It is the primary opportunity the people of the United States have to select representatives and influence the government. ... Italy has and 94% voter turnout, Australia with a 84% voter turnout, Israel 82%, France 77%, the U.K. 75%, Japan 73%, and Canada with a 67% voter turnout. ... First, unlike the U.S., some nations like Australia and Belgium have compulsory voting laws. ... You have to find the governmental and fill out a registration form. ... Elite democrats often argue that the fact that many do not vote is a good thing, because there is no relationship between good government, democ...

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