Introduction Traditionally Australia has had government involvement in employment relations through laws governing terms and conditions of employment such as Work Choices and Fair Work Act. Australian workers have in general worked under “Awards” which set out minimum conditions for employment. The last few years have seen almost constant change in the nature of the Australian workforce and the regulations with the introduction of new legislation‚ and disagreement over the extent to which the
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Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance for Australia. Cross-curriculum priority has been given continuum of learning to ensure relevant and appropriate inclusion in the Australian Curriculum. Importantly‚ with the implementation of Cross-curriculum
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Gay Marriage. It’s a controversial issue. There is much debate here in Australia on the issue and we constantly hear discussions‚ new reports and arguments on the subject. Australia plays host to one of the biggest gay and lesbian carnivals in the world‚ held in Sydney‚ every year bringing the issue to the fore in every media outlet in the country. The opinions are varied on the subject and often get treated with much emotion and passion‚ by both sides of the argument. I too‚ have an opinion. It’s
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What are the facts? Child obesity is a growing problem in Australia‚ with an estimated 2/3 of children considered overweight‚ 1/3 of which are considered obese. Coincidently‚ Australia not only has the most overweight children‚ it also has the highest proportion of junk food advertising on commercial television (Chapman et. al‚ 2006; Morton‚ 1990; Morton et. al.‚ 2005). In the period between 1985 and 1997 the number of overweight children doubled‚ and the number of obese young Australian’s
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Deutscher and ShanVerne Liew‚ contributed to the report’s research and production. We would like to thank the members of the Grattan Institute’s Higher Education Reference Group for their helpful comments. Senior Institutional Affiliates National Australia Bank Wesfarmers Stockland Google The opinions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Grattan Institute’s founding members‚ affiliates‚ individual board members or reference group members. Any remaining
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legislation‚ case law and public opinion. And the major historical sources of law in Australia are the common law‚ the law of equity‚ statute based law and the law concerning native title.[i] Australia is a federation with seven constitutions; one for each of the six States and one for the Commonwealth. These constitutions provide for a parliament for each of the States and a parliament for the Commonwealth of Australia.[ii] The Australian Constitution of 1901 established a federal system of government
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February 1942; Curtin spoke of it as an opening for the “Battle for Australia”‚ furthered with combing of Darwin 19 February which was put by Curtin as “Australia’ Dunkirk”‚ heralding the battle for Australia. The crisis generated both a determination to shift the country onto a new and unprecedented level of economic and military mobilization and a profound disillusionment with Britain. Total War. Political: • Main point: Australia looks to US – Curtin. o (use Beaumont book) o Even before fall
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Life was hard for many people who settled in the early years of colonial Australia‚ but some people came out to be successful. Australia is now a vibrant continent but it wouldn’t have been this way if it wasn’t for the people who established it and the migrants who arrived. These people who were included were‚ convicts who were sent to Australia from different countries by transportation‚ free settlers who wanted to start a new life in a new land‚ and the migrants who were pouring in during
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they are also there to ensure Afghanistan does not again become a safe haven from which terrorists can train and plan attacks on Australia and our allies. Eg.
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She is an Associate professor of Decision Science at INSEAD‚ where she teaches Negotiations’ and Management Decision Making. Based on her qualification‚ knowledge and research‚ this article is scholarly. In the recent times‚ Australia has made good progress achieving gender equality. However‚ they still experience discrimination and inequality in the workplace. Some site agrees about this issues and they also added‚ women were not only discriminate in promotion despite their performance
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