Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Canada and Australia are (mainly) English-speaking countries with populations that are not too different in size (Canada is 60 percent larger). But Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Why should this be the case? Canada has a GDP of $1.8 trillion and Australia has a GDP of $1.5 trillion‚ they belong to the top 15 countries in the world in terms of GDP according to the World Bank.
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Description and container tonnages of each port Port of Melbourne The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3‚400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1‚000 motor vehicles and 7‚000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year‚ the total trade of Melbourne Port increased
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WATER CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA Nathania Appaduray 10A The lack of water is one of the major issues affecting Australians today; however‚ those in power are still not coming up with reasonable solutions. It’s interesting to note that in Victoria‚ with the upcoming state election‚ all of a sudden there are these different policies floating around on how to solve the water crisis. Why does it always take an election to come up with solutions to the problems facing Australians? The water crisis
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UNEMPLOYMENT MEASURED? Based on my research (Abs.gov.au‚ 2015)‚ the Australian Labour Market Statistics (July 2014); the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) measures the unemployment rate in Australia. The data came and it is published monthly from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Labour Force‚ Australia (cat. no. 6202.0). And are described by many attributes such as age; sex; marital status; geography; country of birth duration of job search. An individual is said to be employed if he or she worked
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intense controversy among the Australian citizens. The term “Carbon tax” refers to an environmental tax that polluters will pay per ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This essay will argue that carbon taxes should not be introduced in Australia due to inefficacy‚ financial burdens and better actions to protect environment. First of all‚ implementing carbon taxes would not do anything to solve the greenhouse effect. Take cigarettes for example‚ cigarettes are universally taxed all over
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proposed regulations and financial support. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) The Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme is being promoted in Hong Kong and the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) programs are also being promoted in Australia. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) These two programs have similar functions and policies. They are set out in the relevant appliance standards. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) “For lighting‚ compact fluorescent bulbs are
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One of the most significant challenges facing society at present is maintaining health and high quality of life. Health promotion has been seen as ‘the process of enabling people to increase control over‚ and to improve ‚ their health’ (WHO‚ 1984). It is clear that the responsibility of the promotion of health and quality of life can not be shouldered by government alone. The long period of time at working in daily life means that the work organizations can provide access to health promotion to individual
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Introduction Aldi is a German discount retailer which has entered the grocery industry in Australia since 2001. It offers customers very low prices on a limited range of groceries to attract low and working classes. Although “the Australian retail grocery industry is one of the most concentrated in the world‚ with the two major chain stores‚ Coles and Woolworths”( Walker‚ 2004‚ p. 317)‚ Aldi becomes the another force by its lower prices products and other advantages. This critique will first analyze
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Biology Research Assignment Essay Bradford College FSP2 Adaptations Australia has some of the oldest and largest rainforest in the world. It supports a rich and various life. What makes animals and plants suited to this particular environment or what kinds of features that an organism posse which they genetically inherited from their parents that enable them to
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Dos and Donts in Australia -keep space and eye contact in conversation -if going for functions or BBQ‚it is more appropriate to bring your own beer and wine -when eating‚ do not put elbows on table -Australian businessmen practice punctuality because by being late‚it goes to show that one is unreliable in business dealings. -Schedule business appointments one month in advance -do not blow nose in public -never make a visit without appointment - For business functions‚ wear a dark business
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