AUSTRALIA Australia is a truly unique place. It is the world’s 6th largest country and its smallest continent. Australia is the same size as 48 states of USA or 1‚5 Europe. However‚ it still has the lowest population in the world- 23‚829‚000 or only 2 people per square km. After World War II‚ Australia has launched a massive immigration program which include: employment visas‚ student visas‚ family visas‚ skilled visas‚ programs for refugees and Special Humanitarian Program. According to Australian
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Social Changes in Australia Due to involvement in World War 2‚ 1942-1943 were times of considerable social changes in Australia. With the men all off fighting in the war‚ women’s roles changed to fill the places left by men. Wartime controls as well as the American Forces arriving in Australia and the introduction of the National Security Act by the Menzies Government also had an impact on life in Australian society. In 1941‚ Australia’s Prime Minister‚ John Curtin gave a statement in a speech
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Migration to Australia I remember‚ July 1997‚ the beginning of the International Financial crisis. Started from Thailand and spread to other countries in South East Asia including my home country‚ South Korea. During the crisis many families of South Korea experienced hardships through loss of jobs‚ the destruction of their financial securities and many more. Of course my family did not get excluded from this event. My father and my mother lost their jobs which ended them up to work as a part time
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Persuasive Speech In 1999‚ Australia voted in a referendum that would have made our country a republic. The proposal was defeated‚ as the way the republic was to be run was unclear‚ as well as a large campaign by then Prime Minister John Howard and other significant monarchist groups. Australia should become a republic‚ and elect our own head of state to replace the Queen and the Governor General. Why should we do this? Because the values of the monarchy‚ and of hereditary power‚ clash completely
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A DECLINE IN PRODUCTIVITY IN AUSTRALIA OVER THE LAST DECADE TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. INTRODUCTION 2. PRODUCTION GROWTH ISSUES 3. PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE IN THE LAST DECADE 3.1 MINING 3.2 UTILITIES 3.3 INVESTMESNT 4. THE DECLINE IN PRODUCTIVITY 4.1 GROWTH IN THE LAST DECADE 4.2 TECHNOLOGY 4.3 INNOVATION 4.4 EDUCATION 5. CONCLUSION‚ RECCOMMENDATION & IMPLEMENTATION BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX A decline in productivity in Australia over the last decade Page 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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England knew there must be a southland and they knew they wanted to claim it. The first official discovery of Australia was in 1606 by Dutch navigator Williem Janszoon. Since then there have been many more expeditions exploring Australia. Captain Cook from England first claimed Australia in 1770. England decided to send fleets of ships to Australia to get rid of convicts and establish Australia. With the first fleet came the first governor of the new settlement‚ Captain Arthur Phillip. He was born
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What has been the impact of globalisation on Australia? What are the future implications of globalisation on Australia? Globalisation is not a new thing but has been around for the last 500 years. Globalisation has had quite a positive impact on Australia. Globalisation has brought Australia Growth and has increased domestic efficiency. Australia has been involved in the revolution of globalisation and it has affected Australia in many ways. Its main impact was on International convergence‚ economic
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Income And Wealth Distribution In Australia By Anthony Stokes‚ Senior Lecturer in Economics. Australian Catholic University‚ Strathfield While the overall standard of living in Australia is higher than many other countries in the world‚ not all Australians are benefiting. There are considerable differences in the levels of income and wealth between the richest people in Australia and the poorest. In addition‚ the gap‚ between those with the highest living standards and those with the lowest has
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Accounting Standards board‚ with guidance from the Financial Reporting Council (FRC)‚ decided to implement IFRS’s throughout Australia. This decision was made so that Australia could participate and contribute to the development of a distinct set of accounting standards that could be used all around the world. This report will explore the process of setting standards in Australia‚ the effects it can have on interest groups‚ and the way in which the introduction of IFRS would change the way Australian
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between Australia and the Netherlands Assignment 1: Cross-Cultural Dimensions Describe the effect of the cross-cultural dimensions of both Hofstede and Trompenaars on two subjects for both your home country as the country of your internship Trompenaars Australia 1. Universalism
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