Drought in Australia Definition: A drought is a prolonged‚ abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was‚ much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways‚ there is no universal definition of drought. Drought occurs because rains are unreliable and in some years the ITCZ (Inner Tropical Convergence Zone = area of rainfall) may not move so far north.
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Volume 14‚ Number 3‚ 2012 © WIETE 2012 Global Journal of Engineering Education It’s a man’s world: the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in 21st Century Australia Ian R. Dobson University of Helsinki‚ Helsinki‚ Finland University of Ballarat‚ Ballarat‚ Australia ABSTRACT: This article examines the academic staff gender disparity in engineering in the 21st Century through an analysis of Australian university staff statistics. The proportion of female academics in engineering
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Macro vs. Micro Management Macro vs. Micro Management The role of manager is an important position of supervision in any organization. The supervisor/manager plays a key function‚ in the day to day needs of the organization‚ by finding a balance of work efficiency and managing personnel. This balance becomes even more prevalent when assigning projects or interacting with subordinates. This paper will analyze several aspects or pitfalls‚ managers could find themselves involved in; and
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In Australia we live under values‚ the values are • Freedom – Australians have the freedom to have our say in what we believe‚ we have the freedom to do what we want if it is still under the law and not harming anyone else. For instance‚ we have the freedom to drive but we are not allowed to hurt someone while we are driving. Freedom is a good value in Australia because we can do what we want if it is safe without the government stopping us‚ we are able to say what we want‚ wear what we want and
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History Essay: Australia on Communism How did Australian governments deal with the perceived threat of communism after 1950‚ both at home and abroad? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Communism was spreading during the 1950s. It seemed as though it had spread from the USSR to China and was still advancing‚ causing the Australian government to become fearful of communism eventually reaching Australia and the threat of communism existing within
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From the inner city to the outer suburbs‚ statistics tell us that there are several hundreds of people sleeping on the streets‚ in cars or who are simply homeless. And that is just in Melbourne alone. People are having difficulty all over Australia‚ and all over the world‚ with the majority not knowing where there next meal will come from. Brad Ellis‚ coordinator of project 614 (a Salvation Army bus that gives homeless a place to sleep) says that the main homeless youth in Melbourne are children
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countries you can visit. The country that I admire the most is Australia. Australia is my favorite country because it is a big island and it is an independent continent‚ and that is not the only reason. The other reasons are because of the unique cultures‚ and habitats‚ and the animals over there. I have never been to Australia‚ but I did research on it and I watched videos of Australia and the sight just seems so beautiful. I admire Australia because they have mostly had peace and had almost never been
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HOLDEN AUSTRALIA & NEW PRODUCT SUCCESS Dr Phyra Sok‚ QUT Paper prepared for AMN403‚ Semester 1‚ 2014 1)In today’s competitive marketplace where there is an increasing level of competition and decreasing product life cycles‚ product innovation has been identified as the key to a firm’s success (Slater‚ Mohr‚ & Sengupta‚ In Press).2) By seeking new or better solutions to customer problems‚ new product development can both transform existing markets and create new ones. 3)Without innovation‚
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retention of registered nurses across rural Australia Rural Australia is characterised by having a largely industry driven economy‚ being geographically diverse‚ climatically extreme and having a low population density (Rural Health Review 2001; Kidd et al. 2012). Rural Australians are an ageing population‚ with a higher incidence of chronic disease‚ drug and alcohol dependency and a greater proportion of Aboriginal Australians than metropolitan Australia (Blue 2001; Francis et al. 2001; Lenthall
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Moving to Australia can be an amazing experience. Although it is the sixth largest country in the world at over 3 million square miles‚ it is only home to 21 million people‚ which ensures that natural beauty dominates over suburban landscapes especially out of the main cities. However‚ the country boasts a diverse range of wildlife and nature and there are many species of animals and plants indigenous only to Australia. The pristine beauty of the country’s wilderness coupled with the abundance of
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