The Australian Legal System Overview * The continent now known as “Australia” has a very long history of occupation * Aboriginal people have lived on the continent for at least 40 000 years. European settlement of the continent has been relatively recent Aboriginal Culture * When English settlers arrived at Sydney cove in 1788‚ there were approximately 500 aboriginal tribe living in different parts of the continent. The combined population of the tribes is thought to have been
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The Gold Rush The discovery of gold in the colonies had a major impact on Australian society. When Edward Hargraves discovered gold in Australia in 1851‚ it marked only the beginning of the changes about to happen in Australia. The discovery of gold had a major change in Australia; it affected not only those in Australia but around the world. The news of gold found in Australia resulted in huge numbers of people migrating to ‘find gold‚ get rich’ what people didn’t realise is that it wasn’t that
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evening‚ thank you for inviting me here this evening. I would like to discuss how Carmel Bird’s non-fiction book The Stolen Children-Their Stories (TSC) and Oodgeroo Noonuccal’s poem‚ “We are going” (WAG) gives us an understanding of how Australian voices reflect Australian values. Both texts explore the unfair treatment and effects of suffering inflicted upon Aboriginal communities and individuals by past government’s policies‚ as well as western society’s disrespect and ignorance. By analysing the texts
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average rate of 3.5% and has not experienced an economic downturn since 1990/91. This success is largely due to the significant microeconomic reforms in the 1980’s as well as the resources boom and high levels of consumer confidence have left the Australian economy in a strong position. Levels of economic following the prolonged period of growth in 2007/08 were at 3.8%‚ levels of growth‚ this fell to 1.6% during the 2008/09 financial year as a result of the Global financial crisis and the subsequent
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Evolution of Australian Biota 1. Evidence for the rearrangement of crustal plates and continental drift indicates that Australia was once part of an ancient super continent Identify and describe evidence that supports the assertion that Australia was once part of a landmass called Gondwana including: Matching continental margins Gondwana once consisted of South America‚ Africa‚ Madagascar‚ India‚ Antarctica‚ Australia‚ New Zealand and New Guinea. Continental margin: zone between the ocean basin
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Australian Constitutional Law Question One In order to determine whether Y and Z are subject to the proposed law‚ the activities of the milling business must be examined and a connection to s51(i) of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act1 (hereafter referred to as the Common wealth) must be established. Also to be considered is the purpose of the legislation‚ or whether purpose is necessary to the power at all. One limitation to s51(i) to be addressed is the geographical distinction
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The Australian airline industry 2. The External Environment 2.1.1 Demographic Changes Momentarily‚ there is a growing‚ but also aging population in Australia. The Generation Y represents about 4.5 million of the 20 million people living in Australia. This group is reported to be setting and influencing spending pattern trends (Ben Wyld‚ 2005). . 2.1.2 Socio-Cultural Forces Socio-culturally speaking‚ we can see an ongoing trend for greater environmental concerns. Especially people
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own ideas and mythology. Some have very unique ideas that pretty much define that culture and what it’s people stand for. Australian Aboriginal mythology has almost been wiped out due to the invasion of other cultures like Christianity. However‚ there is a small percentage of people who still believe in their culture and preserve it to this day (Australian Mythology). Australian mythology aims to explain the creation of nature as well as the idea of a single connectivity between all creations‚ creators
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Introduction There was a major change for Australian Consumer Law. Within this paper‚ the differences on the old and the new system will be discussed further. Australian Consumer Law is a single national law‚ which is‚ applies in all jurisdictions‚ to all business and to all industry sectors. The ACL also represents a new approach to considering consumer policy issues‚ with the Australian Government and the States and Territories working closely together to consider develop and implement changes
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Soldiers in WWI Life in the trenches was extremely difficult for thousands of people in WWI. The living conditions were terrible which added to the difficulty of life of a soldier on the frontline during WWI. The trenches‚ along with the rest of the war‚ were filled with the fear of going head on into battle. Soldiers faced death along with infestation‚ incoming artillery and lack of supplies. WWI began as the result of a Serbian Nationalist assassinating Archduke Franz Ferdinand
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