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    connections between responsibility‚ control and agency. It also helped me to understand more deeply that sharing responsibility is also very much about sharing control. This is a theme that I want to explore in a presentation I’m giving at the AFAC/Bushfire CRC annual conference at the end of this month in Perth.  I’m still preparing it now but a central point will be the need for public agencies to ‘make space for community’‚ or more accurately civil society‚ if a philosophy of sharing responsibility

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    The inverse is deforestation which is the exhaustion of the plant assets in the earth which comes about frequently in bushfires. The blazing of the woodland causes the greater part of the normal assets to become dim of the earth. vi. Support independence The conservation of them in the earth helps a nation to depend on itself without falling back on the assistance from

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    The Sugar Glider‚ also commonly known as the Sugar bear or Honey Glider ‚ refers to the Australian marsupial mammal that is a part of the Pertauridae family. The Glider’s scientific name Petaurus breviceps is Latin and translates into ‘short-headed rope dancer’ describing the animal’s 15-21cm length and 95-160g body covered in light blue-grey fur with a white underside. It is naturally found in Northern and Eastern Australia‚ sections of midland Australia‚ Tasmania‚ Papua New Guinea‚ Indonesia

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    In contemporary society the Standard variety of English is the most commonly used as it is respected and associated with a higher prestige. Its usage is also advocated by prescriptivists who believe that it is the ‘correct’ and only variety that should be used. Standard English is usually seen in formal settings‚ where its usage is necessary for official and public purposes. However‚ contextual factors play a vital role in determining the most appropriate variety to be used‚ which is supported by

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    Assignment 1 Natural disasters in Australia Natural disasters are events that occur naturally such as earthquakes‚ cyclones‚ Storms‚ and floods. These kinds of disasters can cause significant physical damage‚ interruption of business services and personal injury/loss of life. Due to the effects of global warming and consequential climate change the rate of natural disasters in Australia is increasing day by day. I myself have faced such kind of natural

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    hottest heatwave‚ in which many cities recorded their highest temperature since records began. On Saturday the 7th of January‚ Melbourne recorded its highest temperature of 46.4°C (Cameron‚ et al‚ 2009). It was as a result of this heatwave that bushfires broke out all over the state of Victoria‚ the dry winds and hot

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    referred to the quote ‘you get what you deserve.’ A type of conflict consists of Inner conflict‚ when an individual struggles with his or her personal conflict. In most cases‚ only that particular person can resolve the conflict. Like Victorian bushfire survivors dealing with their loss and pain. In these kind of situations the survivors cannot blame anyone for the cause but just the place where they are living in. The Rugmaker of Mazar-e-sharif shows how the people travel to Australia in order

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    1.1 Why does the Alpine Area need to be protected? The Australian Alps (the Alps) hold much historical and cultural value to Australians and‚ for this reason they are a popular tourist destination. The Alps begin in NSW with the Brindabella National Park then travel downwards through the ACT and NSW‚ before finishing down in Victoria’s‚ Baw Baw National Park. The Alps contain great geological significance through the presence of glacial lakes dotted throughout them‚ which provide the only evidence

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    The geological processes the formed Wilsons Prom During the most recent ice age‚ the Prom formed part of a mainland bridge to Tasmania‚ which allowed Aboriginal people to reach what is now an Island state. About 10‚000 years ago‚ the climate warmed‚ the ice melted and Bass Strait again become submerged. At this time‚ the Prom was an Island until the winds and tides deposited the sands which became the isthmus. The fierce weather of Bass Strait has eroded the granite into the well rounded mountains

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    Index Introduction ……………………………………………………………....3 Earth quakes ……………………………………………..……………….3 Volcanic eruptions………………………………………………………...3 Floods………………………………………………………………..…….4 Limnic eruptions…………………………………………………………4 Tsunamis……………………………………………………………….…5 Blizzards …………………………………………………………………5 Droughts &Hailstorms ……………………………………………........6 Tornadoes & Fires …………………………………………….………..7 Gamma ray burst ……………………………………….………………7 Conclusion ………………………………………………………………7 References ………………………………………………………………………….

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