RIGHT AND LEFT-HANDEDNESS IN HUMANS Why do humans‚ virtually alone among all animal species‚ display a distinct left or right handedness? Not even our closest relatives among the apes possess such decided lateral asymmetry‚ as psychologists call it. Yet about 90 per cent of every human population that has ever lived appears to have been right-handed. Professor Bryan Turner at Deakin University has studied the research literature on left-handedness and found that handedness goes with sidedness. So
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Creating child-friendly cities: lessons from Monstropolis Presented by Dr Paul Tranter Recorded at the National Museum of Australia‚ 27 October 2007 ISA MENZIES: It gives me great pleasure to welcome Dr Paul Tranter to the National Museum of Australia. This is part of the Museum’s programs for Children’s Week (20-28 October 2007). Thank you very much for coming. PAUL TRANTER: ‘Lessons from Monstropolis’ - if you haven’t seen the movie Monsters‚ Inc. (2001)‚ you might be wondering why Monstropolis
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Action Plan Climate Action Plan Climate Green house gas Australia is an extremely dry continent. 60% of Australia is agricultural land but only 6% is cultivated. It is split up into 6 main climatic regions which are equatorial (region near the equator)‚ tropical‚ sub-tropical‚ desert‚ grassland‚ and temperate. The equatorial region is made up of rainforest and savannah and since it is near the equator typically experiences the hottest weather and a lot of rainfall. Because it has heavy
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Two-Thirds of Australians Approve of Abortion‚ Melbourne‚ Victoria‚ 1998. � As cited by Cica‚ loc.cit � Report on the Inquiry into the Rights of the Terminally Ill (Euthanasia Laws Repeal) Bill 2008‚ Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs‚ Canberra‚ 2008
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Research Question: What are effective strategies for reducing alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australian in the community? Background The health of the aboriginal community continues to be poor‚ with the life expectancy of 20-25 years less than the life expectancy of other Australians. According to the Australian Bureau of statistics‚ premature death and high morbidity have a significant impact on communities‚ where individuals and families experience continual loss (Australian Bureau of
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Olympic torch The Olympic flame is a symbol of the Olympic Games. Commemorating the theft of fire from the Greek god Zeus by Prometheus‚ where a fire was kept burning throughout the celebration of the ancient Olympics. The fire was reintroduced at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. In contrast to the Olympic flame proper‚ the torch realy of modern times‚ which transports the flame from Greece to the various designated sites of the games‚ had no ancient precedent and was introduced by
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Black Dog Barking Aussie rockers Airbourne have returned with their third full length album Black Dog Barking and if you are at all familiar with any of Airbourne’s past output and/or live shows‚ you can undoubtedly expect one thing; pure and unrelenting‚ breakneck‚ fist pumping‚ balls to the wall rock and roll! If you can say anything about the unashamedly AC/DC worshipping Airbourne and the ten tracks they’ve produced on Black Dog Barking‚ they know what works for them here and they have perfected
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Liveability in Liveability is the sum of the factors that people take into consideration when deciding to move into a new area — including climate‚ education‚ access to healthcare‚ infrastructure (freeways and train stations)‚ infrastructure (food and clothes)‚ crime and access to employment. There are many varieties of liveability factors such as personal likes and dislikes‚ environmental quality and more.Through my research I have analysed the liveability in the suburb of Banksia Grove‚ throughout
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The Health of today’s Indigenous Australians is burdened with chronic and communicable disease‚ infant mortality and morbidity‚ substance misuse‚ poor nutrition‚ emotional distress‚ increased hospitalization‚ lower levels of access to health care‚ and are at a greater socio-economic disadvantage than other Australians. This has become a national health priority as the decline in health in Indigenous Australians has led to a more than seventeen year gap in life expectancy than other Australians.
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My dad‚ Eddie Mabo‚ a man who changed history * BY: SARAH ELKS‚ NORTH QUEENSLAND CORRESPONDENT From: The Australian June 01‚ 2012 12:00AM 9 comments * Increase Text Size * Decrease Text Size * Print * * Recommend | * 513 | * * Tweet 0 * * Eddie Mabo fought and won a 10-year battle on land rights. Source: Supplied GAIL Mabo was a teenager when her father Eddie‚ a proud Torres Strait Islander
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