of cardiovascular disease is a built up of fats and cholesterol in the arteries‚ leading to blockage of blood supply to the heart or brain‚ resulting in a heart attack or stroke. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been the leading cause of death in Australia for numerous decades and is also among the 9 National Health Priorities. There are health initiatives in place to assist in the prevention of cardiovascular disease‚ such as guidelines on healthy eating and exercise requirements‚
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References: Balnave‚ N‚ Brown‚ J‚ Maconachie G‚ & Stone‚ RJ 2007 Employment Relations in Australia‚ 2nd edn‚ Wiley‚ Milton‚ QLD. Barns‚ A‚ 2005 ‘Trade Unionism in 2005’‚ Journal of industrial relations‚ vol 3‚ pp 369-383 Brigden‚ C‚ 2008 ‘Unions and Collective Bargaining in 2008’‚ Journal of industrial relations‚ vol Cooper‚ R‚ 2005 ‘ Trade
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Glass‚ aluminium‚ plastics‚ polystyrene and numerous other miscellaneous items such as cigarette butts can all be found littered all over Australia and in Australian waters (Clean Up Australia 2010). According to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (2011) around 100‚000 marine mammals are killed every year due to rubbish and debris in waterways‚ not including birds and other creatures‚ and around
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Analyse the impact of Christianity in Australia * The proportion of Christians in the Australian population continues to decline. * Internationally‚ the proportion of Christians in developing countries is tending to increase‚ whereas the proportion of Christians in developed countries generally is decreasing. * This paper first provides a brief overview of the current Australian demographic data and trends in relation to Christian denominations and other religious groups over the
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Introduction Traditionally Australia has had government involvement in employment relations through laws governing terms and conditions of employment such as Work Choices and Fair Work Act. Australian workers have in general worked under “Awards” which set out minimum conditions for employment. The last few years have seen almost constant change in the nature of the Australian workforce and the regulations with the introduction of new legislation‚ and disagreement over the extent to which the
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Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance for Australia. Cross-curriculum priority has been given continuum of learning to ensure relevant and appropriate inclusion in the Australian Curriculum. Importantly‚ with the implementation of Cross-curriculum
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not often provided because of good will and generosity from countries‚ it is used strategically to benefit both receiving and providing parties. Financial support form Australia has changed over time‚ and now heading towards an all time low. Without aid‚ rehabilitation of countries would be a much harder‚ strenuous process. Australia alone have helped to “cut global poverty by 50 percent in the last 10 years”- OXFAM. Providing resources and money to countries in need is essential for an ever evolving
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Gay Marriage. It’s a controversial issue. There is much debate here in Australia on the issue and we constantly hear discussions‚ new reports and arguments on the subject. Australia plays host to one of the biggest gay and lesbian carnivals in the world‚ held in Sydney‚ every year bringing the issue to the fore in every media outlet in the country. The opinions are varied on the subject and often get treated with much emotion and passion‚ by both sides of the argument. I too‚ have an opinion. It’s
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What are the facts? Child obesity is a growing problem in Australia‚ with an estimated 2/3 of children considered overweight‚ 1/3 of which are considered obese. Coincidently‚ Australia not only has the most overweight children‚ it also has the highest proportion of junk food advertising on commercial television (Chapman et. al‚ 2006; Morton‚ 1990; Morton et. al.‚ 2005). In the period between 1985 and 1997 the number of overweight children doubled‚ and the number of obese young Australian’s
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Deutscher and ShanVerne Liew‚ contributed to the report’s research and production. We would like to thank the members of the Grattan Institute’s Higher Education Reference Group for their helpful comments. Senior Institutional Affiliates National Australia Bank Wesfarmers Stockland Google The opinions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Grattan Institute’s founding members‚ affiliates‚ individual board members or reference group members. Any remaining
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