Quote Sheet - Mabo Koiki Eddie Mabo ‘Everything is yours. This is who you are.’ (Benny to Eddie) ‘I’m not working as a slave.’ (Eddie) ‘Whitefellas’ name Eddie‚ but it’s Koiki for real.’ (Eddie) ‘You know the drill.’ (The police sergeant to Eddie) ‘All them say it‚ on the railway: “Koiki’s the one”.’ (Davy to Eddie) ‘It’s not me‚ it’s the law.’ (Barman who refuses to serve Eddie) ‘We’ve got a sytem of land ownership and inheritance. We cultivate the land. The links are … active and unbroken.’ (Eddie)
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OVER-EXTRACTION OF GROUNDWATER IN QUEENSLAND Prepared for: THE IDEAS SUMMIT ON THE ENVIRONMENT Due: 22 May 2013 Submitted: 22 May 2013 Prepared By: Katie Gray Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to focus on an aspect of environmental economics‚ namely over-extraction of groundwater in Queensland and provide and evaluate a possible solution for this issue. Groundwater is a valuable resource which is not being protected in Queensland. Its preservation is dependent on
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Queensland Bank and Bendigo Adelaide Bank Assessment of Red Flags The financial data for the banks consists of common ratios which measure performance. The Return on equity = Net income / shareholder’s equity. This ratio measures the company’s profitability‚ and it may be compared it with the ROE of other companies. The PBIT represents the organization’s earnings and expenses before taxes. The Current ratio = Current asset / Current liability‚ which measures the company’s ability to pay its bills
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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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of the Aborigine land rights movement. Eddie Mabo/ the land rights movement played a substantially influential role in pushing exceedingly for the native title rights for the indigenous people and played a key role in the Native Title Act which extinguished terra nullius and acknowledged the land of the Indigenous people of Australia. This was consequently brought upon the people of Australia firstly by the Gurinhji strike‚ secondly by the Eddie Mabo case and lastly by the Wik case. These movements
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South-East Queensland Regional Plan‚ Sustainability South East Queensland (SEQ) is experiencing a substantial growth in population and is expected to have an extra one million people by 2026. To deal with the growing population‚ a regional draft plan has been created (Mackenroth 2005). It includes strategies and objectives (table 1) in an effort to achieve a sustainable South East Queensland in 2026. The regional growth will put enormous pressures on the social‚ economic and environmental aspects
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extent was the Mabo decision significant for the development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ rights and freedoms? Sub-questions 1) Who are the key figures involved? 2) When was the Mabo decision made? 3) What significant events led up to the Mabo decision and what caused it? 4) How were the people affected and what were the implications? 5) Why did the Mabo decision happen? STEP TWO: Write a rationale: The Eddie Mabo decision is historically significant. The Eddie Mabo decision
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"The changes brought about by the adoption of New Public Management principles in policing related organisations have resulted in little improvement in the areas of performance and accountability." New Public Management and the Queensland Police Service Introduction The early 1990s saw a change in the way business was conducted and services delivered by Australian public sector organisations. This change was in synchronisation with the rising tide of globalisation that hailed in the ongoing necessity
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Important ideas are at the heat of every film. In your view‚ what important ideas are explored in Pleasantville also referring specifically to the opening montage? To survive in a society an individual needs to be able to cope with the changing society. The 1998 film Pleasantville‚ directed by Garry Ross is a social commentary on the changing values upheld in the 1950s contrasted to the 1990s. The concept of transformation of an individual and the society is explored deliberately through the use
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Dear Queensland Parks Wildlife Services (QPWS) Manly. I am seeking a volunteer position within Queensland Parks Wildlife Services. I believe volunteering is a great way to show your passion for nature and make a positive difference to our beautiful environment and rich heritage. I would make an excellent team player with my ex-Military background and strong passion for the environment. I am well prepared and educated to help monitor and enforce the policies needed to ensure park grounds are respected
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