coronary heart disease or even cancer. In fact‚ in 2011 to 2012‚ it was researched that 10.8 million Australians were either overweight or obese and 4.7 million of that population were obese. This is a really overwhelming number as the population of Australia is 22.7 million. The ratio of the people with obesity to the whole population is nearly a quarter. In 1989‚ 47% of adults were overweight and in 2011-2012‚ it rose to 64%. Health issues related to having excess body weight‚ can impact the health
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Religion in Australia Pre-1945. The arrival of Christianity in Australia. 26 January 1788- followers of the Church of England‚ Catholics‚ Methodists‚ Presbyterians‚ Jews‚ deists‚ agnostics and unbelievers come to Sydney. Deists- person who believes‚ on the basis of reason rather than revelation‚ in the existence of a God who created the earth but is not involved in it. Agnostics- person who holds the view that you can neither prove nor disprove the existence of god and that the essential nature
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Re: Discussion - Reading: White (Australia a ’middle power?’) by Susan Stone 8 September 2013‚ 6:08 PM - What does it mean to claim that Australia is a ‘middle power’ (White 2011‚ 92)? What do you think about this idea? - What does White say are some of the barriers to maintaining ‘middle power’ status in the region? An obvious point made is that to be a ’middle power’ "In military terms‚ that means being able to impose enough costs and risk on the forces that a major power could deploy in
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3. Critically analyse the following quote from Sarah Wise (2011) “As Australians we promulgate the value of a fair go. Yet there are individuals and groups in our society that experience extreme and persistent disadvantage that sets them apart from the rest of our society”. (Reference: Wise‚ S. (2011) “Advance Australia Fairly” Sydney Morning Herald. January 14‚ 2011) One of the most predominant values in Australian society is that of ‘mateship’ (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy
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matters‚” it addresses the purpose of the ecumenical movements in Australia‚ to allow Christian churches of different beliefs to come together to promote Christianity and discuss relevant issues. Two councils which sustain and uphold these values are the national council of churches and the NSW Ecumenical Council. The formation of the uniting church in Australia in 1977 and the emergence of the National Council of churches in Australia in 1994 have been the most significant developments towards
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The Adversary System Evaluate the effectiveness of the Adversary System as a means of achieving justice. In Australia the Adversary System is used as a way of ensuring justice is achieved fairly‚ equally and easily accessed. This system was inherited from Britain and concerns two contrasting parties presenting their evidence before a neutral third party. This system of trial is successful in accomplishing several aspects of the legal system‚ such as protecting individual’s rights‚ meeting society’s
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Executive Summary In Australia‚ the high and ongoing demand for young Asian sex workers‚ in excess of local supply‚ creates a market opportunity for sex traffickers in women and children from countries like Thailand‚ Philippines‚ China and Cambodia. One reliable source estimates the Australian trafficking industry nets approximately Australian $1 million per week to the organizers’ of the trade. This term paper examines the global trade of the trafficking of women into the sex industry from a business
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unlawful in Australia this includes discrimination against aboriginals. Disability Discrimination:Disability discrimination happens when people with a disability are treated less fairly than people without a disability. Disability discrimination also occurs when people are treated less fairly because they are relatives‚ friends‚ carers‚ co-workers or associates of a person with a disability the Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (D.D.A.) provides protection for everyone in Australia against
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The people who opt for euthanasia suffer from an incurable and painful disease or are in an irreversible coma. Euthanasia has been the subject of much moral‚ religious‚ philosophical‚ legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to
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the household and cleaning the house. In Australia women occupy approximetley 45% of the workforce as women have equal oppurtunities of acuring any educational level. The role and status of men is to be protectors and providers for their family. They are the dominant descsion makers of the household. The percentage of men in Afghanistan Poltics is 75%‚ leaving the other 25% as women. This has only been since the Taliban was overthrown. In Australia the role of men does not designate them
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