Australian icons Flag of Australia Adopted • 3 September 1901 • The flag includes the Southern Cross‚ Union Flag (The Union Jack) and Commonwealth Star. The Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star‚ the Seven Point Star‚ or the Star of Federation) is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901. Coat of arms of Australia Adopted • 19 September 1912 • Granted by King George V; an earlier design was granted by King Edward VII
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Should Australian Government Take Actions On Reducing Obesity? By: Shane Gotama Obesity is one of the largest health issues that are often discussed in Australia. Australia has claimed the third spot for the country with the highest obesity rates in the world. This is proven by the drastic increase of obesity rates for both adult and children in the past few years. Health researchers found that the average BMI of Australian men rose from 24.9 in 1980 to 27.6 in 2008‚ while for women the numbers
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To help solve the discrimination issues that exist in Australia‚ they had created a new system known by the Fair Work Act 2009 (Fairwork.gov.au‚ 2015). That act helps both the employees and employers to actually understand and try to comply with the new systems (Fairwork.gov.au‚ 2015). The act also have helps to provide education‚ consultants and information that may help to resolve workplace complaints that involves problems related to discrimination as well (Fairwork.gov.au‚ 2015). If there are
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Even though Australia has experienced political and economic challenges‚ we have a duty to remain true to our values and help those in need. Providing services such as foreign aid to refugees which provides simple necessities such as food‚ clothing‚ medical assistance
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1.0 Australia has record numbers of obesity. Diseases and illness are directly correlated to an increase Body Mass Index (BMI). A culture of processed foods has spoiled our culture and connection to the food we eat. As time progresses statistics are worsening and this report addresses the problem and recommends a series of solutions in order to continue an increasing life span for Australians. 2.0 An epidemic of childhood obesity has arisen as a serious problem
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For my country of birth and residence‚ Australia‚ we are a mixed‚ young 200 years from european settlement and a multi-cultural society. We have a range of economic income levels in Australia‚ so there is marketing on specific levels such as luxury cars‚ expensive jewelry such as Tiffany & Co. Middle market such as Myer for clothing‚ nice cafes and restaurants‚ car manufacturers as as Jeep‚ Ford‚ Volkswagen and in the lower end‚ bargain shops catering to cheaper imports‚ cheap clothing and homegoods
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According to the Homeless Australia fact sheet ‘Homelessness in Australia’ 15% of homeless people are homeless due to Australia’s housing crisis and 5% due to housing affordability. Homeless people’s accommodation becomes the streets‚ abandoned buildings‚ cars‚ parks‚ boarding houses‚ overcrowded dwellings
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AUSTRALIAN CHARITY RESPONSE – OXFAM AUSTRALIA. How does the work of Oxfam Australia satisfy a true definition of justice? Oxfam Australia was founded by Father Gerard Kennedy Tucker‚ who worked towards justice in post-war Asia‚ by developing campaigns to feed malnourished children. Soon after this‚ groups were formed in Melbourne‚ Perth and Sydney to organise campaigns to help people that are struck by poverty‚ hunger and injustice in over 26 countries around the world. Oxfam has many visions
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This investigation relates to the area of economic and environmental influences‚ particularly the issue of poverty in Australia and its influence on children’s emotional and mental development. Poverty is a widespread matter present in many countries across the world that affects adults‚ working people and as well as children‚ who are considered as our future generation. It is important to prioritise the health and well being of children who are living amidst poverty‚ especially when involving their
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Privacy under Australian law means the right for a person to be protected from intrusion into their personal lives and allows them to control the flow of their information. Privacy has been an issue for some time now and I agree with Igor’s summation of the law that it only provides little comprehensive protection. With people being surrounded by technology that continues to rapidly grow‚ many Australian’s are concerned with how their information is dealt with by organisations and individuals. Some
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