Family plays a huge part in the growing epidemic of child hood obesity. But luckily to these families there are now many developing programs to aid their children into developing good eating habits. While in some lifestyle interventions even prescription drugs are now available to these unfortunate children. I do say unfortunate because in a sense it is not the fault of these children but the stupidity and laziness of their parents. Adding weight controlling drugs such as orlistat or sibutramine
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Multicultural Australia: Australia’s Immigration History and Current Political Debate Ryan Besgrove Word Count: 1‚491 MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION People have always come to Australia through immigration. Whether it be 45‚000 years ago via nomadic boats (Broome‚ 1994) or through the efforts of the British Empire to expand their Anglican empire (Ferguson‚ 2003). As a result modern Australia is a composite of many varying cultures and ethnicities. It is often said that Australia is a multicultural
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------------------------------------------------- What Makes Australia Unique? ------------------------------------------------- A long time ago‚ the continents got separated from each other gradually because of the Continent Drift. Then‚ Australia became the largest continent in Oceania. It has a lot of special properties and the most apparent one is the environment. Australia has very special landforms and the climates are quite different in other parts of Australia. The plants and animals are really unique as
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Australia is known for its fantastic sights‚ unique animals and many other things. But like all good things‚ it also has its problems that are not easily seen. The country known as the land down under has a unique history with convicts and resources that has led to some problems the country faces today. These problems include a serious gambling problem and environmental concerns. The history of Australia and how it was settled is interesting and different from most other countries. The first Europeans
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Trade relations between Australia and China Australia’s establishment of diplomatic relations with China was in 1972 by the Whitlam Government‚ together with Australia’s One China policy. China and Australia’s bilateral relationship continues to grow‚ as do both the countries. The relationship is built a strong trade interests and location of our two countries. The Chinese are our largest two-way trade partners valued at almost 160 billion in 2013-14. Australia and China are both part of APEC the
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What makes Australia unique? Australia is a very unique and diverse continent that is an island and consists of one nation. Its physical features and cultural environment make it different to other places. Australia is a multicultural country meaning that it respects all cultures‚ religions‚ ethnicities and races. Such features give Australia a special‚ recognised identity. Because of Australia’s long geographic isolation it has resulted in an exceptional variety of plant and animal life. Most of
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Cultural Speech Outline: Australia Purpose: At the end of our speech‚ the audience will know about Australia Introduction: Grabber: G’day Mates! Preview: Today we are going to talk about Australia’s wildlife‚ sports‚ celebrities‚ cuisine‚ history‚ and attractions. Body: I. Australia has a number of different mammals but does not have any large predatory animals. A. Mammals are warm blooded animals that give live birth. B. Their biggest carnivorous animal is called the dingo‚ or wild
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trading relationship between Australia and Japan is Australia’s second biggest trading partner (China being the biggest) and the third biggest foreign investor. The countries share similar values and interests; both countries are built on a democratic‚ constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary government headed by a Prime Minister and both countries have shared interests in national security. The countries’ economic interests are also very similar; Japan looks to Australia for food such as fresh vegetables
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Refugee resettlement is a very important and debated issue in Australia today. A refugee is a person who has fled their country of origin and is unable or unwilling to return because of a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their race‚ religion‚ nationality‚ membership of a particular social group or political opinion. (Amnesty 2012). This is an issue that is extremely relevant‚ especially with large outflows of refugees from countries such as Syria‚ Afghanistan and Somalia (UNHCR 2015
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into three inquiry questions in order to frame and direct this essay: Who are Chinese migrants and why did they migrate to Australia?; How have Chinese migrants contributed to the Australian economy?; How have Chinese migrants contributed to Australian culture? Throughout the twentieth century‚ the Chinese have immigrated to Australia for several reasons. Some came to Australia seeking refuge‚ others came in search of new opportunities to gain profit from a business‚ which they had shown to be very
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