does it mean to be an Australian? SOSE: Kristian Penna In my opinion being an Australian is one of the most satisfying and fulfilling privileges that a person could wish for. It is not a duty that I take for granted‚ but instead embrace and receive great joy in return. Technically‚ being an Australian is someone who is a ‘citizen of Australia’.[1] However the factors that form a deeper implication to what it actually means to be an Australian are often intangible
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marginal tax rates‚ which is the most economically productive use of tax surpluses. Moreover‚ financing Social Security privatization‚ and tax reform‚ as much of the rest of the world is now doing‚ would enhance the long-term growth potential of the Australian economy substantially more than retiring Government Bonds. This country is on the brink of economic utopia‚ and the real worry is that this government is squandering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to position Australia to have a positively
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Australian ectotherms and endotherms A- TYPES OF TEMPERATURE REGULATION 1- The cat‚ human and platypus could be described as true endotherms‚ as they all maintain a relatively constant internal body temperature that is independent of the external temperature. As the environmental temperature rises from 5C to 40C‚ the humans body temperature remains constant‚ the cat’s and the platypus’ increases by around 3▫C. 2- The lizard and echidna are ectotherms as their body temperature fluctuates according
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popular culture‚ throughout history. “Having a fair go” and the great outdoors are pivotal aspects in the formation of what is define as Australian popular culture. Australia also defines itself by its Aboriginal heritage‚ innovative ideas and a thriving arts scene. But it is never mentioned or included how the influence of overseas developments have impacted Australian culture and identity. Many countries have influenced Australia’s culture. It has been especially evident that the popular culture of
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The Australian Greens‚ also known as the Greens‚ is an Australian green political party‚ that are formed in 1992. They have 10 senators and 1 member in the lower house‚ 23 representatives in the state territory parliaments and more than 100 local councilors (Australian Greens). The current leader of the Australian Greens is Richard Di Natela‚ and its deputy leaders are Larissa Waters and Scott Ludlam. 2.1 Where are they based The Australian Greens are based in Australia with its headquarter at 102
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Cummeragunja walk off‚ International pressure against Australia‚ and the 1967 referendum. It was not until the late 1930’s and 1940’s that really caused the Aboriginal rights movement to really surge with the combination of international pressure on the Australian government grouped with Aboriginal political activism during this time period. In order to get an understanding of the progress of Aboriginal Rights from the 1920’s all the way to the 1967 Referendum we must look at the Aboriginal Rights before
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Which placed privilege upon European identity and whiteness; demonstrating the influence which the western had on Australia’s culture. Prior to this‚ the “White Australian Policy” introduced in 1907 as a result of colonization‚ white Australians desired to preserve social and cultural superiority (Hampton‚
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TAGS – Thesaurus of Australian Government Subjects This Thesaurus was developed as a result of a Project known as the Australian Whole of Government High Level Subject Thesaurus Project‚ sponsored by the National Office for the Information Economy (NOIE). The purpose of the Project was to develop a high level thesaurus of subject terms for use by Government agencies‚ which all agencies may use in the AGLS Subject element to describe their resources. AGLS Metadata facilitates discovery and
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R&D‚ connections and capacity and commercialization and adoption. The basic R&D is funding for some Public Research Organizations (PROs) and Primarily Universities and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industry Research Organization (CRIRO). The Australian government spent $48 billion on basic R&D and S44 billion was used by PROs. The directed R&D is founding for some research questions which were specified by the government. Only $10 billion was used for directed R&D and $9billion was for the private
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Despite the stereotypical Australian image being one of a rural setting the majority of Australia’s population is and always has been most concentrated in urban centres and capital cities. Forster refers to this Metropolitan Primacy as one of the most striking features of the Australian settlement pattern (Forster‚ 2004). The history of the development and urbanisation of Australia and its cities has been a unique process‚ which does not necessarily conform to the process seen in other countries
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