Question: Outline the main reasons for Federation. What was the main reason? Federation happened in 1901 when the six separate Australian colonies came together to form what is now the Commonwealth of Australia. It occurred for many reasons including: to unite the defence of Australia; to make uniform bank laws; taxes and tariffs resulting in better trade and communication between states; and to put the "White Australia Policy" into practise. Federation came about with the aid of many political
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A lot of bravery in a little girl? In the fictional novel The Tale of Two Castles Elodie‚ a brave fourteen-year old girl‚ was walking through the town Two Castles one day when she heard a yelp. She ran to see what had happened. A man was trying to end his life by jumping off the cliff. She had a sensible talk with him and he decided not to jump. In Gail Carson Levine’s The Tale Of Two Castles readers learn to be brave no matter what. To begin‚ Elodie sets off on a journey for an apprenticeship
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their weariness allowed and nodded constantly to avoid looking anything below civil. I left the conversation as my eyes followed the tall towers of prosperity. Watching the pedestrians and city swirl together‚ I wondered about their lives. Their families‚ homes‚ where they truly belonged. “Look Nasira‚” my father‚ bringing me back to the conversation‚ tilted his head towards the building adjacent to the car. I vaguely recalled the meaning the symbols made‚ ‘museum.’ The grand limestone building
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Life without services is unimaginable. Today everything we need or do is a service. Service is usually defined as something intangible. However‚ it is not the norm nowadays. From education to electricity‚ services have taken over everything. The Australian Roundtable Services defined services as a source for delivering any intellectual content or an experience. It may also include some kind of help‚ care or utility or even some information. But the main point is that the major part of that activity
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values * a sense of national pride * All speeches examine what makes an’ Australian National Identity’ National Identity >> Purpose >> Keating and Dean * Aimed to create a national identity based on the qualities of Aus. Life. National Identity >> Keating and Dean >> Keating >> Themes >> Honour and Resemblance * The Unknown Soldier represents all Australians who have served and died in past conflicts and possible future
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CPA 117: GLOBAL STRATEGY & LEADERSHIP CASE STUDY: AUSTRALIAN BEVERAGES LTD (ABL) WHAT TYPE OF ORGANISATION IS ABL? Company Type: Australian Public Company‚ Limited by Shares * ABL is a listed company on the ASX (1996) * Commenced operations in 1937 * Moved into Non-CSD’s in 1984 starting with fruit drinks (acquisition of fruit juice manufacturer in VIC) * Entered milk market in 1990 (acquisition of manufacturing facilities from a dairy co-operative) * Entered snack food
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Kellie’s Castle Ghost Many know the love story attached to the Taj Mahal. But how many of you know the story of a Scottish man named William Kellie Smith and his beloved wife Agnes? In 1890‚ a young Smith left his home farm in Kellas for Malaya. It is not known why he ventured to Malaya for career opportunities much less when he actually arrived. However‚ he integrated in to the community with ease. He bounced around several business opportunities finding some success but it wasn’t until he me Alma
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Written Report The Australian Healthcare System Student Name: Lu Qi Student Number: 384150 Teachers: Mrs. A. Miletic Mrs. F. Nicholls Line: 9 SECTION A INTRODUCTION: I chose the Australian healthcare system as my topic because I found everyday on newspaper there are always some articles telling about the health reform in Australia or in the US. And just in June this year‚ the final report by the NHHRC (National Health and Hospitals Reform Commission) was released‚ in which
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Sharks and Australian Fisheries The Fishing industry is the 5th largest food producing industry in Australia. Annually it puts $2.2 billion dollars into our economy each year (afma.gov‚ 2013). Australians consume approximately 16kg of fish and seafood per person per year. This amounts to a lot of fish needed to sustain such a demanding population. Therefore the most important issue for fisheries in Australia is to ensure the ecological sustainability of fish stocks in the long term so that ecosystems
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The Australian Legal System Overview * The continent now known as “Australia” has a very long history of occupation * Aboriginal people have lived on the continent for at least 40 000 years. European settlement of the continent has been relatively recent Aboriginal Culture * When English settlers arrived at Sydney cove in 1788‚ there were approximately 500 aboriginal tribe living in different parts of the continent. The combined population of the tribes is thought to have been
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