impact of natural hazards in Australia has been minimal compared to that in other countries because: * Australia is a stable continent * Australian homes are well constructed * Australia is not a densely populated nation. 5 * Floods Few parts of Australia are immune from flooding (see pg.46). Areas where floods most commonly occur in Australia include northern Australia (associated with monsoonal depressions in summer)‚ coastal areas of eastern Australia (associated with low pressure
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QUESTION 10 “Would polygamy work in Australia today? Use cross-cultural comparisons to support your argument‚ pay attention to the advantages and disadvantages of this form of marriage.” In this essay I will argue the point that polygamy will not work in the Australian society in which we live today. ‘Polygamy is not merely an exotic habit of a few faraway people. A wide range of very different societies allow a man to be married to more that one wife simultaneously and is even today a viable
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Essay Hypothesis Australia should ban the indefinite mandatory detention of asylum seekers‚ and pursue a policy of Community Placement for those at stage two of the application process. Abstract Stage two indefinite mandatory detention should be banned in Australia. Enormous financial resources are being used to detain a vulnerable group that make up only 0.3 per cent of all immigration intake. As a signatory to the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees‚ Australia has legal and humanitarian
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OMGT1062 Transportation and Freight Logistics | Global Logistics Cities | * Singapore and Los Angeles | | Group Six Adam Sam (s3281537)Shidian Tang (s3312269)Yue Yang (s3262593)Zemiao Sun (s3260095)Room 080.07.002. Time 7.30-8.30pm.Submission Date of Assignment: 25/09/12 | | | | | | | Abstract This report is designed to provide information about transportation in two of the world’s logistics cities Los Angeles and Singapore. We will be providing a detailed comparison
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New Zealand Army Corps (or ANZACs as they have become known as) became a legend. What happened at Gallipoli made them an important part of Australian culture at a time when the newly-federated nation of Australia had not yet established herself at an international level. What is the legend? In theory‚ the legend is that the Australian and New Zealand troops helped to establish their countries’ reputations in the world through qualities of strength and bravery when faced with adversity. In fact‚ it
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Is Australia an inclusive society? Reports from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (2003a‚ 2003b‚ as cited in Ashman & Elkins‚ 2009‚ p. 7) show 25% of the Australian population is currently made up of migrants from around 200 countries. This fact demonstrates Australia‚ on the whole‚ has a tolerant and inclusive society. A society can be identified as a collection of people who live together in a relatively ordered community (Ashman & Elkins‚ 2009‚ p. 7). It could be said‚ Australia has one of
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Strait Islander descent‚ would have their human rights better satisfied a Bill of Rights within the Australian Constitution. The Bill of Rights would formally recognise the legal rights of all Indigenous people within Australian. The Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1990 is a set of policies‚ commencing 1st of January 1901. The Constitution has shaped Australian society‚ customs and practices‚
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governments formal reconciliation policy in 1991. However the events of symbolic reconciliation play an equal part if not more significant part of this reconciliation process by bridging the ’gap’ between indigenous people and non indigenous people of Australia both in past and present times. Without these fundamental symbolic events of reconciliation it can be argued that the federal governments formal reconciliation policy and other practical reconciliation efforts may have never eventuated. This concept
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SHORTAGE AND ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO OVERCOME THE ISSUE IN AUSTRALIA INTRODUCTION Nurses form an integral part of the health work force of a nation. They are responsible in maintaining the health standards and the quality of health of the most valuable asset of the country‚ human resource. Hence‚ the shortage of nurses has posed serious threats to nations all over the world‚ especially the developed ones like Australia‚ USA‚ Canada etc. Addressing this problem and attaining self-sufficiency
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Opportunity? Yeah Right! Have migrants done a job on Australia or has Australia done a job on migrants? Byron Kemp. Australia and the people who live here have developed over time an identity of an egalitarian or fair nation. This perception by other countries and by Australian residents as a land of opportunity and a country who supports the culture of a "Fair Go" for everyone dominates. This egalitarian depiction of Australia has come about because of more than 200 hundred years of immigration
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