online without their consent. The flaw in the Australian legal system is that the Privacy Act does not apply in this situation since the right to privacy has always been outweighed against the right to freedom of expression. There will always be people who believe street photography is a clear violation of privacy and should be against the law. Similarly‚ a situation like this occurred in Brisbane where a local photographer took a photograph in the city’s main intersections of people passing by. However
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Discuss How Socioeconomic Status Impacts on Health Outcomes in Contemporary Australia: In contemporary Australia there are many social classes which group people in regards to their financial‚ legal and family situations. The effect that socioeconomic status has on the health outcomes of an Australian person today’s society is a great one. Persons belonging to low or the lowest socioeconomic status groups have more disadvantaged health outcomes compared to persons belonging to high socioeconomic
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She is an Associate professor of Decision Science at INSEAD‚ where she teaches Negotiations’ and Management Decision Making. Based on her qualification‚ knowledge and research‚ this article is scholarly. In the recent times‚ Australia has made good progress achieving gender equality. However‚ they still experience discrimination and inequality in the workplace. Some site agrees about this issues and they also added‚ women were not only discriminate in promotion despite their performance
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comes from the Greek word meaning “good death”‚ and is the practice of assisted suicide with the purpose of relieving pain and agony. The people who opt for euthanasia suffer from an incurable and painful disease or are in an irreversible coma. Euthanasia has been the subject of much moral‚ religious‚ philosophical‚ legal and human rights debate in Australia. At the core of this debate is how to
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Methamphetamine – most commonly used drug in Australia. It has become the single biggest health and law issue for regional communities. Methamphetamine is an extremely addictive drug that immediately creates a feeling of intense euphoria that quickly fades away‚ resulting in repeating dosages by users. It elevates the levels of dopamine in the brain‚ forming extreme motivation‚ pleasure and motor function. Repeated use of the drug may have effect such as sleeplessness‚ aggression‚ psychiatric
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Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Canada and Australia are (mainly) English-speaking countries with populations that are not too different in size (Canada is 60 percent larger). But Canadian trade is twice as large‚ relative to GDP‚ as Australia’s. Why should this be the case? Canada has a GDP of $1.8 trillion and Australia has a GDP of $1.5 trillion‚ they belong to the top 15 countries in the world in terms of GDP according to the World Bank.
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(beyondblue‚ n.d.; mind your head‚ n.d.). Affecting one in seven Australians in their lifetime‚ and approximately one million Australian adults in any one year‚ depression has the third highest burden of all diseases both internationally and in Australia (Black Dog Institute‚ 2012). Fortunately‚ the Council of Australian Governments Roadmap for National Mental Health Reform 2012-22 has committed to minimising the stigma and discrimination towards mental illnesses within
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Description and container tonnages of each port Port of Melbourne The Port of Melbourne is the largest container and general cargo port in Australia and one of the top four container ports in the southern hemisphere. The port now has around 3‚400 commercial ship calls per year and handles more than 2.5 million twenty foot equivalent units annually and around 1‚000 motor vehicles and 7‚000 containers per day on average. In the 2011 to 2012 financial year‚ the total trade of Melbourne Port increased
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“As Australians we promulgate the value of a fair go. Yet there are individuals and groups in our society that experience extreme and persistent disadvantage that sets them apart from the rest of our society”. (Reference: Wise‚ S. (2011) “Advance Australia Fairly” Sydney Morning Herald. January 14‚ 2011) One of the most predominant values in Australian society is that of ‘mateship’ (Henslin‚ J.‚ A. Possamai and A. Possamai-Inesedy 2010‚ pg 49). Such a value promotes equality of life amongst Australians
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Jolley’s A Gentleman’s Agreement‚ tells the story of a working class single mother who fools a rich doctor into letting her and her family live on his land for the rest of their lives. There is almost a complete reversal of stereotypical gender roles; as usually it is men who are the decision makers and manipulators in society but in this story it is the woman. The title of A Gentleman’s Agreement‚ portrays the mother (who is the protagonist) as smooth talking businessperson. Although she is poor she
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