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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WATER CRISIS IN AUSTRALIA Nathania Appaduray 10A The lack of water is one of the major issues affecting Australians today; however‚ those in power are still not coming up with reasonable solutions. It’s interesting to note that in Victoria‚ with the upcoming state election‚ all of a sudden there are these different policies floating around on how to solve the water crisis. Why does it always take an election to come up with solutions to the problems facing Australians? The water crisis
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UNEMPLOYMENT MEASURED? Based on my research (Abs.gov.au‚ 2015)‚ the Australian Labour Market Statistics (July 2014); the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) measures the unemployment rate in Australia. The data came and it is published monthly from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) in Labour Force‚ Australia (cat. no. 6202.0). And are described by many attributes such as age; sex; marital status; geography; country of birth duration of job search. An individual is said to be employed if he or she worked
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Australia is known to be a multicultural country with no racism. However‚ there is racial acts active in Australia. It is proven that one in five people living in Australia have experienced the threat of racism. Racial acts are not needed and occur for unnecessary notices. Below will have more information of the seriousness of Racism. According to Australian history of when the white settlers arrived in Australia‚ they set rules giving them power over the coloured races. They used racial oppression
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Early childhood development is one the most important social determinants of health. Not only does this social determinant maintain a person’s health while they’re young but it also creates a stepping stone for their health as they grow into men and women (Shonkoff‚ Boyce & McEwan‚ 2009). Burchill and Higgins (2005) state that a number of problems within the youth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander are still desperately seeking attention. From 1991 to 2010 youth suicide has increased from a low
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intense controversy among the Australian citizens. The term “Carbon tax” refers to an environmental tax that polluters will pay per ton of carbon they release into the atmosphere. This essay will argue that carbon taxes should not be introduced in Australia due to inefficacy‚ financial burdens and better actions to protect environment. First of all‚ implementing carbon taxes would not do anything to solve the greenhouse effect. Take cigarettes for example‚ cigarettes are universally taxed all over
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In Australia‚ during 2010 there was approximately 38 young people incarcerated per 100‚000‚ and this is why many believe the incarceration of youth to be one of the biggest issues in Australia. While these figures have dropped dramatically since 1981‚ many believe it can be lowered further. South Australia’s youth are prosecuted in accordance to the Young Offenders Act of 1993‚ which applies to youth between the ages of 10-17. This act aims to maintain social cohesion and progress‚ and it attempts
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proposed regulations and financial support. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) The Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme is being promoted in Hong Kong and the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) programs are also being promoted in Australia. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) These two programs have similar functions and policies. They are set out in the relevant appliance standards. (Australian Government 2009) and (GovHK2010) “For lighting‚ compact fluorescent bulbs are
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Introduction Homelessness is a social problem in Australia. Youth homelessness in Australia has been on the increase due to several factors‚ and it is assumed that these factors may assist in the intervention and prevention of youth homelessness. The only way to decrease youth homelessness is to address the structural factors that cause it. This paper will begin by defining homelessness according to the Supported Accommodation Assistance Act 1994 and by other prominent authors of youth homelessness
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What explains the rapid growth of the internet? Why will it continue to grow at the same pace? Currently Australia is has a growing population. There is one birth every 1.7 minutes‚ one death every 3.6 minutes‚ a gain of one migrant every 2.2 minutes ‚ leading to an overall total population increase of one person every 1 minute and 18 seconds deducting the amount of deaths occurring. The media are systems or technology that assist and promote human communication (O’Shaughnessy & Stadler‚2008).
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