Every living organism on our planet‚ both plants (Flora) and animals (Fauna)‚ are included when determining biodiversity. On our planet‚ there are 13.6 million species of plants‚ animals and micro-organisms‚ and Australia has about 7% (one million) of these (Australian Museum‚ 2017). Australia has a vast biodiversity because it is classed as a ‘megadiverse country’. Megadiversity is when a country has high levels of biodiversity. One way to measure Australia’s biodiversity is by looking at taxonomic
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Introduction From the time that Europeans landed in Australia ‘Pastoralists were pushing into Indigenous territory‚ robbing Aboriginal people of the land they had lived on and nurtured for thousands of years. ‘But Aboriginal communities did not just stand by as the land which they had formed rich bonds with‚ both spiritually and physically‚ was taken from their hands. Through a mixture of fear and hatred of the Aboriginals‚ European settlers engaged in many brutal clashes with them to attempt
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compensation’. In other words a disabled person should be able to claim damages for their wrongful life‚ if it was in fact the negligence of the doctor that caused their disability. Therefore‚ suggesting that wrongful life should be a compensable tort in Australia to ensure that everyone is treated equally in the eyes of the law. Although it is suggested by Hirsch that ‘a disabled child born into a life of suffering and need as a consequence of medical negligence is entitled to nothing in a wrongful life claim
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world. Today‚ with the partnership of Emirates‚ the airways provide flight services across a network of 173 destinations in 42 countries covering all over the world with approximately 35‚000 employees. Qantas and Emirates fly 14 times a day from Australia to Dubai‚ and provide ’one-stop ’ access to destinations across Europe‚ the Middle East and North Africa. The Qantas group also offers subsidiary businesses such as budget airlines‚ Jetstar‚ and other businesses in specialist services: Qantas Catering
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Industrialization can be expressed as the establishment of industries and new modern techniques that leads to a whole new era for modernisation. Industrialization can also be expressed as the “Industrial Revolution”. The vital industrial revolution in Australia took place in (1750-1914)‚ that was the most fascinating duration and a significant step for modernisation in the history of modern world (Moore‚ 2014). It has so many impacts and was the catalyst for dramatic social variations. This revolution was
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Essay: Why do governments interfere with personal liberties? Can Australia be seen as a ‘Nanny state’? Governments across the world interfere with personal liberties‚ some on a higher level than others. Some governments prefer to sit back and let society function by itself‚ with little interference‚ whereas others interfere greatly with the aim to help society in one way or another. The government in Australia has recently begun enacting legislation‚ which could be seen as violating personal rights
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identity of a group or culture haven’t yet been fully accepted by original members due to their former identity. Living with a different culture to our roots can lead to changes in our lives. Migrating to Australia has affected a lot of authors from Alice Pung’s vignettes of ’Growing up Asian in Australia’. Michelle Law displays her exclusion from the Australian culture by preparing ’exotic lunches’ with her mother‚ as well as her ’hairless’ Chinese body compared to the school girls. Being seen as a distinct
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cane toad in Australia. The author of the article believes that it is possible to stop the spreading of the cane toad population. The lecturer casts doubt on the claims made in the reading. She thinks that taking the measures mentioned in the reading may be unsuccessful and seriously damage the ecology of Australia. First‚ the author points out that by using a nationwide fence the spreading of the cane toad can be stopped. The article mentions that this kind of method was used in Australia in the past
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For my country of birth and residence‚ Australia‚ we are a mixed‚ young 200 years from european settlement and a multi-cultural society. We have a range of economic income levels in Australia‚ so there is marketing on specific levels such as luxury cars‚ expensive jewelry such as Tiffany & Co. Middle market such as Myer for clothing‚ nice cafes and restaurants‚ car manufacturers as as Jeep‚ Ford‚ Volkswagen and in the lower end‚ bargain shops catering to cheaper imports‚ cheap clothing and homegoods
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highly venomous and eating almost anything that fits in their mouths. This means that vulnerable animals that are native‚ are missing out on food and becoming endangered. Toads can produce up to 35000 eggs in one spawning‚ thus spreading through Australia at an alarming rate. (See figure 1 for diagram.) Cane toads are distinguished by its light brown‚ dry warty skin. It has a bony ridge that meets at its nose and has a big black eye on either side of its head. Adult cane toads are equipped with
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