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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Same-sex marriage has long been a contentious issue in Australia but now‚ with higher levels of public support than ever before‚ and a global push for marriage equality‚ it’s time for the debate to end‚ time for gay marriage to be accepted into Australian law‚ culture‚ and society. Australia is a country where individuals are afforded the right to choose their own religion and their own philosophy of life‚ the right to choose their friends‚ associates and how they will express themselves‚ the
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Australia currently has no nuclear facilities generating electricity‚ which is forcing the Australian Government to look towards nuclear energy as a great alternative. Nuclear energy is a growing controversial topic in Australia; because the demands of utilizing electricity are increasing rapidly. According to a recent study‚ Australia has 23% of the world’s uranium deposits and is the second largest producer of uranium. Which leads to one question‚ why isn’t Australia using nuclear
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filter on the internet to prevent access to inappropriate material. In 2011‚ the people of Australia and its politicians alike have expressed major concerns over this introduction of a censorship‚ as the vast amount of ethical and practical problems associated with this scheme are triggering the debate. Good morning‚ my name is Amanda and I strongly oppose the introduction of internet censorship in Australia for multiple reasons. * Firstly and most importantly‚
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Racism is discrimination or abusive behaviour towards another race or religion. Australia is a very young multicultural country where at hand is strong evidence to suggest that Australia is racist‚ and in contrast there are many examples that support this questions that we humans beings can live in peace and harmony with all Australians. According to the ABCDiamond The proportion of the population of Australians born overseas is quoted “over one quarter of Australians were born overseas”. This means
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Australians for the last couple of years have been priding them selves on how multicultural we are as a nation and even though that is true with reports finding only 1 in 4 people in Australia are born in Australia. But Australia is still seen as one of the most racist countries in history and still show signs of its past in the present day. Many of my classmates tutorials shared the light on the racism on the racism taking fold 20 or 30 years ago but little talked about the problems facing our present
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Australia Tour Report We started our journey on 15th of March at around 6:00 AM from our school in Dubai to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Our travel to Sydney was arranged by BCD travels through Etihad Airways. The Flight was for about 14 hours and was generally fine but a bit uncomfortable. We landed in Sydney Airport on 16th of March at 8:00 AM. On day 1‚ we experienced the Bicycle Safari around Olympic Circuit. After the safari‚ we visited the ANZ Stadium and had a tour around it. The
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INTRODUCTION On the‚ 26th of June 2007‚ the Department Of Education made effective Western Australia’s current ‘Duty of care for students’ policy. This policy was deemed necessary‚ as it strives to protect the immediate and on-going safety of students and teachers. The aim of the policy is to create the safest possible learning environment for all students‚ and for to serve as a guideline for education professionals. All teachers‚ school authorities‚ some non-teaching staff and external providers
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According to the Homeless Australia fact sheet ‘Homelessness in Australia’ 15% of homeless people are homeless due to Australia’s housing crisis and 5% due to housing affordability. Homeless people’s accommodation becomes the streets‚ abandoned buildings‚ cars‚ parks‚ boarding houses‚ overcrowded dwellings
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Alcohol advertising in Australia ignores the long-term and short-term health risks associated with excessive alcohol consumption; these are detrimental to the Australian population of all ages‚ therefore they should be banned. Alcohol advertising is the promotion of alcoholic beverages by alcohol companies through a range of different media. Alcohol advertising is one of the most closely regulated forms of advertising‚ along with tobacco. The self-regulation system in Australia is not effective at protecting
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