in defining what it means to be Australian.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? When defining what it means to be Australian the most important aspect is that it is a nation that grew from peace- not war. Sport in Australia plays a major role in contributing peace. The basic rules of sport establish the essential values for a peaceful world. Australians love playing sports. A recent national survey indicated that more than eleven million Australians aged fifteen and over participate
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American Culture vs. Australian Culture HMD 259- Assignment 1 Lauren Lightfoot Lauren Lightfoot HMD 259 Assignment 1 When asked to compare American culture to a country of my choice‚ I selected Australia. I’ve never visited the country but I have friends that live there and they often question American norms as they differ greatly in Australia. Upon typing the phrase into my search engine‚ some very interesting links popped up‚ revealing some strange but valid distinctions between these
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Discuss the impact of newly industrialized countries on the global economy. (10 marks) The rise of Newly Industrialised Countries (NICs) such as South Korea has greatly increased the international division of labour. During early development of NICs‚ TNCs from developed nations utilised the cheap workforce and outsourced their manufacturing into NICs. However the main Research and Development sector remains within the parent countries. This has great impact on the world economy as the NICs benefits
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How and why did the Australian government respond to the threat of communism during the 1950’s After the conclusion of World War 2‚ which ended in 1945‚ Australia faced the growing threat of communism. Communism is social organization in which all the people in the community all properties and money is equally shared. The Australian government responded in many ways to the threat of communism during the 1950’s. Australia responded by its involvement in the Korean War‚ joining alliances and signing
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INTRODUCTION This paper focuses on 3 current trends occurring in the Australian labour market‚ analysing their causes and effects. The chosen trends are structural unemployment‚ gender pay gap and skill shortage. The main causes of the first trend are increase demand for services and technological change‚ which have led us into a new era where highly skilled labour force is needed to operate more complex machineries and computer systems. The rapid technological change has caused structural
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The Effects of British Colonisation on Indigenous Australians There are many effects of British colonisation on Indigenous Australians. One of the worst impacts was the loss of land. The land is the sole provider of food‚ medicine and other basic needs to Indigenous Australians. It is also the main part of their spiritual and cultural beliefs. The Indigenous Australians lived ‘nomadic’ lifestyles. They lived in tribes that moved around‚ using only what they needed‚ recycling what they could‚ and
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1. Master Plan Content A good description of the content of an aerodrome Master Plan is provided in the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) document Rules and Practices for Aerodromes (RPAs)‚ which have now been superseded by the Manual of Standards Part 139. Although the RPAs are superseded‚ the following description of the contents of an Aerodrome Master Plan remains valid. The master plan should be written with the needs of the users of the document in mind. Major users would
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The type of leisure activities that Australian individuals partake in is greatly influenced by the climate Australia experiences and the country’s geographical layout. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (2006) recognizes that "northern hemisphere continents have a greater temperature contrast between summer and winter" (ABM‚ 2006) than Australia. This relatively low deviance between seasonal temperatures has greatly influenced the unique leisure culture that Australia has‚ providing an abundance
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Executive summary: This Minor Assignment - Stream 1 is based on a business formulated report discussing the Australian Automotive Industry‚ and includes a general description of the industry‚ such as production details‚ major players‚ etc. This report will also attempt to identify and cover the microenvironmental and macroenvironmental forces affecting the industry and the likely consequences as a result of these forces. It is hoped that through this minor assignment and by investigating the automotive
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a) Discuss current research into the evolutionary relationships between extinct species‚ including megafauna and extant Australian species. Megafauna simply means large animals‚ in which most have become extinct within the last 20 000 to 50 000 years. The extinction of megafauna was‚ debatably‚ due to climate change and human expansion. Although‚ Africa still retains some megafauna‚ such as the elephant or the rhinoceros. Australia has managed to keep many examples of relict species‚ some from
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