should not be compulsory in Australia” Popular participation is often cited as one of the fundamental principles of democracy. The right to vote being a freedom that has‚ and continues to be‚ sought after by people all over the world. Despite the value of many political systems’ movement toward universal suffrage‚ the few countries that have confused the right to vote‚ with a requirement to‚ have arguably deteriorated the significance of this achievement. Australia is part of a considerable minority
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Racism Since Australia’s inception in 1788‚ racism has been ever-present; the basis of modern Australia was the controlled subjugation of the original Aboriginal people. This gross marginalisation culminated in the ‘stolen generation’; a process of eugenics in order to inter-breed half-caste aboriginals‚ assimilating them into European appearance.1 We need only look to the existence of the ‘White Australia’ policy‚ which essentially denied residency to non-Europeans immigrants‚ to contextualize the
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products that cannot be produced in each of their countries or regions. Trading goods and services are exchanged at the place called markets. There are two laws of trade called the law of absolute advantage and law of comparative advantage. For Australia‚ we take about 1% of the trade in global as Australian economy relies on trading. When people say ‘trade’ with others‚ it simply applies to any business of selling and buying goods through using monetary value to purchase or in
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Sexual Assault Sexual assault had been a serious issue in Australia. Recently there had been a lot of news regarding sexual assault in Australia‚ an example would be the news where two men have been jailed for sexually assaulting a woman in Broome. Sexual assault refers to any offence of a sexual nature committed upon another person‚ such as rape‚ sexual assault without consent‚ indecent assault and acts of indecency. Rape is now referred to as sexual intercourse or sexual assault in the New South
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FERAL CATS IN AUSTRALIA Domestic cats originated from an ancestral wild species‚ the European and African Wild Cat‚ Felis silvestris. The domestic cat is now recognised as a separate species‚ Felis catus. Domestic cats arrived in Australia with the Dutch shipwrecks in the 17th century; some of these cats escaped and formed the first generation of the feral cat. During the 19th century cats were intentionally released as a misguided form of rabbit pest control. The feral cat turned into an ecological
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Analyse the impact of Christianity in Australia * The proportion of Christians in the Australian population continues to decline. * Internationally‚ the proportion of Christians in developing countries is tending to increase‚ whereas the proportion of Christians in developed countries generally is decreasing. * This paper first provides a brief overview of the current Australian demographic data and trends in relation to Christian denominations and other religious groups over the
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2015). Concerned with the healing of the cultural divisions created since 1788‚ reconciliation is a movement which emphasizes a greater sense of acceptance and understanding. It is supported by a variety of different religious traditions throughout Australia. This inclusive but not limited to Christianity‚ Judaism‚ Islam and Buddhism which actively acknowledge the injustices‚ emphasising the need for acceptance. This is being achieved trough the growing respect of the aboriginal spiritualties as being
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Glass‚ aluminium‚ plastics‚ polystyrene and numerous other miscellaneous items such as cigarette butts can all be found littered all over Australia and in Australian waters (Clean Up Australia 2010). According to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (2011) around 100‚000 marine mammals are killed every year due to rubbish and debris in waterways‚ not including birds and other creatures‚ and around
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References: Balnave‚ N‚ Brown‚ J‚ Maconachie G‚ & Stone‚ RJ 2007 Employment Relations in Australia‚ 2nd edn‚ Wiley‚ Milton‚ QLD. Barns‚ A‚ 2005 ‘Trade Unionism in 2005’‚ Journal of industrial relations‚ vol 3‚ pp 369-383 Brigden‚ C‚ 2008 ‘Unions and Collective Bargaining in 2008’‚ Journal of industrial relations‚ vol Cooper‚ R‚ 2005 ‘ Trade
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HSC CORE 1: HEALTH PRIORITES IN AUSTRALIA How are priority issues in Australia’s health identified? Measuring health status Role of epidemiology: The role of epidemiology is defined as the study of rates and patterns of illness‚ disease and injury amongst specific population groups. The information collected is via hospital usage‚ health professionals and surveys. The identification of specific health trends is then used to establish health priorities‚ and to guide the decision-making
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