it was not until 1893‚ in New Zealand‚ that women achieved suffrage on a national level. Australia followed in 1902‚ but American‚ British and Canadian women did not gain the same rights until the aftermath of World War I. “Suffragettes” was a term used around the world to describe all women who campaigned for the right to vote in elections (Big Black Dog Communications Pty Ltd australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-suffragettes‚ 5th March 2010). Each Australian state had at least
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Cultural Profile Australia Australia is geographically located just south of China and Indonesia on the world map. It is considered to be the 6th largest country in the world in terms of land mass. Meanwhile Australia is also considered the smallest continent in the world. In 1945‚ Australia only had a population of about 7 million people. Since 1945 the country had gained another 6.5 million due to immigration for reasons such as escaping poverty‚ war and persecution. The immigrants have mainly
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Asian financial and economic crises.”(About Australia) Weaknesses • “Socially permissible systems for information exchange‚ vertically and horizontally (professional cross-sectoral committees are a step in the right direction on the government level).” (SWOT Analysis) • Enforcement of environmental and economic laws and regulations. Opportunities • Australia has a business-friendly regulatory environment. “According to the World Bank‚ Australia is the fastest place in the world in which
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National Australia Bank Introduction For any person who first moved to Australia‚ for education‚ business or any other purposes‚ one of their first concerns is always which bank/s are the most trust-worthy. For those who know the answer to this question‚ a typical response would be‚ “any of the big four”‚ which includes the ANZ Bank‚ Commonwealth Bank of Australia‚ Westpac Bank‚ and the National Australia Bank. National Australia Bank is often mentioned as one of the “Big four” in the banking
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Year 10 History Research Essay- The White Australia Policy- Racist or a cautious legislation? The ‘White Australia Policy’ was the product of all the fear that the white parliament officials held against anyone with non-European background. The White Australia Policy was first promulgated by the first governing Prime Minister Edward Barton who was fearful that if non-Europeans in Australia were left unchecked‚ they would no longer regard the Australian Parliament as a ruling figure. The basis
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What did the White Australia Policy and Aboriginal Protection Acts reflect about Australia’s view of Asian and Indigenous peoples? “Australia for the white man” As Australia entered the new century after federation‚ deep concerns and fears of other races which had been bubbling beneath the surface since colonization began to emerge in the policies of the new government. Two of the most controversial were ‘The White Australia Policy’ and the ‘Aboriginal Protection Act’. These two policies‚ widely
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Global warming means a gradual increase in the Earth’s average lower atmosphere due to emissions and build up of greenhouse gases . Global warming is when the earth heats up and the temperature rises. It happens when greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide‚ water vapor‚ nitrous oxide‚ and methane trap heat and light from the sun in the earth’s atmosphere‚ which increases the temperature. Greenhouse gases are released mostly by the burning of fossil fuels for transportation‚ heating‚ electrical
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impact of natural hazards in Australia has been minimal compared to that in other countries because: * Australia is a stable continent * Australian homes are well constructed * Australia is not a densely populated nation. 5 * Floods Few parts of Australia are immune from flooding (see pg.46). Areas where floods most commonly occur in Australia include northern Australia (associated with monsoonal depressions in summer)‚ coastal areas of eastern Australia (associated with low pressure
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Macroeconomic analysis of Australia Australia’s economy is the world’s top 10 and is shown to be stable during the past 20 years. The GDP growth rate‚ averages 3.5% and the GDP per capita is increasing‚ meaning that people have bigger buying capability and would be willing to purchase B&O’s expensive products. Unemployment rate has grown dramatically‚ despite declining for several years‚ it has jumped to 6.2% in 2014 which was caused by lack of available positions‚ rather than lack of relevant experience
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governments formal reconciliation policy in 1991. However the events of symbolic reconciliation play an equal part if not more significant part of this reconciliation process by bridging the ’gap’ between indigenous people and non indigenous people of Australia both in past and present times. Without these fundamental symbolic events of reconciliation it can be argued that the federal governments formal reconciliation policy and other practical reconciliation efforts may have never eventuated. This concept
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