has shown that restorative justice conferences can reduce re-offending among juvenile offenders. What is restorative justice and what is the evidence to suggest it is effective? Word Count: 2‚589 There has been considerable interest in Australia since the late 1980’s in the use of restorative justice as an alternative to court proceedings. In particular‚ conferencing has been identified as a viable tool to reduce the seemingly proliferating level of offending amongst juveniles (Alder & Wundersitz
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Australia’s most popular Natural Minerals * Aluminum/ Bauxite (Al203.3H20): Australia is the largest producer of both bauxite and alumina in the world. Bauxite is mined in Queensland‚ the Northern Territory‚ and Western Australia. * Copper (Cu): In Australia‚ copper is found mainly in rocks more than 250 million years old. Australia’s main mines are located in South Australia and in Queensland. Australia has approximately 6% of the world’s copper. * Diamond:
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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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To create sustainability and better trading conditions fair trade was started as an organized movement in developed countries. The major aim of this movement was to provide better return on investment to the small farmers and exporters. The major products traded under this theme were fresh fruits‚ handicrafts‚ chocolates‚ coffee‚ flowers‚ sugars bananas‚ honey and cotton (Moseley‚ 2008). In the Europe and North America the fair trade has been restricted to only very small world shops. Due to
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The differences between Australia and China Australia and China are known to be different in almost every characteristic According to Hofstede’s Cultural dimensions. These two countries are different in all the five aspects‚ which are‚ individualism‚ power distance‚ uncertainty avoidance‚ masculinity and long term orientation. Begin with China; Chinese people are very collectivism as they like to do things in group‚ high in power distance as inequality is considered to be normal and low score
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ritas Australia - Poverty Caritas Australia is a non-profitable organisation that aims to help those in poverty around the world. From humble beginnings in 1897 Germany‚ Caritas‚ named after a Latin word meaning love and compassion‚ grew to become one of the world’s largest humanitarian agencies. Caritas’ main focus is to break the cycle of poverty‚ no matter a persons ethnicity‚ political beliefs‚ gender or religion. Caritas Australia works to end poverty and promote justice in over
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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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Introduction Aldi is a German discount retailer which has entered the grocery industry in Australia since 2001. It offers customers very low prices on a limited range of groceries to attract low and working classes. Although “the Australian retail grocery industry is one of the most concentrated in the world‚ with the two major chain stores‚ Coles and Woolworths”( Walker‚ 2004‚ p. 317)‚ Aldi becomes the another force by its lower prices products and other advantages. This critique will first analyze
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Differences between natural hazards and natural disasters 1 A hazard is an event or object that is a potential source of harm to community. A disaster occurs as the result of a hazardous event that dramatically affects a community. Natural Hazards Human Hazards Atmospheric – eg cyclones‚ hailstorms‚ blizzards or bushfires. Technological – accidents‚ explosions or hazardous materials. Hydrological – eg example‚ flooding‚ wave action or glaciers Human – eg. War‚ crowd stampede and terrorism
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couples (woman and woman‚ man and man) have become much more comfortable and open about their sexuality that many of them want to have a family of their own through either surrogacy or in some countries where it is legalised‚ adoption. However‚ in Australia the legalisation of commercial surrogacy for homosexual and heterosexual couples is prohibited. A surrogate mother is referred to as a woman who bears a child for another woman (Farlex Inc. 2013‚ The Free Dictionary). Women usually become a surrogate
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