Why did Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and suffer its effects so gravely and for so long? Australia suffered significantly during the Great Depression of the late 1920s. Australia was one of the worst effected countries in the World. This essay will look at why Australia lead the world into Depression in the late 1920s and why it suffered from it’s effects for so long. A depression is defined as "A period of drastic decline in a national or international economy‚ characterized
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will investigate The Language Death in Australia. Language death is an important issue in global society and a serious problem throughout the world. In recent years‚ this issue is raising more stronger‚ Australia is a nation which is facing language death‚ Australia is the most rapid loss of languages of any country in the world‚ the proof is that most of 300 languages are no longer spoken and are in extinction this is seen as dangerous in languages of Australia (Nettle & Romaine 2000: 9)‚ the approximately
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QUESTION 10 “Would polygamy work in Australia today? Use cross-cultural comparisons to support your argument‚ pay attention to the advantages and disadvantages of this form of marriage.” In this essay I will argue the point that polygamy will not work in the Australian society in which we live today. ‘Polygamy is not merely an exotic habit of a few faraway people. A wide range of very different societies allow a man to be married to more that one wife simultaneously and is even today a viable
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populous country‚ with a population of over 1.35 billion. China is the fourth largest country in the world behind Russia‚ Canada‚ and the United States. Australia is a continent and a country in the Southern Hemisphere‚ lying to the south of Southeast Asia‚ which divides the Indian and South Pacific Oceans. The population of Australia is 23 million. In 2009 China surpassed Japan to become Australia’s largest export market‚ the Australian and Chinese economies are strongly complementary
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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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Australia as a global citizen: Historically Australia and its political leaders have known their role in the global community being a part of many organizations designed to make the world a better place‚ and uphold the rights of humanity. Australia has been an integral part of the formation of the UN‚ and is one its most active members. The United Nations is an international organization with over 190 member states‚ its goal to avoid the recurrence of violent conflicts; to affirm fundamental human
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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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its life and which provides it with directions for how to live. We live in a culture and culture is written into us in a process of internalisation. Australia is a melting pot of races‚ cultures and beliefs. This country was built by people from many different national backgrounds‚ and has followed an active policy of multiculturalism. If Australia were have a multicultural canon it would be very complicated due to cultures accommodate a variety of values and beliefs‚ and if we could manage to have
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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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FTA’s allow Australia to trade more freely with other countries‚ e.g. a bilateral free trade agreement allows two countries to trade freely with limited tariffs. FTA’s will help Australia do more than just trade with other countries in goods. FTA’s allow trade in things like services‚ goods‚ etc... FTA’s will also encourage tourism and thus cultural exchanges between the countries involved in the FTA. By allowing Australia to trade more freely with other countries FTA’s will help boost Australia’s
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