restrictions on immigration in Australia in the early 20th century through to 1973. It mentions the limitations targeting non -”white European” races. It goes on to describes Australia’s national “desire” to become white and to keep other minorities out‚ this general opinion was called the “White Australia” movement. This harsh act has kept the Chinese immigrants from obtaining certain rights‚ for example; Chinese men were denied the right to bring their wives and children into Australia. This indicates that
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Obesity is the scourge of modern Australia. Obesity is defined by excessive or abnormal fat accumulation which presents health risks (Australian Institute Health and Welfare (AIHW)‚ 2016‚ p. 149). There are many health consequences presented by the disease‚ both physical and mental with the power to destroy the lives of numerous Australians. Obesity is an intricate disease with serious social and psychosocial elements affecting all ages and population groups within Australia‚ in particular our children
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Prostitution had posed the government a multitude of problems in Australia – prostitutes were being attacked and robbed‚ hawking in “respectable” residential estates and spreading sexually transmitted diseases. (Jeffreys‚ 2010) Then Prime Minister Keating came under public scrutiny as the problems brought about by prostitution grew. In 1994‚ Keating administration passed the Prostitution Control Act 1994‚ the first legal statue of its kind in Australia. (Appendix A – rmb to
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LEGAL STUDIES – HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT: TREATMENT OF REFUGEES/ASSYLUM SEEKERS. Human rights are universally recognized liberties for each human in the world granted by birth. Just the fact that you are born entitles you the right to be treated in a comfortable and respectable manner. The important part of these rights is that they are undeniable and inalienable. Meaning no human being should be denied of them‚ and that no-one can be alienated from them. These rights are equal to all cultures
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The Competitive Advantage of Nations – Michael E. Porter Porter describes how companies succeed in international markets. His theory is based on a four-year study of patterns of competitive succes in ten nations. Porter argues that companies achieve competitive advantage through acts of innovation. He explains why certain companies in certain nations are capable of consistent innovation with his diamond of national advantage model. This model describes for different attributes of a nation that determine
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Applying Porter’s Five Forces Model: The Metal Container Industry The metal container industry historically has been characterized by relatively low growth‚ intense competition‚ and unattractive levels of profitability. During the 1980s‚ this industry was negatively affected by such factors as further consolidation of soft drink bottlers and a strong trend toward substitution by many types of plastic packaging. The underlying reasons for the slow growth and low profitability of the metal container
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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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Every living organism on our planet‚ both plants (Flora) and animals (Fauna)‚ are included when determining biodiversity. On our planet‚ there are 13.6 million species of plants‚ animals and micro-organisms‚ and Australia has about 7% (one million) of these (Australian Museum‚ 2017). Australia has a vast biodiversity because it is classed as a ‘megadiverse country’. Megadiversity is when a country has high levels of biodiversity. One way to measure Australia’s biodiversity is by looking at taxonomic
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compensation’. In other words a disabled person should be able to claim damages for their wrongful life‚ if it was in fact the negligence of the doctor that caused their disability. Therefore‚ suggesting that wrongful life should be a compensable tort in Australia to ensure that everyone is treated equally in the eyes of the law. Although it is suggested by Hirsch that ‘a disabled child born into a life of suffering and need as a consequence of medical negligence is entitled to nothing in a wrongful life claim
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Industrialization can be expressed as the establishment of industries and new modern techniques that leads to a whole new era for modernisation. Industrialization can also be expressed as the “Industrial Revolution”. The vital industrial revolution in Australia took place in (1750-1914)‚ that was the most fascinating duration and a significant step for modernisation in the history of modern world (Moore‚ 2014). It has so many impacts and was the catalyst for dramatic social variations. This revolution was
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