... colonial periods of both countries. These links have historically been so close there was even the possibility late last century of New Zealand joining the Australian colonies in a new federation. At a government to government level, the relationship that Australia has with New Zealand is better developed and more extensive than with any other country. The Prime Ministers of the ... situation, first among the Bougainville groupings and then between them and the Papua New Guinea government. These resulted in late 1997 in a Truce Monitoring Group led by New Zealand. On 1 May 1998 a Peace Mo...

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... the years. Political groups, social and religious groups all shaped the public's support of the war. Views of Save Our Sons, the Catholic Church and Menzies Government will be focused on in the text. Menzies view on the Vietnam War was that at all costs it had to be fought by Australians and won, he ... greatly supported the war against communism that it was to neutralize the threat and to serve our alliance with the US under the ANZUS treaty. Australian citizens were influenced to believe this way of thinking as well. Menzies had a strong belief in the domino theory that would take pla...

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... to 1973, and at the time, it was the longest that Australia had participated in all-out war. Just over 60,000 Australia soldiers fought in the war with 521 Australian's killed and approximately 3,000 wounded. The Vietnam War was fought not only in Vietnam but also in surrounding countries such as Cambodia and Laos. There are many contributing factors for ... , not individuals. This is used to try to promote the fairest society for everyone as a community. While democracy is used in Australia and means the population is used to elect a government and representatives. Communist forces in T...

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... security. New Zealand in particular became sceptical that it would be adequately protected under the UN's collective security. To guarantee its safety, the government realised it would have to take sides. Naturally, New Zealand looked to Britain for assurance, however changes in its commonwealth meant that it ... the issue of Indonesian confrontation of Malaysia was becoming under control. New Zealand could no longer use this as a viable excuse. The government needed excuses such as this as the Americans put considerable pressure on them to show their support. They were relentless with ...

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Federation refers to the unity of several states to form one nation, but remain independent in internal affairs. The Australian Federation was proclaimed on the 1, January 1901. The following discussion will focus on the issues that lead to six separate British colonies forming one united Australia. The economic advantages to ... . This added to the economic hardship. Politicians, bankers and businessmen began to believe that the problems that by now had lasted a few years could be better handled by a central federal government. Another important issue was defence. The colonies relied on Brit...

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... agreed that if a member country was attacked it was an act on all the members. The other members would come to their aid, but only if it complied with their government. In conclusion, NZ's main ally was the US and we no longer relied on Britain for defence in the Pacific. In 1954, the South East Asia Treaty Organisation was set ... to the AMDA (Anglo-Malayan Defence Arrangement) when Malaya became Malaysia. Under the ANZAM and AMDA agreements, New Zealand stationed a battalion in Malaya in the 1950's and along with the Australian and British armies, defeated the Malayan communist uprisi...

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... 2. Effects of Alcohol 3. Alcohol related collisions VI. Call for Reform The call for more liberalized policies regarding the personal growth and consumption of marijuana is being made throughout the world. A. Australian Experiences B. Canada C. Studies from New Zealand D. Will U.S. follow VII. Conclusion The many benefits of marijuana legalization are obvious, better treatment of diseases, better alternatives to current materials and, fewer criminals ... , thus making fewer dependant on the government. With all of this to be gained, what is the downside to the legalization of cannabis, t...

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