... on water use was not collated or analysed on a regional or national level. The first attempt to seriously consider information on use as a component of national resource evaluation was The Review of Australian Water Resources 1975 (DNR 1976). This was followed in 1981 by The First National Survey of Water Use in Australia (DNDE). Water 2000: A Perspective on Australia's Water Resources ... over the nation's water resources and at the time it served to further highlight the deficiencies of information about the resource base and use. One outcome of this review was a further study, the 19...

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... 's was also to again be more in line with the private in providing incentives to be more efficient (applied to Integral Energy and State Rail). Moreover, microeconomic reform needs to review all aspects of land management. Poor land management will result in overuse and have a negative impact on long term economic stability. Areas that have come under the spotlight include: the ... ...

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Article Review: In the October 28th, 2003 issue of The Advertiser newspaper I have found an article which brings to our knowledge that a terror suspect by the name of Willie Virgile Brigitte recently ... ...

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... Act avoided references to questions of race. Indeed, it was in this context that the Immigration Minister, Sir Alexander Downer, stated that "distinguished and highly qualified Asians" might immigrate. After a review of the non-European policy in March 1966, Immigration Minister Hubert Opperman announced applications for migration would be accepted from well-qualified people on the basis of their suitability as ... ...

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Australia's Defence doctrine since the mid 1980's has largely been defined by the Dibb review of 1986. This assessment advocated Australian defence self-reliance, and the ordering of defence priorities according to geographic proximity to mainland Australia. However, since 2001 Australian defence doctrine shifted perspectives ... ...

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John Birmingham speaks of his new book, Dopeland', to Australian review site, theblurb.com.au. He says, " it would just allow me to travel around the country surfing, bonging on and eating lots of greasy food and they'd pay me a shitload ... ...

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What about those men in the trenches? What about those suffering soldiers where their only purpose on the battlefield was to be played mindlessly as pawns in this murderous, never-ending game of war? Who ever thought about them? Well, the movie,"Gallipoli" certainly did. This Australian classic has achieved international acclaim and has compelled viewers for over two decades. It is renowned for its ability to not only teach the public about the horrible tendencies of war, but to teach the public about the old diggers that sacrificed their lives to make this country what it is today, Australia....

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... from one another. A main function of the Lower House is to initiate supply bills where as the upper house is unable to do this but instead is used primarily to review the bills passed in the Lower House. Generally the government doesn't have a majority in the Upper House which creates a strong system of checks and balances in the legislative arm of ... ...

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... been reported that the fire was an accident resulting in the destruction of many huts. Due to the wind, the flames quickly jumped from roof to roof. There will be a review board investigating the conditions at the refugee camp to avoid further accidents. ...

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