... those that had been to war and returned in a state that they could not go out and get a job. As the Australian industry suffered greatly from a lack or workers the Australian government allowed women to enter the workforce in great numbers. Women in their hundreds and thousands took on work, some of this was ... traditionally men's jobs. This kept the Australian industries going. During World War II women made up to 40% of the working force ... in factories. By October in 1942 the were over half a million women working in Australian industries. Their working hours were long, and often t...

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... led by Jemaah Islamiyah. Dozens of members of the al Qaeda group have been arrested and jailed but many more are still believed to be operational. Since the attacks the Australian government has increased security measures at their embassies overseas and have warned the people of Australia that the terrorists may even attack Australia. Prime Minister Howard was quoted by Channel Nine ... people are saying, is that maybe the body of international law has to catch up with the new reality." (CNN News pg2). Asian countries are outraged to the calls that Australian prime minister had said ab...

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... that caused most dissention amongst the general public in both countries. The slogan "All the way with LBJ" (Lynden B Johnson) rang hollow with the Australian public because they felt they had no connection with the civil war raging in Vietnam and the fact that conscription was implemented only added fuel to the fire ... mass destruction. Various time limits have been suspended to enable Saddaam Hussein to comply with this request but there is strong evidence to suggest that his government is not cooperating fully with the United Nations. The US has amassed a large number of troops in th...

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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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... they would be a self-governed country. The Indonesian soldiers would be removed and they would be able to make their own decisions on "peacekeeping". After many talks between Indonesian and Australian ambassadors and the United Nations, they decided to have a U.N. controlled ballot, where the East Timorese people would vote for or against autonomy. An agreement was signed on the 5th May ... also started a transitional administration in East Timor to watch in on the countries move to freedom and independence. INTERFET were only allowed to go after complete agreement from the Indonesian G...

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