... has been reflected with a [xxxx] being the difference between exports and imports. Similarly, an increase in imports from overseas, which is characteristic of Australia's economy since we are a net capital importer [not correct- net capital importer refers to us taking in more foreign investment than providing investment overseas], would lead to a depreciation of the dollar. This is because imports would increase, making ... recently, which has occurred recently and is recorded on the financial account, will lead to an increase in demand for AUD and consequently, an appreciation in the ...

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... Cape (Nurrungar and North West Cape are now closed but remain in reserve if needed). D Doherty, Fighting Foreign Military Bases, International Secretary for Pax Christi International. URL: http://www.paxchristi.net/PDF/SD04E98.pdf The purpose and significance of these military installations has been debated by public and politician alike. However, Pine Gap was and still is set up with a fairly ... Liberal Party Website, URL:http://www.liberal.org.au/archive/2001%20election/media/campaign/vanstone/pinegap.htm:) In 1992, the three military installations on Australian soil employed 1000 pe...

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... one of the country's most marginalised religious and ethnic groups, with many Australians believing Muslims and people from the Middle East were unable to fit in to Australia. More than half of those surveyed said they would be concerned if a relative married a Muslim. About 45% said some cultural groups did not belong in Australia, and almost ... half believed Australia was weakened by people of different ethnic origins sticking to their old ways. These disturbing figures reveal the extent of this issue in Australia. Muslims suffer from stereotypes ... the Muslim community will react...

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... ; Richardson, 1995: 68-69). Export income from tourism reached at about $17.1 billion, accounting for almost 11.2 % of all Australian Export earnings in 2000 (Tourism Satellite Account, http://www.atc.net.au/research.asp?art=2221, [12 Aug 2002]). Moreover, the tourism industry is a service industry offering a wide variety of jobs and creating new employment opportunities. Economists (in Barwick and Barwick ... 's Economic Contribution, Research Paper No 2, Canberra: Bureau of Tourism Research Smith, S. (1995) Tourism Analysis: A handbook, 2nd edition, Edinburgh: Addition Wesley Longman To...

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Foreign debtin Australia Foreign Debt Foreign debt is a subset of the financial obligations that compromise a countries international investment position. It includes all the non-equity components of the net international investment positions, all recorded assets + liabilities other than equity securities + direct investment equity capital including reinvested earnings. Put simply it is the international debt owed by a nation to the ... rest of the world. As at March 2002, Australia's net foreign debt was AUS $332 billion owed mainly to countries more developed than itself, for example the Un...

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... north deal with Islamic militants in the wake of the October 12th bombings on Indonesia's resort island of Bali. The devastating attack left almost 200 people dead and close to half of them Australian tourists. The people that have been blamed for the terrorist attacks are none other than the al Qaeda group led by Jemaah Islamiyah. Dozens of members of ... there was no alternative other that to use that capacity, then of course you would have to use it."(CNN News pg2). Howard's comments this week brought about an immediate reaction in Jakarta. Indonesian foreign ministry spokesman Marti...

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... . In Australia the average household disposable income per capita is 31 197 USD a year. Australia has a minimum wage set to $640.90 per week; this keeps an average to our net income per capita. China on the other hand does not have a set minimum wage for the nation. Each province or local towns set their own minimum wage to address unequal ... ...

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... ; Richardson, 1995: 68-69). Export income from tourism reached at about $17.1 billion, accounting for almost 11.2 % of all Australian Export earnings in 2000 (Tourism Satellite Account, http://www.atc.net.au/research.asp?art=2221, [12 Aug 2002]). Moreover, the tourism industry is a service industry offering a wide variety of jobs and creating new employment opportunities. Economists (in Barwick and Barwick ... ...

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... social security after retirement. How does it work? Negative gearing Gearing basically means borrowing to invest. An investment property that's negatively geared is purchased with a loan that has an annual net rental income amount that is less than the annual interest paid on the loan, plus the deductible expenses associated with maintaining the property. You get tax benefits by being negatively ... ...

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... largley the driver in economic growth for the past decade was indeed slowing. Sentiment turned bearish globally and fund managers, investment analystis et all started cycling to defensive investments. The net result? Funds started to flow out of Australia. Indeed in early 2001 sentiment globally turned even more negative. The Australian dollar slid lower with pundits claiming a crisis was is the ... ...

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... used of the advantages of internet. Since arriving Australia, I knew the importance of internet. I relied on the use of internet for some of my school assignments and browsing in the net for the latest news updates around in the world. The most importantly, is webcaming with my families and friends. Web-caming is a sort of device that allows you to have ... ...

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... role too. According to Mr. Tan, however, there are some disadvantages to establish a multinational business in Australia then in his own home country. Australia has a high tax structure so the net profit of operating business will be lower. Moreover, the Australian trade union plays important role in determining wage rate and working hours. Thus labor will demand higher if they are ... ...

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... it was wrong because Australia didn't have anything to do with the issue and the reason for the war has not yet been proven to exist, which led to the reaction of protests by Australian citizens and people all over the world. Christianity is a major influence factor that contributes to Australian issues. Sometimes it is for good and sometimes it is ... this when being changes thus, the decisions on issues involving law being influenced by Christianities moral and ethical beliefs. IN the text above we saw such cases and the Australian reaction towards it. ...

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... world of jobs, leisure and services,"1 it is possible that it can create problems for the environment, such as including energy consumption and environmental pollution; people's mental health (isolation, gambling, net addiction and stress); and the workplace (misuse of technology and information overload). However I.T. also promises great benefits in the areas of education and procedures information, health, commerce and electronic money ... ...

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... founded upon the "Domino Theory". The Domino Theory was the idea that if any nation fell to communism, the surrounding nations would be likely to fall to communism, starting a chain reaction in which countries fell like dominoes in a line. Therefore Australia feared that with the "fall" of South Vietnam to communist North Vietnam, all of Southeast Asia might also "fall" starting ... a communist chain reaction. Another reason why the Australian government sent Australians to serve in the Vietnam War was to fulfill their obligations as members of the South East Asia Treaty Organisation (S...

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... in Europe was allowed over to Australia as long as they gave up their culture and learnt to live the Australian way of life. "Mixed Reaction?" I think that the Assimilation policy would have had a mixed reaction to the migrants. Some of them would have been very happy that the were aloud in Australia but not happy about giving up their local Traditions ... ...

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... White Australia policy Immigration Restriction Act Patterns of Migration The Impact Migration has had on Australia Planned immigration After World War II a census showed that Australia's population was only 7 and a half million people - and if this didn't improve Australia's industries would die and leave Australia open for invasion from more powerful countries. Australia had been bombed in World War II which ... Hemisphere ever. It was called the United Kingdom - Australia Free and Assisted Passage Agreements and this program proved to be successful as the 1947 population of 7 and a ha...

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... against Aborigines, which are now considered inhumane and to a degree, genocidal. A typical example of a mistreated Aborigine by the white society is Jimmie Blacksmith. Jimmie was one of the thousands of "half-caste- children living in a black community. He chose to step into the white society, but was ostracized from living and working like a white man. Like all Aborigines living at that ... 't willing to accept their fate in the hovels of Aboriginal camps, and set, or tried to set, their foot in the white society. Jimmie Blacksmith was one of them. Been a half-caste, Jimmie was caught ...

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... single time you have sex, but no contraceptive method is 100 percent effective except abstinence. Not everyone is doing it. Recent data show that about half of high school students report having had sexual intercourse while half report that they are virgins. • A quarter of sexually active teenage girls become pregnant. • About six percent of babies born in Australia (or 15 ... ). • 72 percent of teenagers think pregnancy can be one of the happiest times of their lives. • 54 percent think parenthood would improve their relationship with their partner. • Half of all teenage pregn...

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... try and breed the Aboriginals out. A famous story of the removal of Aboriginals is called Rabbit Proof Fence. This story tells of three Aboriginal girls, the oldest girl is a half-cast (half Aboriginal, half white man) Molly her younger sister (the youngest) and her cousin. The three young Aborigine girls are whisked away by the Australian government to be trained as housekeepers for ... ...

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... die each year due to cigarettes and alcohol. Now that is not to say there should not be guide lines in marijuana's uses. For example, weed can slow your bodies reaction time so, like drunk driving, punishment for driving while intoxicated should be strongly enforced. Tests have also proven that marijuana does not lead to physical dependency. Marijuana is less dangerous ... ...

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... to original interview transcripts. There are many studies and views on this topic and with these studies comes new hypothesis and new information, which can be used to explain a person's reaction to a stressful situation in a sport. To prove their point, a simultaneously qualitative research study was used. A sport psychology consultant was sent to a Pro Rugby Team in Australia. He was to become ... ...

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... from a modern Australian would now see this racist community as rare and absolutely archaic. As the audience observes the passionate events that follow, the bush looks increasingly worse, as the reaction to Jeanne's disappearance is truly horrible. MRS DAVIDSON: She's not got any business stopping out to this hour, goodness knows where. NELLY: Well, now that the panic is over and ... ...

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... Christian Scripture. To some extent these would probably be shared by Islamic Scripture. The more recent traditions are those referred to as (1) the utilitarian individualist, and the other (2)developed in reaction to the former is called expressive individualism. The utilitarian tradition appears to be the most dominant in Australia today. It is derived from the teachings of Locke, Moore, Mills and ... ...

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... anarchy. It describes the state of a society when there is no rule. Anarchy may only occur in extreme cases, such as in 1992 in the Los Angeles riots, which was a reaction by black Americans to the police bashing of Rodney King. During these riots law enforcement was ineffective. Anarchy, customs, rules, fairness and justice are the basic legal notions that have ... ...

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