... East Asian nations including Brunei, Myanmar (Burma), Cambodia (Kampuchea), Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam condemn terrorist activity and consequently have introduced measures to combat terrorism. Australia which has been a vocal supporter on the War on Terror has thus has had a strengthening in the relationship between Southeast Asian nations. However, this support has not been ... . One concern, however, is the largest rebel group, the Moro National Liberation Front (MILF) and a more "insidious" threat - Abu Sayyaf, a splinter group of the ...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... acting from moral principle and political conscience for the public good (Goodman, 2002; Nussabaum, 2002). Throughout the history of Australia there have been a number of social movements and civil uprisings which have included: the McCarthy movement (1950s), Trade unionism (1950s), the movement against 54B and the Vietnam War (1960s), anti-war protests, anti-corporate globalisation, and ecological and green movements (Burgmann, 1993). For the purpose ... many Australians would like to believe there is another history beginning to be told, that the Indigenous people of Australia tried i...

• Word Count: 1530
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... and 1964 to stop a perceived threat from communist guerrillas. While these are good examples the most obvious use of the policy was the Vietnam War in the late 1960's to 1970's in which forces from USA and Australia moved into South Vietnam to stop the spread of communism from the north. Since these wars communism has died out as a threat to the region. The policies ... defence centres which lock up the boat people from Asia. Not letting in the boat people was one policy that has not changed. This problem first arose after the Vietnam War when lots of the Vietnamese locals had supported...

• Word Count: 1983
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... in their immediate surrounding region, Australian forces were put on stand-by to aid British troops on the other side of the world, in Khartoum and South Africa. The basis of a good alliance is inarguably a mutually beneficial relationship. The Australian citizenry was beginning to take notice that Australia was not benefiting from the alliance. Public and societal opinions concerning Australia's "lap-dog" ... , Australia has continued to support and nurture the relationship by backing U.S.-led forces in subsequent wars. In the Vietnam War, Australian troops were sent to support U.S. tro...

• Word Count: 1939
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... that affect national security of Australia? The origins of Australia as an independent country dates back to the beginning of the 20th century – on 1st January 1901 the first six colonies formed the Commonwealth of Australia. Since that moment Australia participated in the large number of conflicts across the world. Australian soldiers took part in WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam, etc. The gained ... experience out of these conflicts led to the reform of military forces in Australia ... which allowed the creation of ADF (Australian Defence Force), the change of military doctrine and t...

• Word Count: 2241
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate