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  1989 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
August 23 - All of Australia's 1,645 domestic airline pilots resign over an airline's move to sack and sue them over a dispute.
October 20 - Grafton bus crash-21 people are killed and 22 are injured when a tourist bus collides with a semi-trailer on the Pacific Highway near Grafton.
September - Network Ten is sold to Steve Cosser, head of Broadcom Australia, for $22 million.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1989_in_Australia   (714 words)

  
 Australia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Australia, remote from any other continent, has many distinctive forms of plant life—notably species of giant eucalyptus—and of animal life, including the kangaroo, the koala, the flying opossum, the wallaby, the wombat, the platypus, and the spiny anteater; it also has many unusual birds.
Australia has valuable mineral resources, including coal, iron, bauxite, copper, tin, lead, zinc, and uranium; the country is an important producer of opals and diamonds.
Australia was probably first sighted by a Portuguese, Manuel Godhino de Eredia, in 1601 and may have been sighted by a Spaniard, Luis Vaez de Torres, around 1605–6.
www.bartleby.com /65/au/Australi.html   (2063 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Flag of Australia
The flag of Australia is blue with the flag of the United Kingdom (or Union Flag) in the canton (the upper hoist quarter), and a large seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star (six points representing the six current states and one point for the territories.
Any future states of Australia) will change the star in the lower hoist quarter with an extra point; the remaining half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.
The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federated on 1 January 1901, to form the Commonwealth of Australia, of which they became component states.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Flag-of-Australia   (4955 words)

  
 Australia
Australia is exposed to cyclone risk on the eastern, northern, and western coasts from November to April, with the most storms occurring between approximately 15° and 22°S. The most active months are January, February, and March when cyclones travel from the north and typically head southeast or southwest toward the mainland.
Australia lies in the middle of the Australian tectonic plate, a stable continental region home to some of the oldest geological formations on the Earth's surface.
The earthquake that caused the largest historical loss in Australia is the 1989 Newcastle Earthquake, which registered a modest magnitude of (ML) 5.6, but caused 13 deaths and an estimated AU$4 billion in total damage.
www.rms.com /Catastrophe/Models/Australia.asp   (823 words)

  
 Australia
The program included familiar international icons of Australia including beaches, bush and fauna and was consciously made with exports in mind.
The wind-down of the generous tax concession in 1986 and the economic crises of the networks in 1989 also reduced drama and documentary.
Australia has in the past been relatively slow to innovate various technologies associated with television including the broadcast service itself, colour transmission and multi-channel pay services.
www.museum.tv /archives/etv/A/htmlA/australia/australia.htm   (6249 words)

  
 Australia Country Analysis Brief   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Australia ’s oil reserves, mostly located offshore of the northwestern and southeastern parts of the country, are estimated at 3.5 billion barrels (Oil and Gas Journal, 1/1/04), a 20% increase over 2001 reserves.
Australia ’s natural gas consumption is projected to grow twice as fast as the consumption of other energy sources in the next two decades, and it is expected to account for 24% of total energy consumption by 2020.
Australia is estimated to contain 90.5 billion short tons (Bst) of coal reserves, the majority of which are concentrated along the country’s eastern seaboard.
www.eia.doe.gov /emeu/cabs/australi.html   (4822 words)

  
 The Twelfth ASEAN-Australia Forum (1989)
The Forum was opened by Senator Gareth Evans, Q.C., Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, who spoke of the importance of the Forum in the Australia-ASEAN dialogue and of the Prime Minister's proposal for closer Asia- Pacific Regional Economic Cooperation.
The Forum endorsed a programme for the ASEAN - Australia Economic Cooperation Programme (Phase 11) involving the expenditure of A$ 35 million over five years for the promotion of trade and investment between ASEAN and Australia, and for projects in science and technology covering food technology, biotechnology, microelectronics, marine sciences and energy.
Australia in turn outlined the tariff reductions and quota phaseouts announced in the May 1988 Economic Statement.
www.aseansec.org /12988.htm   (507 words)

  
 SYDNEY'S SNAKES - AUSTRALIA
Of the roughly 140 species of snake known to occur in Australia about one seventh are found in the Sydney region (within 80 kms of the city centre, within the Sydney sandstone basin).
Even if a snakebite is only suspect, or there was a chance that the snakebite was not from a harmless variety, it is better to go to hospital rather than wait for symptoms to occur, at which stage it may be too late to save the person.
Australia's deadly snakes have neurotoxins as the principal deadly component of their venoms which means they attack the voluntary muscles and the nervous system.
www.smuggled.com /sydsna1.htm   (11498 words)

  
 Cultural Policy in Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia occupy the whole of the island continent of Australia, lying between the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Australia does not have a blueprint (formal expression) for a national cultural policy, stated either on the federal level (the Commonwealth Government) or by the governments of the states, although the main political parties in their official platforms include a commitment concerning most aspects of cultural development.
The National Museum of Australia is a Commonwealth statutory authority established with the support of a political parties by the National Museum of Australia Act 1980.
www.wwcd.org /policy/clink/Australia.html   (3493 words)

  
 Australia 1989-90   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
From December 1989 to February 1990 Nils Kjellén and myself did a bird-watching tour in the eastern half of Australia.
YHA has 145 hostels in Australia, you have to be a member (STF in Sweden is valid, bring the card).
Australia is the driest continent, situated at the Tropic of Capricorn, with little rain and high evaporation in general.
www.pheromone.ekol.lu.se /australia.html   (2745 words)

  
 Electoral Fraud in Western Australia, 1989   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The West Australian election announced on January 6th and held on February 4th 1989 has led to startling claims after the Dowding government was announced to have been returned with a majority of five seats, even though some of the Labor seats were declared as probably lost on the Saturday night of the poll.
Following the February 4th 1989 State Election, 6 writs were issued by persons associated with the Liberal Party for the seats of Swan Hills, Dianella, Perth, Murray, Wanneroo and Whitfords.
Labor in Queensland also were cheating in 1986, so badly that when it was exposed there by court convictions and a State inquiry in the year 2000, the Deputy Premier retired to the back bench, and a Labor MLA resigned from parliament.
www.multiline.com.au /~johnm/electoral-1989.htm   (2282 words)

  
 ASEAN-Australia
The development assistance from Australia for FY 1988/1989 had been increased from A$ 7.038 million to A$ 7.333 million due to an increase in the amount for the Coastal Living Resources Project from A$ 51 0,000 to A$ 605,000 and a provision of A$ 200,000 for administration and miscellaneous expenditure.
On international commodity issues, ASEAN and Australia noting the uncertain international commodity outlook and the farm subsidy conflict, agreed to continue the efforts to eliminate the distorting policies of the major industrialised countries and to bring about more favorable conditions for commodity trade.
ASEAN and Australia welcomed the cormpletion of the joint planning and preparation of the ASEAN - Australia Economic Cooperation Programme (AAECP) Phase II which would commence on 1 July 1989 for another five years on the completion of the current Phase I of the Programme.
www.aseansec.org /9631.htm   (459 words)

  
 Collins, Peter (1989) "Sociolinguistics in Australia: a survey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Collins, Peter (1989) "Sociolinguistics in Australia: a survey." In Peter Collins and David Blair (Eds.) Australian English: The Language of a New Society.
In Australia sociolinguistics has developed in response to local evidence of variation rather than (as in U.S.A. as a reaction to theoretical linguistics.
Horvath considers that sharp economic, religious, ethnic and educational differences were present in Australia from the beginning and that a "proto-Cultivated" as well as a "proto-Broad" existed from early times.
www.ecu.edu.au /ses/research/CALLR/sociowww/notes/Notes9Collins.htm   (710 words)

  
 1988 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
January 26 - Australia Day, Australia celebrates its bicentennial day with a tall ships parade in Sydney Harbour.
January 2 - Imparja starts broadcasting to remote Central Australia via satellite It would have its official launch on January 15.
June 11 - In the 100th test between the two nations, Australia defeat Great Britain 17-6.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1988_in_Australia   (619 words)

  
 AJR 1989
Evans, Gareth (1989) "Why Defamation Actions are on the Rise", Australian Journalism Review, 11, pp.
Masterton, Murray (1989) "Politics, PINA and the Freedom of the Press in the Pacific", Australian Journalism Review, 11, pp.
Hurst, John (1989) "The News Media as Critic and Target: A Case of Double Standards", Australian Journalism Review, 11, pp.
jea.org.au /journal/1989.htm   (953 words)

  
 Newsletter, Queensland, 1989 Summer - Unimin Australia Limited
The control area has received the same amount of super phosphate and gypsum, but the pasture has remained the same as when the trial began.
In 1989, the impression everyone gets is that the pasture in the control area appears to be eaten out and overstocked, while in the limed area the pasture appears to be overgrown and under stocked.
The CSIRO and a group of 60 prominent scientists specialising in soil acidification say most of Australia's conventional farming practices will be lost unless funding for soil research is increased.
www.unimin.com.au /newsletterqn89su.html   (1709 words)

  
 Australia Economy 1989 - Flags, Maps, Economy, Geography, Climate, Natural Resources, Current Issues, International ...
Overview: Australia has a diversified economy, with a relatively high level of prosperity.
Rich in natural resources, Australia is a major exporter of agricultural products, minerals, metals, and fossil fuels.
Of the top 25 exports, 21 are primary products, so that, as happened during 1983-84, a downturn in world commodity prices can have a big impact on the economy.
www.theodora.com /wfb1989/australia/australia_economy.html   (310 words)

  
 australia fdc-1989, ships, sheep, set
AUSTRALIA FDC 1995 MARINE LIFE S/S - FISH.
Australia Remembers VE Day 1995 FDC War WWII
1995 Australia Remembers Peel and Stick stamps First Day Cover CV$10.00 Honours four individuals for services to their country: Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop, Mrs Jessie Vasey, Tom "Diver" Derrick and Rawdon Middleton.
www.dealdawg.com.au /Stamps-Australia-260.html   (575 words)

  
 CBC News Indepth: APEC
The forum for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is a group of countries of the Pacific Rim that meet regularly to negotiate economic and political ties.
The organization first got met in Canberra, Australia, in 1989 as an informal dialogue group.
1989 - Canberra, Australia Inaugural APEC meeting with 12 members countries.
www.cbc.ca /news/background/apec   (554 words)

  
 Pakistan in Australia, 1989-90
Pakistan in Australia Dec 1989/Feb 1990 - Tour Averages
Pakistan in Australia Dec 1989/Feb 1990 - Test Averages
Pakistanis v Western Australia at Perth, 27-29 Dec 1989
www.cricinfo.com /db/ARCHIVE/1980S/1989-90/PAK_IN_AUS   (92 words)

  
 ODI's : 1989
Season 1989: England - Australia (3).During their Tour in England, Australia also played two matches each in and against the Netherlands and in Denmark, and one in Scotland.
The ECF (European Cricket Federation) is formed in 1989, with Italy, Switzerland, France and Germany among its founding members.
The Global ratings are made by comparing these ratings to the ICC ones for all four teams.
users.skynet.be /hermandw/cricket/odi89.html   (462 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The first meeting was held in Canberra, Australia in 1989.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) is a group of Pacific Rim countries who meet with the purpose of improving economic and political ties.
It holds annual meetings in each of the member countries and has standing committees on a wide range of issues from communications, to fisheries.
www.ipedia.com /asia_pacific_economic_cooperation.html   (284 words)

  
 British Colonial Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The British colonial government in Kenya enact emergency measures to combat the growing threat from the Mau Mau.
Antigua is a haven for beach and water lovers in the Caribbean.
South Australia 2d red imperf SG9 fused LOOK
www.musicdata.co.uk /LE3468P0-Australia/-British-Colonial.html   (262 words)

  
 Project Adventure Australia Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Project Adventure is more than just the name of our organisation - it's a unique approach to education that helps create personal growth and change.
So, it comes as no surprise that if people are actually enjoying what they are doing, they will learn more.
Explore the links on the side bar to learn more about our services, including adventure-based training programs that are the best in Australia, the highest quality and innovative Challenge Ropes Courses, and all the hardware, books and resources you need to help you deliver programs that really make a difference.
www.paa.org.au   (252 words)

  
 Unofficial WRC Rally News - Event Information : Rallye-Info.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Commonwealth Bank Australia Rally Unofficial Event Entries : Entries may be incomplete.
1989 Commonwealth Bank Australia Rally Unofficial Overall Results : Results may be incomplete.
1989 Commonwealth Bank Australia Rally Unofficial Event Retirements : Retirements may be incomplete.
www.rallye-info.com /event.asp?event=175   (120 words)

  
 Newsletter, Queensland, 1989 Spring - Unimin Australia Limited
Newsletter, Queensland, 1989 Spring - Unimin Australia Limited
To produce the optimum yield of tomatoes, Rob Rieck has found that the pH of his soil must be around the 7 mark, but to hold this level on his sandy soils, he has found it necessary to apply aglime each year.
Behind the fence in the background is a group of 12 months old Shorthorn -Murray Gory cross weaners.
www.unimin.com.au /newsletterqn89sp.html   (2351 words)

  
 1989
A civil suit is scheduled for trial in Seattle, October 16, 1989, against Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos alleging that they ordered Domingo's and Vieres murders.
They include: Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Luxembourg, the Philippines and China.
WILPF wishes in 1989 to re-affirm its support as promised in the 1926 International WILPF
www.wilpf.int.ch /statements/1989.htm   (5865 words)

  
 APJCN:Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 1980-1989
APJCN:Proceedings of the Nutrition Society of Australia 1980-1989
This consent does not extend to other kinds of copying, such as copying for general distribution, for advertising or promotional purposes, for creating new collective works or for resale.
Special requests should be addressed to the Publisher.
www.healthyeatingclub.org /APJCN/ProcNutSoc/1980-1989/1980-89.htm   (54 words)

  
 Australia Masters Games   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Australian Masters Games are the forerunner to many masters games competitions in Australia.
The games have had international participation since they began in 1987.
The 2005 Australian Masters Games are to be held in Adelaide, in October.
www.internationalgames.net /ausmasters.htm   (52 words)

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