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	1998 in Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		WIN Television WA is granted a licence to broadcast to regional and remote Western Australia.
		Ian Thorpe won his first gold medal at a major meet in the 400m freestyle and human growth hormone was found in a Chinese swimmer's bag at Sydney Airport, resulting in her deportation.
		It is Australia's first ever individual Winter Olympic medal.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1998_in_Australia (1038 words)

	TEXT: JOINT COMMUNIQUE OF 1998 AUSTRALIA-U.S. MINISTERIAL TALKS
		Australia and the United States noted that the depth and maturity of the relationship and the scope of their common agenda underlined the enduring value and importance of these consultations.
		Australia and the United States emphasised their conviction that Indonesia was in transition to a now era and both sides expressed strong support for the Indonesian Government's commitment to political reform and the staging of early elections consistent with the aspirations of all Indonesians.
		Australia and the United States pledged their full support for the benchmarks outlined in the communique issued by the P-5 in Geneva on 4 June, UNSC Resolution 1172, and the 12 June G-8 Foreign Ministers communique.
	www.fas.org /news/australia/98073101_epo.html (3331 words)

	AUSTRALIA: TRADE POLICY REVIEW SUMMARIE - 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Between 1993 and 1998, the simple average tariff declined from 0.9% to 0.3% in agriculture, from 1.1% to 0.6% in mining and from 11.1% to 6.0% in the manufacturing sector.
		Australia has made a strong commitment to achieve this objective in the WTO Committee on Rules of Origin and in the Technical Committee on Rules of Origin in Brussels, both of which it chairs.
		Australia believes that the best approach to dealing with these issues is to maintain a flexible, pragmatic and focused trade policy; to highlight the significance of the rules-based multilateral system in delivering prosperity; and to persist in efforts to improve it.
	www.mac.doc.gov /tcc/data/commerce_html/countries/Countries/Australia/TradePolicy/1998/Summary.html (8247 words)

	WTO \| Trade policy review - Australia 1998
		Australia has also increased export credit insurance for exports to the Republic of Korea and to Indonesia in response to the worsening crisis in Asia and to increased export facilitation, especially in agriculture, by major competitors in the region.
		Australia also recognises that it is important that its trading partners beaware of the reasonsfor its strict quarantine regime, especially as regards the devastating impact that imported pests anddiseases could have if rigorous measures were not applied.
		Australia strongly advocates improved coordination of trade and environment issues, both at the national level and in international fora such as the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment (CTE).
	www.wto.org /english/tratop_e/tpr_e/tp76_e.htm (9229 words)

	Background Notes: Australia, October 1998
		Australia's developed economy is dominated by its services sector (65% of GDP), but it is the agriculture and mining sectors (8% of GDP) that account for the bulk of goods and services exports (57% in 1997).
		Australia was one of the founders of both the United Nations and the South Pacific Commission (1947), and in 1950, it proposed the Colombo Plan to assist developing countries in Asia.
		Australia also is active in meetings of the Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government and the South Pacific Forum, and has been a leader in the Cairns Group (countries pressing for agricultural trade reform in the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) negotiations) and in the APEC forum.
	www.harpercollege.edu /mhealy/g101ilec/austral/australia_1098_bgn.html (4621 words)

	Australia at the 1998 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Australia managed to take home a medal again at their fourteenth Winter Olympics in 1998 at Nagano, Japan.
		Freestyle skiers Kirstie Marshall and Jacqui Cooper were some of Australia's best gold medal hopes, but both missed the aerials finals.
		Zali Steggall won Australia's first individual Winter Olympics medal, gaining bronze in slalom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia_at_the_1998_Winter_Olympics (239 words)

	Australia (TLIG: Mission: Reports of Vassula's Meetings: 1998 Reports \| 5.2.8.6) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Vassula's second visit to Australia is so rich in events and in acquaintainceship that this report relates mainly new facts relevant to the TLIG messages and to their diffusion.
		Upon their arrival in the Sydney in the afternoon on 9th March, Vassula and her travel companion were received in the airport by two outstanding Sydney corespondents, an Armenian young couple, Avo and Suzy Vardanian.
		Now they are living in Australia, serving the Armenian Apostolic Church as much as they serve the cause of the TLIG messages.
	www.tlig.org /aus.html (2169 words)

	SCI-BYTES: Science in Australia, 1998-2002
		Australia's world share of science and social-science papers over the last five years, expressed as a percentage of papers in each of 22 fields in the ISI database.
		Also, Australia's relative citation impact compared to the world average in each field, in percentage terms.
		As the right-hand column shows, the citations-per-paper average, or impact, of reports in plant and animal sciences from Australia exceeded the world average in that field by 11% (3.01 cites per paper for Australia, versus the world average of 2.72 cites).
	www.in-cites.com /research/2003/may_19_2003-2.html (275 words)

	Amnesty International 1998 Annual Report on Australia
		In February Australia's refusal to accept a binding clause on respect for “basic human rights as proclaimed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights” caused the breakdown of negotiations with the European Union on a “Framework Agreement” (see Amnesty International Report 1997).
		The Committee expressed as its principal concern that in Australia the Convention does not give rise to legitimate expectations that administrative decisions conform with its provisions and that citizens have no right to bring a complaint in local courts on the basis of the Convention.
		People arriving in Australia without proper documentation, including those seeking asylum, continued to face mandatory detention while their claim was assessed, in clear violation of international human rights standards.
	www.amnesty.org /ailib/aireport/ar98/asa12.htm (1638 words)

	Australia Day 1998
		Australia has many assets, but the greatest of these are our people.
		As we fast approach the centenary of Australia's Federation and the new millennium, 1998 is a year for us to reflect on who we are, who we want to become and where we intend to go as a Nation.
		I have long held the view that in order for Australia to be seen as independent and self-sufficient by other Nations and to enable us to promote our own unique values and our diversity, Australia should become a Republic.
	home.vicnet.net.au /~luckins/austday.html (690 words)

	CNN - Fossett sets personal record, approaches Australia - August 14, 1998
		LOUIS (CNN) -- U.S. adventurer Steve Fossett broke a personal record for the longest-lasting balloon flight as he continued his quest to be the first to fly around the world nonstop in a balloon.
		EDT Friday (2100 GMT), the highest altitude yet for his unpressurized capsule, Fossett was 2,000 miles (3,219 km) northwest of Australia and headed in a southeasterly direction.
		Crossing Australia is important because it is the most direct route toward the South Pacific and South America.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9808/14/fossett.balloon.02 (786 words)

	Adherents.com
		They are the poorest group in Australia, plagued by health problems, alcoholism, and culture shock.
		Population: About 300,000, which is 1.5% of the total population living in all parts of Australia, with a large concentration in Queensland.
		Since its establishment in Australia in 1991 the Australian Transmission Meditation Network has been drawing people from various backgrounds united by their wish to help the world...
	www.adherents.com /Na/Na_51.html (2881 words)

	Four Wheel Drive News 1998
		November 1998: Ford Australia is offering 750 "Quest" value packs for the Explorer XL and XLT four wheel drives, claimed to be worth $2K, for no addition to the rrp: alloy bull-bar, driving lights, 6-disc CD stacker player.
		May 1998, South Australia: Penalties for ignoring road-closed signs and using dirt-roads that are closed due to bad weather have been sharply increased to between $1250 and $2500 or even more.
		April 1998: There are rumours the Ford is investigating a 4WD version of the current Ford Falcon ute, so it is timely to recall the XY 4WD c1971.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /ecars/News/News.1998.html (11709 words)

	Stephen Roth Institute: Antisemitism And Racism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		In the 1998 federal election, a number of organizations on the fringe of
		to annex "a portion of Australia" for the purpose of establishing "a sovereign
		Further Immigration were typical in 1998, while a cross-section of extremist
	www.tau.ac.il /Anti-Semitism/asw98-9/australia.html (2821 words)

	International Games News October 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Consistent with the pre-games form charts, Australia overwhelmed the competition at the sixteenth Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
		Australia won medals in all sixteen sports but performed exceptionally well in swimming, shooting, gymnastics and athletics.
		Kenyans swept the men's 5000 meters with Daniel Komen (13:22.57) Thomas Nyariki and Richard Limo and the 3000 meter steeplechase with John Kosgei (8:15:34), Bernard Barmasai and Kipkurui Misoi.
	www.internationalgames.net /october98.htm (374 words)

	South-East Australia 1998
		A trip in 1997 was not a possibility but one in 1998 was, and we planned a trip around Kagu, Plains Wanderer (another bird we had wanted to see for some time) and a good selection of SE Australian species (both of us had been to Queensland before).
		I saw 274 species in Australia of which 98 were new and 44 on New Caledonia, of which 24 were new.
		We continued into South Australia (declaring two bananas and a carrot, which were then hastily eaten, at a fruit check-point) and after a brief stop by the Murray River hit the coast at Port Gawler, north of Adelaide.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/SEAustralia98.html (8136 words)

	Australia's health 1998 (AIHW)
		View other publications in related subject areas: Australia's Health.
		Australia's Health 1998 is Australia's authoritative source of information on patterns of health and illness, the supply and use of health services, and health services costs and performance.
		As part of its comprehensive coverage of health issues, this 1998 edition reports specifically on the nation's five health priority areas - cancer control, cardiovascular health, injury prevention and control, mental health and diabetes.
	www.aihw.gov.au /publications/index.cfm/title/545 (112 words)

	Australia POST Stamps (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It is also available in a unique perfumed sheetlet of self-adhesive stamps.
		Barry Humphries, the creator of Dame Edna Everage, has been recognised for his contribution to Australian culture through Australia Post's Australian Legends Award.
		Showcasing four well known players (Lleyton Hewitt, Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Marat Safin) in the background of the stamp sheet.
	www.auspost.com.au /philatelic/stamps/intro.htm (297 words)

	Malaysia Australia Bali 1998
		Currently there is one reliable Cassowary at the car parking area at the lake usually seen between 3 and 4 pm.
		It's call is one of the "sounds of Australia" only rivalled by the cicadas.
		In Australia however they were considered a pest - in the north they mainly were to be found human habitation though further south the were everywhere.
	www.camacdonald.com /birding/tripreports/MalAusBali98.html (10281 words)

	Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		It covers the number of different types of recorded crimes, their place of occurrence, victim details, responses of criminal justice agencies, and the government resources directed to deal with crime.
		The volume details the level of crime in all Australian jurisdictions; the place of occurrence of crime by type of crime; offenders, charges and arrests; responses to crime in terms of cost, personnel and case loads; and an international perspective on crime in selected countries and major regions.
		This report discusses the prevalence of heroin use and dependence in Australia, provides an overview of the epidemilogy and circumstances of heroin overdose, and interventions that may potentially reduce mortality from overdose.
	andromeda.rutgers.edu /~wcjlen/WCJ/stats/australia.html (2374 words)

	Winning Stories 1998 - Western Australia
		She tells of the desolation and frustration of life in such a place where routines revolve around sport, work, and drinking - where everyone knows you, and you don't dare to be different without being ostracised.
		Phillipa Chandler lives in Bunbury in the south west of Western Australia.
		She describes the annual pilgrimage during "schoolies week" down south, where many are inevitably caught up in the beach culture of drugs and alcohol.
	www.abc.net.au /heywire/stories/1998/wa (142 words)

	Vacation in Australia - 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		They were most common in the early morning hours, when they could be found on the grounds roaming around looking for something good to eat.
		Before I had visited Australia I had been delighted by two nature documentaries produced by David Attenborough shown on PBS.
		Upon arriving in Australia at O'Reilly's I was delighted to learn that these docmentaries had been filmed on the very grounds where I was staying!
	members.aol.com /hooverrich/vacation.htm (481 words)

	Amazon.com: Eco Challenge Australia Box Set (1999) : Video (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The Discovery Channel's Eco-Challenge: Australia is a multiple-sport endurance test that is the ultimate X game for true adventurers.
		The 1999 race took place in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, North Queensland, Australia.
		The expedition features 48 teams from 15 countries, and each team member must compete; if one falls or cannot go on, the whole team is disqualified, placing the onus on team effort, not individual determination.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1575237091?v=glance (545 words)

	eBay - australia 1998, Australia, Topical Specialty items on eBay.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		AUSTRALIA 1998 FARMING SG 1759a STRIP OF 5 F/USED
		Australia - 1998 YEAR BOOK - sealed and new condition!!
		Australia 1998 - Bass and Flinders 50c PNC
	search-desc.ebay.com /search/search.dll?query=australia+1998&newu=1&... (320 words)

	World Wetlands Day 1998 in Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Conservation Council of Western Australia - launched a document which reviews the performance of government on wetland protection in Western Australia since the 1980s.
		This paper was prepared as a contribution to the publication "Wetlands in a Dry Land.
		Understanding for Management" which is being prepared for Environment Australia and the Land and Water Resources Research and Development Corporation.
	www.ramsar.org /wwd/0/wwd98_australia.htm (337 words)

	Find in a Library: Future tense Australia beyond election 1998
		Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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	worldcatlibraries.org /wcpa/ow/ec6f9cb5ec24ace2a19afeb4da09e526.html (53 words)

	CNN - Balloonist rescued off Australia - August 17, 1998
		CORAL SEA (CNN) -- Downed U.S. balloonist Steve Fossett was safe after being rescued by an Australia yachtsman on Monday from a life raft drifting in the South Pacific, an Australian rescue official said.
		Fossett's helium aircraft fell into the area early on Monday after being hit by a thunderstorm, ending his fourth attempt at circling the world nonstop in a balloon.
		EDT Sunday), after reaching the site near the Chesterfield Islands, about 500 miles (800 km) off Australia's east coast, the French Navy in Noumea, New Caledonia, said.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/asiapcf/9808/17/fossett.rescue.02 (504 words)

	Telstra Rally Australia 10 - 13 November 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Telstra Rally Australia 10 - 13 November 2005
		Telstra Rally Australia is one of the most exciting motor sport events you will ever see in Australia.
		It's the Australian round of the FIA World Rally Championship which means that at this event you will see the world's best drivers in the word's best cars competing on some of the world's fastest and most slippery gravel roads.
	www.rallyaustralia.com.au (82 words)

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