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  Politics of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The government of Australia is a federation, and Australians elect state and territory legislatures as well as a bicameral Parliament of Australia.
The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is a social democratic party partly founded by the trade union movement and broadly represents the urban working class, although it increasingly has a base of middle class support.
The list of political parties in Australia comprises the names and federal leaders of significant political parties as well as the names of other parties, including formerly significant parties.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Australia   (1035 words)

  
 List of Lists
List of Ceremonial counties of England by Population
List of Chancellors of the University of Cambridge
List of Chancellors of the University of Mississippi
www.starrepublic.org /encyclopedia/wikipedia/l/li/listoflists.html   (2044 words)

  
 AAS Biographical Memoirs - Robert Gordon Menzies 1894-1978
The Australian National Research Council, the predecessor of the Australian Academy of Science, organized a symposium in Canberra in 1954 under the chairmanship of the highly respected Chief Justice of the Commonwealth, Sir Owen Dixon, at which the plight of the universities was discussed.
The president of the Australian National Research Council, the distinguished anthropologist, Professor A. Elkin, wrote to the Prime Minister outlining the plight of the universities and sending the text of a resolution passed at the symposium.
Australian astronomers were interested in the building of a large telescope in Australia to facilitate joint optical and radio observing, and because a large part of the southern sky contained important stellar objects not visible to northern hemisphere telescopes.
www.asap.unimelb.edu.au /bsparcs/aasmemoirs/menzies.htm   (14161 words)

  
 Politics of Australia
In the self-governing territories (except the Australian Capital Territory), the Queen is represented by an Administrator.
The Australian Parliament is bicameral, consisting of a 76-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives.
Australia also has three self-governing territories, the Australian Capital Territory (where Canberra is located), the Northern Territory and Norfolk Island, with political systems similar to those of the states, although their legislatures exercise only those powers granted to them by Commonwealth legislation.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/p/po/politics_of_australia.html   (1112 words)

  
 Families and welfare reform - Family Matters - Journal article - Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS)
Our list of Australian federal politicians is completed with Kevin Andrews, who as chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs was responsible for the influential report, To Have and To Hold.
The politics of the welfare state are still highly contested, of course, but leading politicians on the left as well as the right seem today to be converging in their recognition that something went wrong over the last 50 years of the welfare state, and that the time has come to put it right.
Similarly, Australians have never been healthier than they are today, yet the number of recipients of Disability Pension has almost doubled in ten years (to 578,000), and it is projected to rise by another 30 per cent in the next six years.
www.aifs.gov.au /institute/pubs/fm/fm54ps.html   (6309 words)

  
 The role of Australian imperialism in the Asia-Pacific region   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Australian merchants, bankers and industrialists benefited from the wealth of the goldfields, the inflow of British capital and the growth of wage labour and of the domestic market as a result of large-scale immigration from the British Isles.
Australian overseas investment has continued to rise; from the annual average increase of eleven per cent in the 1970s, it skyrocketed to nearly forty per cent a year in the second half of the 1980s.
Australian navy personnel, who help to maintain the boats and advise on their use, are considered a strategic benefit for the Australian military because they act as "eyes and ears" in the recipient countries.
www.dsp.org.au /links/back/issue18/dsp.htm   (3442 words)

  
 Compulsory Voting   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
There are the questions of the accuracy of the voters' list, voter information, and the mechanisms for the follow-up fine or punishment system for non-voters.
Moreover, a ballot spoiler would still be a participant operating within the system, using the ballot as a means to communicate disaffection.
While nonvoting might easily be dismissed as a sign of complacency or apathy, a rise in the percentage of invalid ballots under a mandatory voting regime could serve as an indicator that the concerns of a growing segment of the public are not being heeded by politicians.
www.aceproject.org /main/english/es/esc07a.htm   (1651 words)

  
 Australia - Global Career Connections
Many Australian politicians have declined the designation of knighthood for fear of alienating their constituents.
For references, list individuals (preferably superiors) with whom you have worked closely; give their names, titles and contact details-or state that the information will be supplied on request.
Australians have a dislike for arrogance, so it is important to be straightforward and modest, and maintain eye contact when speaking or being spoken to.
www.du.edu /internationaljobs/australia.htm   (965 words)

  
 Royal Australian Air Force   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The RAAF began in March 1914 as the Australian Flying Corps and became a fully independent air force in March 1921.
In June 2002, the Australian government announced that committed to the F-35, an announcement which came as a surprise to the other companies tendering for Australia's Air 6000 specification, intended to replace the RAAF's F-111s and F/A-18s.
The unsuccessful bidders' appeals tended to rest on the extent of Australian companies' involvement in manufacture of the planes, which it was said would have exceeded any share of JSF contracts.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/Royal-Australian-Air-Force.htm   (1353 words)

  
 United Press International - The Washington Times, America's Newspaper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Australian security officials have quizzed a defecting Chinese diplomat about the extent of Chinese espionage in their country.
On Sunday, Chen produced a list for Australian officials of active members of the Falun Gong religious movement in Australia, which he claims came from the Chinese embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra.
Chen told the Australians that the Chinese Embassy and consulate in Canberra was divided into two sections, one diplomatic, and another focusing on intelligence.
washingtontimes.com /upi/20050712-065546-2126r.htm   (292 words)

  
 Politicians' Outrageous Perks   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Known affectionately by politicians as TA, the travel allowance is paid daily to travelling MPs based on the cost of a four-star hotel in major cities and towns, along with meals and incidentals.
Perhaps the strongest evidence that politicians can't be trusted to put their own house in order involves the uproar in 1997 over their superannuation schemes.
Politicians should not receive pension payouts until they have reached the age of 55.
www.multiline.com.au /~johnm/perks.htm   (2686 words)

  
 Premiers of the Australian states   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Premiers of the Australian states are the heads of the executive governments in the six states of the Australia.
The Australian states were originally founded as British colonies, and executive power was held by a Governor (or sometimes a Lieutenant-Governor) appointed by the British Government (see Governors of the Australian states).
Victorian Premier James Munro (Australian politician), for example, fled the colony to escape his creditors in 1890, and Queensland Premier Thomas McIlwraith was notoriously corrupt.
read-and-go.hopto.org /Australian-politicians/Premiers-of-the-Australian-states.html   (660 words)

  
 Roger Clarke's 'Australia Card'
By the beginning of 1986 the Australian Democrats, through their incoming leader Janine Haines, were committed to oppose the scheme.
Of the present Australian population, 21% was born outside the country.
The Australian stated that it received 526 letters between 3 and 15 September, 475 against, 25 for and 26 unspecified - "There has never been a debate like it on the letters page; there has never been such a cry of opposition from the nation over one topic".
www.anu.edu.au /people/Roger.Clarke/DV/OzCard.html   (6573 words)

  
 Australian Family Court Discussion List
One of the aims of this list, besides being a forum to air your grievances, is gather some political clout to approach
Australian political parties with and have them take notice.
As the Government tries to improve family justice, "Mr X" tells of his personal voyage of despair."Don’t cry, you will lose your children for sure," your barrister says sternly; and inside all you can feel are waves of distress.
www.geocities.com /clubsprint/ausfamilycourt.html   (2594 words)

  
 Cyndi's List - Cemeteries & Funeral Homes
Cemetery listing of Aquia Episcopal Church, Stafford, Virginia (Stafford County).
List of cemeteries state by state, county by county.
Lists of cemeteries, private cemeteries, funeral homes and microfilm resources at the LDS Family History Centers.
www.cyndislist.com /cemetery.htm   (4075 words)

  
 Interesting Facts about our World in the 'Lifestyle' category
Australians are the most likely to join charities, educational organizations, environmental groups, professional organizations, sports groups and unions.
Australians lead the world in hours worked and membership in many voluntary organizations.
This list is much, much to long and it should be sorted in the other direction (decending).
www.nationmaster.com /facts.php   (1328 words)

  
 Classic Mistakes Enumerated
The common denominator in this list is that you won't necessarily get rapid development if you avoid the mistake, but you will definitely get slow development if you don't avoid it.
A Standish Group survey listed realistic expectations as one of the top five factors needed to ensure the success of an in-house business-software project (Standish Group 1994).
Australian consultant Rob Thomsett argues that lack of an effective project sponsor virtually guarantees project failure (Thomsett 1995).
www.stevemcconnell.com /rdenum.htm   (3661 words)

  
 List of Australian politicians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This section only lists former members of the House of Representatives.
For current members, see List of members of the Australian House of Representatives.
This page was last modified 03:16, 4 November 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Australian_politicians   (105 words)

  
 Australian Politicians 'Abandoned' Muslims - IslamicSydney.com
He said the gang rapes, gang activity in and around Lakemba and Bankstown and the post-September 11 climate had led to unprecedented attacks on the Muslim community.
Some politicians had "used and exploited" these issues to create division.
He admitted problems were caused by Muslims retreating within their community.
islamicsydney.com /story.php?id=641   (641 words)

  
 Middle East Open Encyclopedia: RAAF   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force.
With British manufacturing targeted by the Luftwaffe, the Australian government created the Department of Aircraft Production (DAP) to supply Commonwealth air forces and the RAAF was eventually provided with large numbers of locally-built versions of British designs like the DAP Beaufort torpedo bomber.
In the European Theatre of World War II, RAAF personnel were especially notable in RAF Bomber Command: they represented two percent of all RAAF personnel during the war, but accounted for 23% of the total number killed in action.
www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=RAAF   (1758 words)

  
 Australian Explorers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
List of Australian land and sea explorers with links to their biographical details and their journals.
Dictionary of Australian Biography Biographies of more than 1000 people prominent in the development of Australia--explorers, artists, politicians, scientists, etc. All died before the end of 1942.
Both explored Australian coastline and circumnavigaed Tasmania, demonstrating it to be an island.
www.gutenberg.net.au /explorers.html   (2505 words)

  
 Australian Weather Mailing List Archives: Tuesday, 30 March 1999
Whilst on the subject of Vance, I recall hearing a news broadcast of the Prime Minister congratulating the SES for the great job done in ensuring there were no lives lost in any of the affected areas.
Perhaps it is up to groups like us to bring to the attention of politicians and the general public that spending public money on the BoM is not just a cost to the public purse but also an investment in the savings of life and property in situations like this.
Some are related to natural climatic variability (e.g., spatial and temporal variations in mid-latitude cyclones for eastern Canada), others are more specific (e.g., health problems related to air pollution episodes, and synoptic weather situations creating LRTAP and acid rain in subarctic regions).
www.australiasevereweather.com /storm_news/aussiewx/1999/990330.htm   (3355 words)

  
 Australian Weather Mailing List Archives: Monday, 21 June 1999
Replay on or off list is o.k Many thanks - Peter +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ To unsubscribe from aussie-weather send e-mail to:majordomo at world.std.com with "unsubscribe aussie-weather your_email_address" in the body of your message.
Replay on or off list is o.k > Many thanks - Peter I suggest that you consult the READY site; http://www.arl.noaa.gov/ready/cmet.html In that, you'll find roll-your-own metrograms from which you can select "Geopotential Height (3D)" at a given pressure, say 850mb, at a given location.
This means that you do not have to be a member of the Australian Severe Weather Association to submit a photo, nor do you have to be a member to vote on the current months photos which are up for display.
www.australiasevereweather.com /storm_news/aussiewx/1999/990621.htm   (5964 words)

  
 Lifechanges ... Delayed: November 2003
My list of Harry Potter in translation was mentioned by Languagehat yesterday, garnering me more hits than any previous day.
Looking in the Shorter OED, cobbler is listed as "origin unknown," but its use to describe a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick crust dates to the mid 19th Century United States.
In contrast, future generations of deaf signers will probably remain bilingual because they will continue to have a need in different spheres of their lives for both the economically important spoken language and the perceptually and fully accessible signed language.
lifechange.blogspot.com /2003_11_01_lifechange_archive.html   (11625 words)

  
 Project Gutenberg of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
A chronology of Australian exploration with links to relevant ebooks, together with an extensive list of Australian explorers and their biographies.
A list of the top ten bestselling books in both fiction and non-fiction categories for the years 1923 through 1953.
A list of the birth and death date of a large number of authors.
gutenberg.net.au   (396 words)

  
 Left I on the News
The current list of nominated songs appears below; for the rules of the process and previous comments (including songs I haven't yet decided on whether or not to add to the list of nominees), see the original post.
Songs listed in alphabetical order so as not to reveal my own prejudices (other than in the inclusion of these songs, but I'm sure there are many important songs I've missed).
But when they were simply asked to name their top issue without the assistance of a list to influence their choices, Iraq was picked by 27 percent, the economy by 14 percent and moral values tied with terrorism at only 9 percent.
lefti.blogspot.com /2004_11_01_lefti_archive.html   (12178 words)

  
 remembering rebecca :: june 2005
Among the new people I met were the Witty Knitter and Australian Senator Andrew Bartlett, who presented a paper about politicians with blogs.
We list the most popular restaurants, hotels, and night clubs in over 60 major cities, summer and winter resorts and we keep track of major events, parties, exhibitions, film and music festivals and sporting events such as motor racing, tennis, sailing, golf, and others.
However, the politicians were keen to stress that such was the power of the device, positive results could easily come from so-called "cross contamination", for example by touching cash or a door handle previously handled by a drugs user.
www.rebeccablood.net /archive/2005/06.html   (7368 words)

  
 Geof Henderson and the Fair Go Party
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www.viacorp.com /henderson.html   (1120 words)

  
 Noreascon Four Not the DNC
To help them, and you, we've begun to compile our very own list of why (and how) Noreascon 4 will not be like a major political convention.
Ideally, we'd be able to list 2004 reasons and ways that we're different.
Our attendees are likely to be wearing tee-shirts listing the reasons we're not like a major political convention.
www.noreascon.org /not-the-dnc.html   (1244 words)

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