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  It's an Honour - Order of Australia
The Queen is the Sovereign Head of the Order of Australia and the Governor-General is the Principal Companion and as Chancellor is charged with the administration of the order.
The Official Secretary to the Governor-General is the Secretary of the Order of Australia.
The Council of the Order of Australia is an independent body that considers all nominations for appointments and awards in the General Division of the Order.
www.itsanhonour.gov.au /honours/awards/medals/order_of_australia.cfm   (815 words)

  
  Australia Day - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australia Day is marked by civic celebrations around the country, including Order of Australia and Australian of the Year awards for outstanding achievement.
The Perth Lotterywest Skyworks display is billed as the largest Australia Day celebration in the country, with more than a third of the city's population (around 500,000 estimated for the 2006 Skyworks) lining the river foreshore for the display.
In Sydney on Australia Day 2006 there was a Woggan-ma-gule ceremony honouring the past and celebrating the present involving the New South Wales Governor and Indigenous Australians.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Australia_Day   (421 words)

  
 Order of Australia - National - smh.com.au
For service to the Parliament of Australia, particularly through the administration of the House of Representatives and its committees, to promotion of parliamentary practice and procedure, and to assisting the understanding of the functions of parliament internationally.
For service to the Anglican Church of Australia, particularly in Tasmania, in the field of Christian education and as an advocate of lay ministry and the ordination of women.
For outstanding public service and leadership within Australia and internationally in the field of animal science and in the effective transfer of his knowledge to a broad range of beneficiaries.
www.smh.com.au /news/national/order-of-australia/2007/06/10/1181414141876.html   (13856 words)

  
 Order of Australia
Nominations are assessed by the Council for the Order of Australia for recommendation to the Governor-General for approval.
The Victoria Cross for Australia was created in 1991 for persons who perform an act of the most conspicuous gallantry or daring or pre-eminent acts of valour or self-sacrifice or display extreme devotion to duty.
This Medal is the Australian successor to the British Cadet Forces Medal that ceased to be used in Australia in 1974.
www.diggerhistory.info /pages-medals/oz-awards.htm   (2230 words)

  
 Order of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Her Majesty is The Sovereign Head of the Order, the Governor-General is the Principal Companion and as Chancellor is charged with the administration of the Order.
The Official Secretary to the Governor-General is the Secretary of the Order of Australia.
All four Order of Australia insignia (medals) are based on the design of a single flower of wattle in the form of a convex golden disc, with radiating lines to accentuate the central circlet which represents the surrounding sea.
www.1earth.com.au /medals/order_of_australia.htm   (1113 words)

  
 Online edition of Daily News - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
His appointment is in recognition for: Service to the development of multiculturalism in Australia as an advocate and lobbyist, and to the community through the promotion of indigenous reconciliation.
This document was launched by the current Prime Minister of Australia as the key policy instrument of his government on multiculturalism.
His appointment as a Member of the Order of Australia is particularly significant in that it is for recognition of his services and achievements outside the field of his chosen profession.
www.dailynews.lk /2003/07/10/new24.html   (393 words)

  
 Australia
Australia became known for its liberal legislation: free compulsory education, protected trade unionism with industrial conciliation and arbitration, the secret ballot, women's suffrage, maternity allowances, and sickness and old-age pensions.
Australia released the Flood report in 2004, an assessment of prewar intelligence on Iraq, which described the evidence supporting Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction as “thin, ambiguous, and incomplete.” But like similar U.S. and UK intelligence reports, it cleared the government of manipulating the intelligence.
Australia has been the victim of two significant terrorist attacks in recent years: the 2002 Bali, Indonesia, bombings by a group with ties to al-Qaeda in which 202 died, many of whom were Australian, and the 2004 attack on the Australian embassy in Indonesia, which killed ten.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0107296.html   (1295 words)

  
 The Crumbling Of Order In Australia
But this imposition of order requires that the agents of authority be powerful and respected; able to enforce the rules while invulnerable to their victims' wrath.
The inability of the courts to control law-breakers is revealed by their impotence in the face of juvenile crime, as well as the inadequate sentences they hand-out, which is not just because contemporary courts re-enact the role of indulgent parents, but because they have been emasculated in the penalty they can inflict.
The notion of authority, with its resultant order, is established in a community by the parents during child rearing.
www.ourcivilisation.com /signs/chap10.htm   (4218 words)

  
 Dark Order - thrash/death metal form Australia
DARK ORDER:  We are and independent band, and we will record our next album at our own financial pace and we are not going to jump for the first contract that comes our way; however, if one comes and suit our requirement 100% then things change.
DARK ORDER: Right now for the first time in the 11 years that we have been playing in this scene, we are noticing that they have switched over to the European style metal and the American influences are minimal.
DARK ORDER: Well it is varied, but generally across the board with the lyrics they tend to be mostly protest type lyrics of some sort and also explanatory and historical as well.
www.geocities.com /deathmetalside/darkorder.html   (1064 words)

  
 Archery Mart Australia Mail Order   (Site not responding. Last check: )
We have been providing mail order service to our customers throughout Australia and Oceania for 10 years.
Orders placed before 1pm will, in most cases, be shipped the same day.
Australia Post will place a parcel card in your mail box.
www.archerymart.com.au /AMAMailorder.htm   (121 words)

  
 Medals Australia - Order of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When established there was the ability for the Crown to appoint Knights and Dames to the Order however this was removed on the advise of the Prime Minister in 1986 without prejudice to any person who had been admitted to the Order at that grade.
The Order was established by The Queen on 14 February 1975.
The Council for the Order of Australia makes recommendations to the Governor-General as to the appropriateness of a nominee to be admitted to the Order and at what grade.
home.mira.net /~jmmc/oa_page.htm   (341 words)

  
 Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is not established by any Act of Parliament or Ministerial Regulation; rather it was established by Letters Patent issued by Her Majesty the
Appointments (including honorary appointments) to the Order and awards of the Medal of the Order shall be made, with the approval of The Sovereign, by Instrument signed by the Governor-General and sealed with the Seal of the Order.
When worn in Australia by an Australian citizen, the insignia of the Order shall be worn in the prescribed manner.
www.statusquo.org /aru_html/html/orderofaus.html   (2640 words)

  
 Australia Day
On Australia Day, the achievements of Australian citizens are recognised.
Australia Day Awards are conferred upon civilians for outstanding work in the community.
The Order of Australia was instituted in 1975.
www.rochedalss.qld.edu.au /australiaday   (154 words)

  
 Order of Australia awards   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Awards of the Order of Australia, announced each year on Australia Day and the Queens Birthday, recognise achievement and meritorious service.
This low nomination rate does not reflect the significant contribution that women make across all fields of activity, and is not a fair representation of the role women are playing in the Australian community.
Whilst this work is undeniably valuable, the emphasis on this form of contribution ignores the changing nature of the role of women in Australia.
www.agric.nsw.gov.au /rwn/cweb/spring-1998/oam.htm   (340 words)

  
 How to order in Australia
We are not allowed to sell it in Australia at this time but anyone can buy it directly from the USA for their own use.
Personal Use Orders should not exceed a maximum value of AUD$250 as they may then attract GST and a 5% duty upon arrival in Australia.
Orders sent to a business address may be regarded as commercial items and customs and quarantine charges may apply.
users.tpg.com.au /users/goflash/noni2/t40australia.htm   (601 words)

  
 Sharman to challenge court order: ZDNet Australia: News: Business   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In addition to the respondents, Anton Pillar orders were also served on Brilliant Digital Entertainment and its owner Kevin Burmeister, the University of Queensland, Monash University and the University of New South Wales, Telstra, Akamai Technologies, NTT Australia and The Internet Group in order to obtain evidence to use against Sharman Networks.
On Friday the universities challenged the Anton Pillar orders and the parties agreed the information obtained under the order would be kept confidential until a further order was made.
A submission to the court was also made by one of the independent solicitors attending the execution of the Anton Pillar order relating to "extraordinary events" at one of the locations.
www.zdnet.com.au /news/business/print.htm?TYPE=story&AT=39116050-39023166t-10000004c   (439 words)

  
 Australia Hotels - Hotels Australia - Hotels in Australia
Australia also boasts some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.
With so much to do in Australia, you should decide early on what it is you want to see when you arrive.
Australia is a country you will have to visit a few times in order to see everything it has to offer.
www.australiahotelfinder.com   (626 words)

  
 Australia Send Flowers to Australia and Anywhere Around the World
Order online - order flowers online for fast worldwide flower delivery in Australia.
A joy to work with and a good deal more fun than ordering the industrial supplies that is a part of my regular job.
Ordering gifts and such should be an enjoyable experience, and you made it one.
australia.flowers-worldwide.net   (6077 words)

  
 Order of Australia Association: Official National Website Homepage
The Order of Australia, instituted by Her Majesty The Queen on 14 February 1975, was established as "an Australian society of honour for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service".
The Order of Australia Association is a separate identity being an incorporated Association of recipients of awards in the Order.
To foster love of and pride in Australian citizenship and to uphold the high principles and prestige of the Order of Australia
www.theorderofaustralia.asn.au   (217 words)

  
 Money Orders   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Money orders can be purchased in bulk at a significant discount and can be printed with an advertising message.
Bulk money orders are a convenient, safe and economical payment system for businesses or organisations with a need to provide refunds or 'cash-back' payments and incentives to many clients at the same time.
These money orders cannot be cashed at post offices either in Australia or overseas.
www.auspost.com.au /IXP/0,1083,CH2020~MO19,00.html   (471 words)

  
 The order of Australia - theage.com.au
As Australia moves closer to the economic rationalist dystopia, it is tempting to see the New Right as drivers of such change.
More important, however, has been the organised ruling class, such as the Business Council of Australia, and the pressure of international financial markets.
So, when the Business Council of Australia proposed enterprise bargaining in the 1990s, it seemed moderate in comparison with the New Right's goal of abolishing the arbitration system.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/07/13/1026185123877.html   (1476 words)

  
 Largest ever order for Volvo Buses in Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The order from the State Transit Authority of New South Wales is for 180 bus chassis.
The order is for 100 single bus chassis and 80 articulated buses.
An order for 30 bus chassis that are currently operating in Newcastle was received in 2002.
www.primezone.com /newsroom/news_releases.mhtml?d=63217   (428 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Cricket | Australia restore order with win
It was just the 26th occasion a one-day international has been won by the maximum wicket margin, the third by Australia and the sixth inflicted on Bangladesh.
The burly left-hander was starved of the strike early on but feasted on what was available, smashing nine fours and a straight six off Rana to bring up his 50.
Australia, who named the same team which defeated England on Thursday, were again without batsman Michael Clarke, who is still struggling with a bad back.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/cricket/4619787.stm   (562 words)

  
 Diana Cullen - Order of Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mrs Cullen, who was one of 405 citizens recognised, was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia at a special presentation at Parliament House in Perth yesterday.
Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), she is quietly proud of what she has achieved but prefers to spend her energy getting things done.
Mrs Cullen, 76, moved from Hobart to WA in 1948 with her husband, pioneering medical practitioner Kevin Cullen, performing physiotherapy on polio victims in Perth for three months before moving to the South-West.
www.cullenwines.com.au /pages/di_cullen_oa.htm   (549 words)

  
 Knitwit Australia Order Form
Australia's source of quality knit and stretch fabrics for the home dressmaker
Orders can be faxed to Knitwit on (08) 9389 1777 (from outside Australia +61 8 9389 1777)
Or ring your order through on 1300 85 2122 from anywhere in Australia for the cost of a local call with your credit card handy (outside Australia +61 8 9389 1222)
www.knitwit.com.au /orderform.html   (119 words)

  
 Lawlink NSW: Order of Australia
The Director-General Laurie Glanfield has been admitted as a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2001 Australia Day Honours.
In the Order of Australia, all four insiginia awarded are based on the design of a single flower of wattle in the form of a convex golden disc, with a ribbon of royal blue silk, scattered with wattle blossoms.
There are four levels of award within the Order of Australia.
www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au /lawlink.nsf/pages/oa_dg_01   (315 words)

  
 COUNCIL FOR THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Her interaction with such a wide cross-section of the Australian community will add a further dimension to the deliberations of the Council which meets twice a year to consider nominations and to make recommendations for awards in the Order of Australia to the Governor-General.
She brings to the Council for the Order of Australia a breadth of experience and achievement which many Australians respect and admire.
Ms Fulwood has served on the Council since 1996 and I would like to acknowledge on behalf of the Government and myself, appreciation for the important contribution she made to the work of the Council.
www.pm.gov.au /news/media_releases/1999/media1410.htm   (162 words)

  
 Maria Vamvakinou, MP. Federal Member for Calwell - Mr Frank Churchill - Order of Australia Medal - Speeches   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In December 1982, as a senior fireman, Frank was honoured with the National Medal for diligent long service to the community in hazardous circumstances, including in times of emergency and national disaster in direct protection of life and property.
On Australia Day this year, Frank was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the community, through support for social welfare organisations for people with disabilities, particularly through the Northern Support Services group, and for services to the emergency services, through the United Firefighters Union and the Firefighters Credit Union.
I attended the Australia Day presentation ceremony at the Broadmeadows Town Hall and it was an absolute delight to see such a deserving recipient awarded the honour of the Medal of the Order of Australia.
www.mariavamvakinou.com /wmprint.php?ArtID=67   (709 words)

  
 O'Reilly Media -- Bookstore: Order Information
In the United States we are unable to offer refunds or replacements on orders shipped via US Priority Mail.
We are currently unable to fulfill online orders to certain countries outside of the United States.
You can send questions about your orders to See our directory of contact addresses for other areas of the company.
www.oreilly.com /store/order.html   (482 words)

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