buildings within Adelaide. Many go to the landmark... ... middle of paper ... ... Tourism. South Australian Government. South Australian Tourism Commission (SATC), 2008. Tourism Research Backpackers to SA. South Australian Government. The Advertiser, 2010 police hunt three people as boy shot in New Boy’s Leader’s Hindley Street tattoo parlour. Available http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/hindley-st-tattoo-parlour-shooting/story-e6frea83-1225932603575 The Saucy Red Head. 2012. Eat
Mining industry has been the anchor of South Australia’s economy and, benefits it has provided outweigh whichever associated costs. As developed by the South Australian State Government (2013), “realising the benefits of the mining boom for all” is one of the seven strategic priorities to secure the state’s future. Mining is an important industry in South Australia because it has been a major source of minerals for the high demand in Australia and many countries (Flinders Ranges Research n.d.). This
Introduction This report provides an overview about the market in South Australia for a new business related to clothing, footwear and equipment for sport and physical activities. It is necessary to research about the habits in physical activities in South Australia. Additionally, the report examines whether the name of the business is suitable to the local market. A investigation related to the income per capita in South Australia is necessary in order to figure out whether shall exist demand for
INTRODUCTION North Stradbroke Island (NSI), also known as Minjerribah, is a home to many, approximately 2,102 people around the island (Redland City Council, 2016) and the Quandamooka people have thousands of years of a connection with the sea, land, and country (Stradbroke Island, 2018). The Island’s main source of economic growth comes from sand mining. The largest sand mining company on NSI is Sibelco, they have been running the operation since 1950 (Stradbroke Island, 2018). As of 2019, Sibelco
The Coorong National Park is a protected area located in South Australia 156kms southeast of Adelaide. (See Figure 1) It forms part of the Murray Darling river system and is situated close by to Lake Alexandrina and Lake Albert. The Coorong stretches for more than 130kms and protects many saltwater lagoons of which are sheltered from the pounding surf of the Southern Ocean, by the sand dunes of the Younghusband Peninsula. The Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth all form part of a unique wetland
Should South Australia Host a High-Level Nuclear Waste Dump? Nuclear waste is radioactive material that is produced as a common by-product of the operation of nuclear power generation and any additional applications of nuclear technology. Nuclear (Radioactive) waste is hazardous to the environment as well as living organisms and is strictly regulated by certain government agencies to protect the world from the risks of this waste. However, nuclear technology can also be a good thing as it is used
Australia was originally a collection of six independent colonies and due to many reasons discussed in this essay, they drew together and became a Federation. Although the States still retain their own identities, it is as Australian's that we are united and identified against the rest of the world. Australia has become a recognized nation with political and military standing. In 1787, a ship of criminals set out from England to establish a colony in Australia. Its main purpose was to relocate
Blackbirding is the practice of enslaving people onto ships, usually through the use of deception and bribery, especially the inhabitants from the South Pacific Islands, and then transporting them to the sugar cane and cotton plantations, particularly in Queensland, Australia, to work as labourers. This practice was not limited to the blackbirding in Queensland, Australia, and had already occurred on the Chincha Islands in Peru. This dreadful practice occurred predominantly between the 1860’s and 1904. The
governments historically, has been Australian’s relations with its ‘near abroad’ countries. Historically, the Australian’s preoccupation with its ‘near abroad’ countries has mainly focused on security concerns in the way the instability might affect Australia itself. Australia’s principal interests in the Pacific had changed little since the first European settlement in the region. Firstly, the islands’ proximity and
The only time Australia has come under direct attack from another country, was when Japan bombed Darwin and sunk a number of ships in Sydney, during World War 2. The question then has to be asked, why Australia has been involved in so many conflicts. A number of recent conflicts in this century come to mind, they include, The Boer War, World War One, World War Two and The Vietnam War. By far the conflict that drew the most outrage from Australian citizens was the Vietnam War. Australia has been drawn
The white Australia policy began in the 1850’s in attempt to create a one-race country, Letting Chinese and Pacific Island foreigners was good at the time but it came back around to bite them in the bum. The white Australia policy all began when Australia’s British Prisoners were rapidly declining and therefore Australians were forced to import the labor needed to work in its mines. So instead of importing from Europe they began to import from countries like China and the Pacific Islands. Australians
Australia Australia is an island continent located southeast of Asia and forming, with the nearby island of Tasmania, the Commonwealth of Australia, a self-governing member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The continent is bounded on the north by the Timor Sea, the Arafura Sea, and the Torres Strait; on the east by the Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea; on the south by the Bass Strait and the Indian Ocean; and on the west by the Indian Ocean. The commonwealth extends for about about 2500 miles from
views are valid-that there are unique Aboriginal and Australian cultures and that Australia has ongoing cultural links with other countries that have a significant impact on Australia and the rest of the world. It could fu... ... middle of paper ... ...hem. • Also many sports have been taken from other countries at various times in Australia’s history eg. cricket from England Types of Sport and Countries Australia is Linked with Through This Sport • Cricket (originally English sport brought
The Poetry of Judith Wright Abstract This report discusses the influences of Australia as well as the universal impact on the poetry of Judith Wright. It contains an evaluation of both the techniques and the "plot" behind the poems "Remittance Man, "South of My Days" and "Eve to her Daughters" as well as a comparison between the three poems. Australia, as Wright¡¦s homeland, has had a significant effect on the content of her poems but references to English scenes are also consistent as well
Australia first became multicultural during the gold rush with a huge quantity of international immigration to Australia. The Chinese were one of the many groups that came to Australia in search to strike for gold. In 1853, the first boatload of Chinese miners arrived in Victoria. Most Chinese arrivals in Australia came by sea, from the deprived areas in Southern China, particularly in the areas around Canton. But as the amount of Chinese immigration drastically increased, they tried to limit the
first settlers arrived in Australia 35,000 years ago during the great ice age. The sea levels lowered between Indonesia and New Guinea and created a land bridge that would allow nomadic tribes to cross from Southeast Asia. Like many other humans of that era they were hunters and gatherers and traveled from place to place in search of new game. Thousands of years after these drifters arrived; the glaciers thawed and raised the seas once again, which kept the people of Australia permanently there.
Hampton, R., & Toombs, M. (2013). Chapter 4: Indigenous Australian concepts of health and well-being. In Indigenous Australians and Health: The Wombat in the Room. (pp. 73-90). Oxford University Press: South Melbourne. The authors describe Indigenous perspectives on health and well-being based on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s historical and cultural backgrounds. In the Indigenous culture, health comprises not just physical and mental health, but emotional well-being, social and
major concern in Australia and the immigration policies have caused a number of debates and controversy since World War II. The change of these policies revealed society 's attitudes toward race, cultural factors, labor needs. During the post World War 2, the White Australia Policy was a significant factor influenced the immigration policies ; the Act prevented the non-Europe and non-White immigrating to Australia. In the 1970s, the Whitlam government abolished the "White Australia Policy and launched
more international tourists to visit Australia. Sponsorship fees received from international sources were strong leading up to the Olympics and according to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), broadcast rights, approximately one billion dollars in value, were recorded as exports in September quarter 2000. Ticket sale sold to overseas visitors,... ... middle of paper ... ...tself. Importantly, the benefits will continue well into the new millennium as Australia gets more international exposure for
Australian Dollar. Australia is one of the largest capitalist economies in the world with a GDP of USD 1.57 trillion. The Australian economy is dominated by its service sector, comprising 68% of GDP. Besides, the Australian Securities Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Australia and in the South Pacific and ranks 9th in the world in terms of market capitalization. Australia is home to some of the largest commodity companies in the world which are also the 10 largest companies in Australia, including