Australia History
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Australian Population history
As they often do, a few days before Christmas, the ABS released their June Quarter 2014 update of Australian Demographic Statistics. It shows that in the 2013-14 financial year, Australia’s population grew by 1.6% (365, people) to 23, 490, 700 people. But the interesting stuff is in the details as usual! Here is a chart of Australia’s population vs building approvals for the…
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Australian Sacred Sites
Kata Tjuta (also known as The Olgas) are one of Australia’s most famous icons and a sacred site to local aboriginal people. It sits in the central Australian desert and attracts thousands of tourists each year
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History of sport in Australia
From: Excellence : the Australian Institute of Sport. Canberra, Australian Sports Commission, 1998 (updated Jan 2002) The race for excellence has no finish line. In Australia, the race starts at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). While the catalyst for an institute of sport was Australia s performance at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976 (one silver medal and four bronze…
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Australian Cultural History
One of the reasons they have survived for so long is their ability to adapt to change. Culture : the total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings, which is passed on from one generation to the next. Heritage : that which comes or belongs to one by reason of birth. Maintaining one s culture, values and traditions is beyond price. Human beings cannot live without…
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Countries Near Australia
Location, location, location! In search, we know that users search for different things in different states and that the average cost per click advertisers pay differs by state too. With more and more advertisers running campaigns internationally, many have discovered that these trends exist across the borders as well! Which countries have the most expensive cost per click?…
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Australian history and Culture
Identification. The name Australia was formally adopted and popularized in 1817 by the British governor of the colony of New South Wales. The title was suggested in 1814 and derives from the Latin terra australis incognita ( the unknown south land ) which had been used by mapmakers for centuries before European colonization. Since its days as a British colony Australia has…
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Who are the Aboriginal people?
According to the United Nations, there are approximately 400 million Indigenous people worldwide, making up more than 5, distinct tribes . Together we are one of the largest minority groups in the world, spanning over 90 countries. While Indigenous Peoples total only about 6% of the world’s population, we represent 90% of the cultural diversity . INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HOLD 20%…
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Customs Culture definition
Main Difference – Culture vs Custom The two terms culture and custom are interrelated concepts that are unique to different social groups. Culture is a complex whole including beliefs, knowledge, rituals, morals, customs, and other habits and capabilities of people. Custom is a traditional way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular place, time or society…
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Customs regulations Australia
Importing goods can help your business meet its goals and provide goods to customers that may not be available locally. Exporting can open a business to new markets, spread risk by reducing dependence on the local market and increase your competitiveness. Licensing and permits Whilst there is no general licence required for importing, Australian Customs will need to clear your…
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Immigration card Australian
Many Italians migrated to North Queensland and worked on the sugar cane fields, 1956 (J25, 1956/4159) Passenger records document the movement of people into and out of Australia. These records are well known and well used sources of genealogical information. Before 1948, the captain or master of all passenger ships and aircrafts was required to provide Custom authorities with…
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