Christmas Decorations
Christmas decorations Australia
Having answered that question on when to put up Christmas decorations I was left wondering what is the significants of the 12 days after Christmas which take us to the 6th January which is the day to take down the decorations. Help arrived in the form of an email From Janet, Charmhaven, NSW. Answer to your question about the 12 days of Xmas. I just read in a magazine that they…
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Aboriginal Country
Changing it and changing with it. The land was not just soil or rocks or minerals, but a whole environment that sustains, and is sustained, by people and culture. I feel with my body. Feeling all these trees, all this country. When this blow you can feel it. Same for country you feel it, you can look, but feeling that make you. Big Bill Neidjie, Gagudju Elder, Kakadu. For…
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Definition of Indigenous Culture
Senegal Sen·e·gal A country of western Africa on the Atlantic Ocean. The coast was settled by Wolof and other West Atlantic peoples, while the interior formed part of the medieval empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Coastal trading posts were established by the Portuguese (mid-1400s) and by the Dutch and the French (1600s). Senegal was awarded to France in 1815 by the Treaty…
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Australian Indigenous
These scholarships are designed to encourage and support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to undertake a PhD or masters by research in cardiovascular research. The goal of this scholarship is to strengthen the capacity and workforce in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cardiovascular research. We believe this, in turn, will have a positive impact on the health…
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Australia the Country
Moving to Australia can be an amazing experience. Although it is the sixth largest country in the world at over 3 million square miles, it is only home to 21 million people, which ensures that natural beauty dominates over suburban landscapes (especially out of the main cities). The country boasts a diverse range of wildlife and nature and there are many species of animals…
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Information About Aboriginal people
The National Energy Board (NEB) is a federal regulator that considers, among other things, requests from companies to construct and operate: (1) pipelines that run between provinces or into the United States; and (2) some international and interprovincial power lines. Other NEB responsibilities include regulating exploration activity north of the 60o line of latitude (north…
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Leaving Australia tax
What is a Tax Return? Everybody that works in Australia will pay tax on their income. If you are an international student, a working holiday maker or holder of a 457 Visa, usually 29% of your income will be automatically deducted for tax purposes. When you leave Australia, or at the end of the financial year (June 30), you can claim a tax refund. Who? If you worked in Australia…
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Christmas decorations in Sydney
MARK COLVIN: It started as a tabloid front-page headline on a slowish news day, but then the Prime Minister bought in, and suddenly Sydney s Christmas decorations were a story. It was the Sydney Daily Telegraph that decided that the city s council wasn t spending enough on trees and lights and other Christmas baubles, but by the end of the day the Lord Mayor Clover Moore was…
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Summer Christmas decorations
Sometimes when we mention some random side-note-y thing, that little aside surprises us by becoming the thing people want to know about more than anything else we’ve said. Take this cheeseball picture that we posted after John’s third triathlon almost two months ago on Instagram and Facebook, with the caption: “ Third triathlon complete for this beast (and yes, we make Christmas…
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Australia ethnic Demographics
Quality of Life Mercer’s 2015 Quality of Life Index list covers 230 cities, ranked against New York as the base city, Sydney ranked 10th worldwide. Aspects of the Quality of Life measures may vary considerably for Sydneysiders. As demonstrated in previous sections of this document quality of life may be diminished due to limited access to affordable housing, a diverse range…
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