Over one hundred years ago, the Australian Workers Union (A.W.U) stood at the forefront of the most significant industrial battle in the Australian workplace. It was a fight over "freedom of contract". The pastoralists, the employers in Australia's wool industry, wanted the "freedom" to employ ...

The period from 1901 to 1945 saw Australian women endure many hardships. Due to events that occurred during the period such as the economic boom, the depression, world war one and world war two their were many advancements making the lives of women easier, some classes much more then others. These...

Since as early as 1738, when Empress Anna Ivanovna begin the first ballet school in Russia, the Imperial Theatre School on Theatre Street in St. Petersburg,1 Russia and ballet have been synonymous with the ultimate in beauty and discipline. In the beginning, only the children of select servants wou...

Some people have asked the question, 'how' the Australian Aborigines helped shape non-Aboriginal Australians. The response is to say that contact between the two races, both British and Indigenous Australians often resulted in bringing out the worst in people. Human beings have the innat...

Gallipoli Essay The slogan advertised for Peter Weir's 'Gallipoli' was one of power and truth. ¡°From a legend we will always remember, comes a story you will never forget¡± conveys the dominancy of the film and the influential impact upon its audience. Furthermore, it magnifies th...

Politics CAT 2 'Analysis of Australian Foreign Policy with the United States since 1941' "Australia looks to America, free of any pangs as to our traditional links or kinship with the United Kingdom." Curtin's historic speech of December 1941 marked a radical change in Australian foreign poli...

Changing Perspective 'The reactions to change can vary depending on the change itself' To what extent has your study of change demonstrated this? Change varies depending on the change itself. My study of 'change' has demonstrated that a dramatic situation normally le...

Commerce Assignment The Australian Government is a constitutional democracy. Based upon the British Westminster system, it stresses the importance of two key concepts, representation and responsibility. Members of Parliament are expected to represent the interests of their electo...

1. What substance is there in the charge that Britain betrayed Australia in 1942 I.E Historically accurate is such a view To what extent was Britain responsibity for the failure of the Singapore strategy To what extent must Australian governments of the time accept responsibility? 2. What do the ...

Australia Must Increase Its Defence As we enter the 21st century we can see that countries all over the world spend large amounts of money on their defence. The United States of America alone spends around $450 billion annually on defence (pg 49, Defence Review 2000). This essay exami...

Asia contains some of our closest neighbors. In many different areas, Australia has forged strong links with Asia, links which on their current path can only become stronger. Our future now lies with Asia, our closest trading partner. Previously we mainly associated ourselves with Europe, Britain an...

A depression is a deep and extended slump in total business activity, where both buying and selling drop, causing a decline in production, prices, income and employment. Money becomes limited, many businesses fail and many workers lose their jobs. Unemployed workers have less money to spend, which l...

Are Unions in the 21st Century dead? People may tell you that the union movement is dead, or dying, that unions have little relevance in today's society. The numbers of Australian union members has definitely decreased in the past few decades, but does this mean that the end is near? Because ...

"Queensland is the sunshine state. In the light of recent terrorist attacks around the world, should our attention be concentrated on encouraging tourism or should these resources be channeled towards national security? Draw up and justify recommendations for government policy." Hike th...

. Playwrights often use stage as a way of challenging the audience to consider about social and political issues. Discuss this with reference to one or more plays. (No Sugar focus, although Othello has also been studied) Davis' presentation of the social, realist, drama "No Sugar" can be...

Analyse the consequences of inflation and evaluate the performance of the Australian economy in relation to its inflation objectives in recent years. Inflation is the sustained increase in the general level of prices over a period of time. The two main types of inflation are demand pull infla...

The Royal Melbourne Botanic Garden (RMBG) was established in the 1840's, just six years after Melbourne was founded. Its century-old trees were once famous for lining lakes and grasslands, acting as a magnificent sanctuary in the midst of a busy city, for all to enjoy. Today, the gardens are...

A greater number of jobs available in the service sector, globalisation, and the feminist movements are some of the reason that there has been a steady increase of Australian women entering the workforce. This reality coupled with the dramatic rise in divorce rates over the last few years has seen...

Australia is the only country that is also a continent. In area, Australia ranks as the sixth largest country and smallest continent. Australia is located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean. The part of the Indian Ocean that is south of Australia is called the Southern Ocean i...

Assess the significance of the 1975 crisis to Australian politics today. Intro: The Constitutional Crisis of 1975 is significant to Australian politics today to some extent. The Constitutional crisis involved the breach of constitutional conventions and the eventual dismissal of the Prime Minist...

Australia "The Land Down Under" *Geography* Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. It lies in the Southern Hemisphere between 11° and 44° south latitude and 113° and 154° east longitude. The entire area of land is about the same size as the continental United Stat...

PRESSURE GROUPS A pressure group is any group of people who endeavour to persuade the government or government decision making, without becoming the decision makers or apart of the decision making process. Pressure groups do not seek to form government nor do they develop comprehensive policy pl...

Compare Italian and South Asian migration to Australia in the second half of the twentieth century. Migrants in Australia have had a lot to do with how this country is shaped, from the very beginning when white settlers first arrived on our shores. In comparison with the rest of the world, in pa...

What have you come to learn about Physical Journeys? From my studies of physical journeys I can deduce that a physical journey is not just one that involves getting a traveller from one place to another. Physical journeys encompass a number of different issues including the mystery and uncertaint...

A union can be defined as "The condition of being united, the act of uniting, or a conjunction formed by such an act. 2. An association, alliance, or confederation of individuals or groups for a common purpose, esp. political." When talking of the subject of Industrial Relations, the type ...