Introduction Is it thongs, the beach and the sun? Or Flies, kangaroos and the bush? Images such as these have been used to describe Australia for decades, however do they truly encapsulate the Australian national identity? The typical Aussie has been described as "male, easy going, fair ...

One might be inclined to suggest that Aboriginal writing is the 'new genre,' offering its own syntax, appealing to those who would like to situate the 'Aboriginal book' as the representative of Aboriginality: the written and purely 'factual' notion that 'this is what it means to be home-grow...

'Writing hands us back the reins...' Paul Kelly Post colonial literature and imperial history pass like ships in the night. Indeed, the emblematic preoccupation of Australian literature: canonical and contemporary, wi...

Book review The Book review will consist of a critical, reflective analysis of a book which makes a major contribution to green/environmental thought. You will need to obtain approval for the book to be reviewed. The analysis should be approximately 2500 words. Due date is May 15, 2004. Brow...

A country's foreign policy is only partly the result of decisions made by its government: it is mainly imposed by circumstances. Introduction Australia, during the last fifty years, has been a country unsure of its place in the world. She has been bouncing from ally to ally, beg...

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The following report is mainly based on the ice cream industry's manufacturing output and refers to ice cream mixes, soft serve mixes and ice confection, produced and sold to the domestic and export market. The industry is generally growing slower than the economy so...

The gold rush was the catalyst for the unprecedented development of Victoria. The first discoveries of Gold made at Clunes, 90 miles north of Melbourne, functioned as a magnet to thousands of prospectors in the hope of 'striking it rich'. Consequently, the influx of foreigners and the di...