Australian National University

happened in two separate attacks. The shooter, first, shot two people in their dormitory and killed them and a few hours later shot 31 people, including himself in a classroom building. The shooter was Seung Hui Cho, a 23-year old student in the University. Cho was described as a “loner” who rarely spoke to anyone and was said to have had a history of mental health problems. His writings for the class, which were too angry and violent, was also a concern for his professors and fellow classmates. A

According to the Australian institute of health and welfare ‘Good health is an important element in a child’s quality of life as it can influence participation in many aspects of the life, including school and physical education’. A poor start to a child’s life increases the outcome to a poor adult life, with 24.9% of children aged from 5-17years already overweight or obese. These statistics are based on The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), who have developed a standard age and sex-specific

This essay will describe what the Gammage Thesis is and how it impacts on the perception of pre-colonised Australian and its indigenous populations. The Gammage thesis is the theory that Australia in its entirety had been managed and shaped by the Aboriginal communities, tending to it as one might a private park. William Gammage, author of the book “The Biggest Estate on EARTH: How Aboriginals Made Australia” describes in great detail Australia’s environment before and after the British colonisation

this issue. Under the Sex Discrimination Act it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy and family responsibility (Loudoun, Mcphail & Wilkinson 2009). Racial discrimination includes race, colour, belief and national or ethnic origin. Australia is a multicultural country; a large number of people are from different countries. They have different cultural background like language, race, colour, belief and so on. Therefore, the racial discrimination has become

All Australian citizens over 18 have the right to vote on their favored political party. 2. Political parties The biggest political parties are the Australian Labor Party, the National Party of Australia and the Liberal Party of Australia. 3. Stability of government The stability of government is quite consistent, the only regular change that happens is the change between parties to have power in parliament. This fluctuates between the Australian Labor Party and the Liberal

accredited by the National Authority for the Accreditation of Translators and Interpreters (NAATI), alongside interpreters of other spoken languages (Bontempo & Levitzke-Gray, 2009). Interpreter training is a fundamental route to preparation for student interpreters to gain accreditation from NAATI. Bontempo and Levitzke-Gray (2009) provide a comprehensive overview of current interpreter training and testing in Australia, and make suggestions for future education and training for Australian Sign Language

young Australians suffer from mental illness and are exposed to serious risk of harm. It is found that more than one in four teenagers suffer a mental illness and most are not identified or treated (Mcdougall, 2013). Mental illness is the largest risk factor that causes suicidal behaviour and serious psychological distress in young people (Australian Government, 2013). According to Mcdougall (2013), the life expectancy for people with mental illness is 15 to 20 year lower than other Australians. Child

legal drinking age from 18 to 21 not only in Western Australia but also all national states and territories (Collerton, 2011). In this study will be discussed whether increasing the minimum legal drinking age is effective strategy to control young populations’ drinking trends and expecting positive public health consequences in Australia. Firstly, binge alcohol drinking is ongoing and pervasive issue among Australian adolescents ( Dengenhardt et al, 2013, P.1). Generally, adolescents tend to drink

for decision makers, OSINT must be combined with covert sources like SIGINT. Effective collection of OSINT enables prioritized and efficient SIGINT collection requirements. OSINT is largely provided by the Open Source Branch within the Office of National Assessments (ONA), while SIGINT is the exclusive

Nature of the Organisation MAIL (Mate Australian Islamic Loans) is an organisation created with young Australian Muslims in mind. It aims to help young Australians get Islamic compliant home loans and car financing without having to do any complicated research about the rules and regulations that allow loans to be Sharia compliant in Australia – this means that they can be assured that they can borrow the money they need without contravening their religious principles. Ethical Obligations Ethical