Governor-General of Australia

Introduction: The task here is to compare the Australian Legal System with the legal system of the country of origin therefore the comparison is with the Pakistani Legal System. The structure of the Common Wealth Government, Australia briefed in the constitution is divided into three branches, the legislature (Senate “upper house” and House of Representatives “lower house”), executive (the administrative arm of Government) and judiciary (the legal arm of the Government). While in Pakistan the

On April 11, 2014, Cyclone Ita roared through Queensland, Australia leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. One of the strongest Category 5 storms ever recorded, winds were recorded at over 110 miles per hour before landfall. While destruction in Queensland and the surrounding areas was immense, the offshore damage to the Great Barrier Reef was catastrophic. Many places of the reef were left with no living coral structures and entire portions of the ecosystem were erased from the seabed (Zolfagharifard)

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Australia as a nation was still very closely tied to the British. Therefore when war was finally declared after a period of appeasement, Australia’s Prime Minister Robert Menzies of the United Australia Party, made his famous Melancholy Duty speech, committing Australia to the war effort. However as the war waged on, and when Winston Churchill’s promised support was most needed, they weren’t there. It was America that showed up to help save our proud nation

did not help them with getting their back or even getting equal pay. After walking off the job they camped at Wattie creek and sought to get their land back. In 1967 they petitioned to the governor- general to get their land back. (Indigenousrights.net.au,(2015)The leader of Gurindji nations toured Australia to tell people about their cause. In 1972 prime minster Whitlam heard about this cause and said the government will give funds to the Gurindji people so they can purchase properties that were

General MacArthur was station on the Philippine islands during the start of WWII. He commanded all of the U.S troops on the island and had his command center stationed on Corregidor (Biography.com, 2012). On this island he watched as the Japanese army invaded the Philippines. Outnumbered and outgunned, MacArthur was forced to retreat to Australia. When he arrived in Australia he made his “I shall return” speech. In this speech he promised that he would return to the Philippines and force the Japanese

Communist Threat in Australia in the 1950s After World War II, communism was a rising concern within the Australian community. The 1940s and late 50s were full of conspiracies about alleged plots of communist infiltration and plans to undermine Australian politics and society in general. Australia, and especially its Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, were obsessed with exposing communism and its plots in all areas of life. This is likely due to knowledge of communisms downfalls and issues becoming

The ANZACs were a significant influence in the development of nationalism in Australia during World War One (WWI). Throughout WWI, Australian formed the fundamentals of the now universally recognised Australian identity. The ANZACs played a crucial role in the establishment of a mixture of both cultural and triumphal nationalism as Australia’s exposure to other cultures during WWI saw them no longer recognised as an extension of Britain but an independent group of competent men and women that could

from the Commonwealth of Australia or Australian Government as they issued the War Precautions Act in October, 1914. The War Precautions Act was passed in Canberra, Australia by the newly elected Labor government at the time led by Andrew Fisher. Purpose The author’s purpose for creating this source is to outline to the people of Australia what this new act would enable the government to be able to do at the time of war. This includes the ability for the Governor General to make regulations and

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Australia was indeed the lucky country. It had a small population, plentiful natural resources and the highest per capita income in the world. By the late 1980s however, Australia had fallen to 15th in the world in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per person. (Banks, 2005) Rod Sims, Chairman of the Australian Competition Consumer Commission, described Australia in the early 1980s as “an insular, highly regulated economy, with many public sector monopolies

I.INTRODUCTION There are two primarily source of law nowadays: the doctrine of precedent and the legislation. The distinction between two of them is the origin where the law come from and how laws are created. The doctrine of precedent, is considered as the hallmark of the common law, is the procedure whereby the judicial decision of the court at the higher level of the judicial hierarchy is bind and follow by the lower court within the hierarchy. Therefore, the doctrine of precedent is the law