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    will investigate into the endangerment of the Tasmanian rainforest. The document will achieve this through the study of Tasmanian rainforest history, the problems and causes of the rainforest deterioration, and solutions to prevent further damage. Tasmania consist of the greatest tracts of cool temperate rainforest within

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    Massacre was the third deadliest shooting by a lone gunman resulting in 35 deaths and 19 injuries. Bryant is currently serving 35 life sentences and 1035 years without parole in Risdon Prison in Hobart, Tasmania. Martin Bryant was the firstborn to Maurice and Carleen Bryant on the 17th of May, 1967 in Tasmania. As a child, Bryant was described as “annoying” and “different”, his anger being unmanageable. It was said that he had once pulled the snorkel from another boy whilst diving and cut down trees on

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    discussion between colonies till January 1st 1901, that was when the Commonwealth of Australia was proclaimed’. Federation started in 1880 with six British colonies, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. With 3 million people in each colony. These colonies were separated and had little to

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    “count them on [her] hand” to make it easier to wait for the return of her lover. The speaker mentions “Van Dieman’s Land”, which was a name for Tasmania, a mostly unsettled area used as an adjective for the extremely remote (Wikipedia). The narrator would still count down all the days until the reunion, even if her fingers had to count all the way to Tasmania. The fourth stanza describes if her lover was gone for the rest of her life and whether or not she could be sure if they would unite in the next

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    Someone Always Cares The extraordinary journey of Saroo Brierley returning to his home in India after living in Australia for twenty-five years is expressed with emotion and feeling in A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley. The journey of the five-year-old boy from Burhanpur to Calcutta in India is heart-wrenching and terrifying. Because of his encounters in the book, the story feels amazing and unreal. Saroo was influenced by many people in India and Australia, who helped him throughout his life. Two

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    Brendan Bray/325 3950 Annotated Bibliography Citation Dickman, C. R., Australian Nature Conservation Agency, University of Sydney, & Invasive Species Program (Australia). (1996). Overview of the impacts of feral cats on Australian native fauna. Canberra, ACT: Australian Nature Conservation Agency. Content Summary In this book the authors review impact of feral cats. Feral cats have major or minor impacts on the Australian native wildlife some of which are competitive, amensal, and predatory.

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    Twenty years ago, an aggressive disease, termed devil facial tumour disease (DFTD), began to decimate the Tasmanian devil population in Tasmania. Astonishingly, researchers found it bared a similarity to the oldest known transmissible cancer cell line, canine transmissible venereal tumour (CTVT). These transmissible cancers are perfect examples of how the evolution of this disease can be affected by differences in key factors that permit transmission. The clonal transfer of cancer cells between

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    The research took place at Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania. The research was funded by the institute, Save the Tasmanian Devil Program, Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment. Some departments also contributed in the research and the funding including, Department of Cytogenetics, Royal Hobart Hospital, Mount Pleasant Laboratories, Tasmanian Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and the Environment, Centre for Biological

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    Horse racing Horse riding is an ancient sport that began in Central Asia about 4500 BC. Currently, horse racing is one game that is has been legalized in terms of gambling throughout the globe especially in American. The racing involves more than one horse galloped by jockeys in a race. In Australia, thoroughbred horse racing is a popular gambling sport having A$ 14.3 billion wagered in 2009-2010. Australia has two features two types of racing, level racing and over fences in Victoria and southern

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    TAQ3: The use of treatments such as restraint is permitted according to the Mental Health Act (1983), for treating individual suffering from mental health disorder (Mind, 2013). This law can be applied with or without the approval of the person involved as its ultimate goal is to prevent the person from harming himself or others (Royal College of Nursing, 2015). However, with recent incidence of injuries and even death that has occurred as a result of this kind of treatment has raised doubt in

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