Ashfield may refer to two different places in Australia Ashfield, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney Ashfield, Western Australia , a suburb of Perth disambig ... more details
Use dmy dates date July 2011 Use Australian English date July 2011 Big Australia was a policy of former List of Prime Ministers of Australia Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to increase the population of Australia from 22 million in 2010 to 36 million in 2050. A portion of the growth involved immigration to Australia, which proved controversial. Julia Gillard , who ousted Rudd from office, dumped the policy shortly after taking over, claiming that a Big Australia would be unsustainable. ref cite news title Gillard dumps big Australia policy url http www.capetimes.co.za index.php?fArticleId 5531968 date 28 June 2010 publisher Cape Times ref ref cite news title Re thinking Big Australia the immigration policy publisher BBC News first Nick last Bryant url http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi world asia pacific 10550778.stm date 8 July 2010 ref Gilliard position was a sustainable Australia, not a big Australia . Although Gillard stopped the Big Australia policy, her trade minister, Craig Emerson , advocated for the policy in October 2011. ref cite news title Big Australia back on the agenda, says Craig Emerson url http www.theaustralian.com.au national affairs immigration big australia back on the agenda story fn9hm1gu 1226154435021 date October 1, 2011 first Matthew last Franklin publisher The Australian ref References reflist Category Political history of AustraliaAustralia stub ... more details
Primary sources date October 2010 SANE Australia is a non profit organization non profit organisation which works to improve the attitudes toward and treatment of people with mental illness es. It was formed in 1986 as Schizophrenia Australia Foundation , and is based in Melbourne . External links http www.sane.org Official website DEFAULTSORT Sane Australia Category Medical and health organisations based in Australia Category Mental health organisations in Australia Melbourne stub ... more details
Primary sources date January 2007 Infobox sport governing body name Tennis Australia logo Tennis Australia.png logosize 150px sport Tennis abbrev TA founded 1904 aff affdate region regionyear location Melbourne Park , Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria president Stephen Healy ref name news.smh cite news url http news.smh.com.au breaking news sport healy elected tennis australia president 20100419 snuy.html title Healy elected Tennis Australia president accessdate 2011 02 07 work The Sydney Morning Herald date 2010 04 19 ref ref name heraldsun cite web url http www.heraldsun.com.au sport paul mcnamee defeated in ballot for tennis australia presidency story e6frf9if 1225855333589 title Paul McNamee defeated in ballot for Tennis Australia presidency accessdate 2011 02 07 ref chairman chiefexec secretary coach womenscoach replaced prevfounded url http www.tennis.com.au countryflag Australia Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia . The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team . Tennis was established in Australia from around 1877, but it was not until 1904, in preparation for the Davis Cup, that the sport began to organise, with the founding of Tennis Australia s predecessor, the Australasian Lawn Tennis Association. The organisation is based in Melbourne , Victoria Australia Victoria , at Melbourne Park . At the moment the best tennis player of Australia is Bernard Tomic, the no.41 in the world 24 October 2011 . References reflist External links http www.tennis.com.au Tennis Australia Members of the International Tennis Federation Category Tennis organisations Category Tennis in Australia Category Sports governing bodies in Australia Category 1904 establishments in Australia tennis stub cs Tennis Australia fr Tennis Australia ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Tourism Australia is a statutory authority of the Government of Australia , with responsibility for tourism marketing within Australia and internationally, as well as research and forecasting of domestic and global tourism trends. The organisation was formed on 1 July 2004, under the Tourism Australia Act 2004 , and merging four previous organisations the Australian Tourism Commission, See Australia, the Bureau of Tourism Research and the Tourism Forecasting Council. Controversy The organisation caused controversy in 2006 when its advertising campaign So where the bloody hell are you? gained media attention following a ban in the UK. In 2010 Tourism Australia launched its There s nothing like Australia campaign where its sourcing its stories and photographs from the Australian public through a competition with strict licensing conditions. ref http www.theage.com.au travel travel news australias new slogan theres nothing like it 20100331 rcsx.html?autostart 1 Australia s new slogan? There nothing like it The Age 31 March 2010 ref The terms and conditions of the competition require the authors to assign all rights including Moral rights copyright law moral rights to Tourism Australia and indemnify Tourism Australia against any legal action as a result them re using the works, The Australian Copyright Council says the Terms and Conditions used in this competition are extreme particularly disturbing given that Tourism Australia is a Government body . ref http www.crikey.com.au 2010 04 15 tourism australia wants you and your intellectual property rights Tourism Australia wants you and your intellectual property rights Crikey, 15 April 2010 ref See also Australia Week Shrimp on the barbie Tourism in Australia Tourism Western Australia References reflist ... Tourism Australia official website Category Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia Category Tourism in Australia tourism stub Australia gov stub ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Esso Australia is an Australia n affiliate of ExxonMobil , the US based oil giant. Esso operates a number of oil and gas platforms in Bass Strait , south east of Melbourne , Australia, as well as a gas processing facility at Longford, Victoria Longford and Long Island Point LIP in Hastings, Victoria Hastings . Category Oil and gas companies of Australia Category ExxonMobil subsidiaries Petroleum company stub Australia company stub ... more details
File Geoscience Australia.jpg thumb Geoscience Australia headquarters located in the Canberra suburb of Symonston, Australian Capital Territory Symonston Geoscience Australia is an Government agency agency of the Government of Australia Australian federal government . It carries out geoscience geoscientific research. On a user pays basis it produces geospatial products such as topographic maps and satellite imagery . History The agency was first established in 1946 as the Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics BMR to provide geological and geophysical maps of Australia to underpin mineral exploration. In 1992, the name changed to Australian Geological Survey Organisation AGSO . In 2001, reflecting a shift to geoscience information for petroleum and minerals, the organisation s name was changed again, to AGSO Geoscience Australia . Later that year, with the addition of the Australian Surveying and Land Information Group AUSLIG , the name shifted again to Geoscience Australia ... External links http www.ga.gov.au Geoscience Australia home page . http www.ga.gov.au map names distance.jsp As the cocky flies distance calculator http nla.gov.au nla.party 383822 Geoscience Australia National Library of Australia, Trove, People and Organisation record for Geoscience Australia http nla.gov.au nla.party 783119 Australian Geological Survey Organisation Geoscience Australia National Library of Australia, Trove, People and Organisation record for Australian Geological Survey Organisation Geoscience Australia http nla.gov.au nla.party 609061 Australian Geological Survey Organisation National Library of Australia, Trove, People and Organisation record for Australian Geological Survey Organisation International Map of the World australia gov stub Category Government of Australia Category Geography of Australia Category National geological agencies Category Geological surveys de Geoscience Australia pt Geoscience Australia ... more details
BirdLife Australia is the trading name of a company limited by guarantee formed through the merger of two Australian non government conservation organisations, Bird Observation and Conservation Australia BOCA and Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union Birds Australia . A constitution ref cite web url http www.birdsaustralia.com.au images stories homepage news Constitution BirdLife Australia March 2011.pdf title BirdLife Australia Constitution accessdate 2011 07 23 work first last publisher Birds Australia date ref was drafted in May 2011 for BirdLife Australia, which became operational on 1 January 2012. History At simultaneous Annual General Meetings held on 21 May 2011, the respective members of BOCA and Birds Australia voted to merge and form the new company. ref name dialm cite web url http www.birdsaustralia.com.au homepage news dial m for merger.html title Dial M for Merger accessdate 2011 07 23 work first last publisher Birds Australia date ref Over 93 of those that voted from BOCA voted for the merger and over 95 of those that voted from Birds Australia voted for the merger. A combined total of 4517 Birds Australia and BOCA members voted on the resolution, with over 36 of Birds Australia members and more than 50 of BOCA members voting. This was the biggest response to a proposed resolution that either organisation had ever received. ref name dialm With the merger, BirdLife Australia became the Australian national partner organisation of BirdLife International , a role hitherto performed by Birds Australia. References reflist External links http www.boca.org.au BOCA http www.birdsaustralia.com.au Birds Australia Category Ornithological organisations in Australia Category 2011 establishments in Australia Category Conservation organisations based in Australia Category Non profit organisations based in Australia Category Bird conservation Category Birdlife International national partners ... more details
The term Southern Australia is generally considered to include the states and territories of Australia of New South Wales , Victoria, Australia Victoria , South Australia , Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory . The part of Western Australia south of latitude 26th parallel south 26 south &mdash a definition widely used in legal law and state government policy &mdash is also usually included. Although it comprises about half of the total area of Australia , Southern Australia includes about three quarters of the Australian population, the two largest cities Sydney and Melbourne , the political capital Canberra , the main food growing areas and the main industrial centres. The area is also notable for its primarily temperate , Mediterranean climate mediterranean , Alpine climate alpine or arid natural environment environmental and climate climatic conditions. Note This term and its usage is not a synonym or substitute for the state of South Australia See also Northern Australia Eastern states of Australia coord 31 24 23.43 S 142 23 37.73 E display title region AU type city source GNS enwiki Category Geography of Australia Category Regions of AustraliaAustralia geo stub unreferenced date August 2007 ... more details
Use Australian English date February 2012 Use dmy dates date December 2010 Year in Australia 1836 Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales Richard Bourke Major General Sir Richard Bourke Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia John Hindmarsh Captain John Hindmarsh Governors of Tasmania Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania George Arthur Colonel George Arthur Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony James Stirling Australian governor Captain James Stirling Events 14 March The HMS Beagle HMS Beagle , carrying Charles Darwin , leaves Australia. Exploration and settlement 27 July Reeves Point later Kingscote, South Australia Kingscote , South Australia s first official European settlement is founded on Kangaroo Island . 28 December South Australia and Adelaide are founded. Science and technology Arts and literature Sport Births Deaths References See also 1836 1830s DEFAULTSORT 1836 In Australia Category 1836 by country Australia Category 1836 in Australia Category Years of the 19th century in Australia ... more details
Use Australian English date February 2012 Use dmy dates date March 2011 Year in Australia 1837 Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales Richard Bourke Major General Sir Richard Bourke Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia John Hindmarsh Captain John Hindmarsh Governors of Tasmania Lieutenant Governor of Tasmania John Franklin Captain Sir John Franklin Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony James Stirling Australian governor Captain James Stirling Events 2 January The Supreme Court of South Australia is established by Letters Patent , five days after the founding of the colony. 6 March The Theatre Royal, Hobart Theatre Royal in Hobart opened. It remains Australia s oldest working theatre. 28 March The Melbourne central business district Hoddle Grid of streets for the central business district is surveyed by Robert Hoddle . 1 June First inner city land sale in Melbourne, Victoria Melbourne . 10 June The first Whaling in Western Australia whale is caught in Western Australia . Exploration and settlement Science and technology Arts and literature Sport Births Deaths References See also 1837 1830s DEFAULTSORT 1837 In Australia Category 1837 by country Australia Category 1837 in Australia Category Years of the 19th century in Australia ... more details
Use Australian English date February 2012 Use dmy dates date December 2010 Unreferenced date December 2006 Year in Australia 1847 Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia Frederick Robe Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Holt Robe Governors of Tasmania Governor of Tasmania William Denison Sir William Denison Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony Andrew Clarke governor Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Clarke . Events 15 July St Peter s College, Adelaide is founded by members of the Anglican Church of Australia . 28 December Augustus Short , the first Anglicanism Anglican bishop of Adelaide , South Australia arrives from England. Exploration and settlement Science and technology Arts and literature Sport Births Empty section date July 2010 Deaths 11 February Andrew Clarke governor Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Clarke , Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia . See also 1847 1840s DEFAULTSORT 1847 In Australia Category 1847 by country Australia Category 1847 in Australia Category Years of the 19th century in Australia ... more details
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English Australia , formerly known as ELICOS Association of Australia, is an industry association of English language schools for International student students from overseas studying in Australia . External references http www.englishaustralia.com.au home.html Corporate web site Dead link date January 2011 http www.nzozeducation.com NZOZ Education NZOZ Education for Study in Australia and Study in New Zealand coord 33 52 44.02 S 151 12 44.02 E display title region AU type city source GNS enwiki Category Schools in Australia Category Students in AustraliaAustralia edu stub ... more details
File Red back underside.jpg thumb Redback spider Spiders of Australia There are numerous highly venomous species, including the notorious Sydney funnel web spider Sydney funnel web and redback spider s, whose bites can be deadly. ref Egerton, L. ed. 2005. Encyclopedia of Australian wildlife p563 Reader s Digest ISBN 1 876689 34 X ref Species Main List of common Australian spiders Spider bites Main Spider attacks in Australia See also Fauna of Australia References Reflist External links Commons cat Spiders of Australia http australianmuseum.net.au Spiders Spiders at the Australian Museum http www.gdaywa.com themes spiders.php Spiders in Western Australia Category Spiders of AustraliaAustralia stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date February 2012 Use Australian English date February 2012 Unreferenced date December 2006 Year in Australia 1843 Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales George Gipps Sir George Gipps Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia George Edward Grey Sir George Grey Governors of Tasmania Governor of Tasmania John Franklin Captain Sir John Franklin Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony John Hutt . Events Exploration and settlement Science and technology Arts and literature Sport Empty section date July 2010 Births Deaths Empty section date July 2010 See also 1843 1840s DEFAULTSORT 1843 In Australia Category 1843 by country Australia Category 1843 in Australia Category Years of the 19th century in Australia ... more details
Bates Australia is a leading saddle manufacturer originally established in 1934. Bates Saddlery was formed when Mr. George Bates borrowed 100 from his sister, bought a sewing machine and began to make saddles on the veranda of his home in Perth, Western Australia. ref name Bates Australia http www.batessaddles.com.au Bates Australia Bot generated title ref Bates Australia is the parent company to Bates Saddles and Wintec ref name The Horse http www.thehorse.com ViewArticle.aspx?ID 4285 The Horse The Right Saddle for the Job Bot generated title ref . The family owned business, located in Perth, Western Australia, has successfully expanded into many international markets and can now be found in 36 countries around the world ref http www.tiac.wa.gov.au sme smx 10.htm A Snapshot of Export Activity in Western Australia s SME Sector 6Supply and Local Factors Bot generated title ref . References reflist External links http www.batessaddles.com.au Bates Australia http www.wintec.net.au flash.html Wintec Website Category Horse tack Category Manufacturing companies of Australia business stub ... more details
Cleanup date July 2007 Unreferenced date July 2007 Relationships Australia RA began in 1948 under the name of Marriage Guidance Council . They are an Australia n Non profit organization not for profit organisation providing professional services to support intimate relationship relationships across Australia. Initially providing family therapy counselling services using volunteer s, they now provide a range of professional relationship support services. Relationships Australia is approved under the Family Relationships Services Program , which is administered by the Government of Australia Australian Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Australia Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs to provide services including family therapy , mediation , skills training and children s Childrens centre contact service s. They also receive funding from Australian states and territories for services including for people with a gambling problem , and their families, parent ing skills, and family violence prevention. External links http www.relationships.com.au Relationships Australia Category Family Category Non profit organisations based in AustraliaAustralia stub ... more details
Cotton Australia formerly the Australian Cotton Foundation is an Australia n industry trade group representing cotton farmers and corporations in New South Wales and Queensland , Australia It is a non profit organisation funded via a voluntary levy of 2.25 per bale of cotton produced by its members. ref name CA Cotton Australia lobbies state and national governments regarding cotton industry regulation, pricing and environmental management and maintains an advice and support network for cotton growers on the Australian east coast. ref name CA cite web title Who is Cotton Australia? publisher Cotton Australia month January year 2008 url http www.cottonaustralia.com.au cottonAustralia cottonAustralia whatIs.aspx accessdate 2008 01 09 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070830155200 http www.cottonaustralia.com.au cottonAustralia cottonAustralia whatIs.aspx Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 08 30 ref See also Agriculture in Australia International Year of Natural Fibres 2009 hi References reflist hi liam External links http www.cottonaustralia.com.au Cotton Australia official website Business org stub Category Business and employers organisations in Australia ... more details
There is more than one place in Australia called Brighton . Brighton, Queensland , a suburb of Brisbane Brighton, South Australia , a coastal suburb of Adelaide Brighton, Tasmania Brighton, Victoria , a suburb of Melbourne Brighton, Western Australia , a suburb of Perth Brighton Le Sands, New South Wales , a suburb of Sydney See also Brighton disambiguation geodis ... more details
unreferenced date December 2006 Hexal Australia is a large pharmaceutical manufacturer , formed in 1995 with Hexal AG Germany . Hexal which was privately owned , one of the largest manufacturer s Citation needed date April 2007 in Europe of generic pharmaceuticals has been acquired by Sandoz . Category Pharmaceutical companies of AustraliaAustralia company stub ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Use Australian English date April 2011 Unreferenced date December 2006 Year in Australia 1844 Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian states Governors of the Australian colonies Governors of New South Wales Governor of New South Wales George Gipps Sir George Gipps Governors of South Australia Governor of South Australia George Edward Grey Sir George Grey Governors of Tasmania Governor of Tasmania Sir John Eardley Wilmot, 1st Baronet Sir John Eardley Wilmot Governor of Western Australia Governor of Western Australia as a Crown Colony John Hutt . Events 1 January Australia s first Change ringing ringing peal rang from the bells of St Mary s Cathedral, Sydney 6 April John Gavin convict John Gavin is the first European settler to be List of people legally executed in Australia legally executed in Western Australia. He was executed for murder at the age of fifteen. 12 September The Royal Society of Tasmania was formed. It was the first branch of the Royal Society Society established outside Britain. Exploration and settlement Science and technology Arts and literature Sport Births Deaths Empty section date July 2010 See also 1844 1840s DEFAULTSORT 1844 In Australia Category 1844 by country Australia Category 1844 in Australia Category Years of the 19th century in Australia ... more details
TOCright The use of DDT in Australia has been totally banned since 1987. DDT main DDT Dichloro Diphenyl Trichloroethane DDT was a widely used synthetic pesticide before its used was banned in many countries. It is a persistent organic pollutant with a half life of 2 15 years. History DDT was first registered as an insecticide in Australia in the 1950s. A 1972 report from the Australian Academy of Science entitled The Use of DDT in Australia recommended continued use of DDT where its use clearly outweighed the disadvantages, plus further emphasis on research for alternatives. ref name unep http www.chem.unep.ch pops POPs Inc proceedings bangkok HARRISON.html Organochlorines in Australia ref Stockholm Convention The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants came into force on 17 May 2004, with Australia ratifying the Convention on 20 May 2004 and becoming a Party on 18 August 2004. See also Environmental issues in Australia Pesticide use in Australia References Reflist Further reading cite book last Australian Academy of Science title The Use of DDT in Australia publisher Australian Academy of Science location Canberra date 1972 series Reports of the Australian Academy of Science no. 14. External links http www.environment.gov.au settlements publications chemicals scheduled waste ocpfactsheet4.html Department of the Environment and Heritage Scheduled Wastes Fact Sheet Category Environmental issues in Australia Category DDT Australia Category Pesticides by country AustraliaAustralia stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2010 Chariot is an Adelaide based internet service provider that is now wholly owned by the Total Peripherals Group TPG Soul Group . External links http www.chariot.net.au Website Internet service providers of Australia Category Internet service providers of Australia Australia company stub ... more details
Infobox Company company name Australia 21 Limited company logo Image A21logo.jpg Australia 21 logo company type Non profit organization Non Profit Organisation foundation 2001 location Canberra key people Robert M. Douglas doctor Robert Douglas , Chairman products Australia 21 was set up to change the world beginning in Australia. homepage http www.australia21.org.au www.australia21.org.au industry Charitable Organisation Australia 21 is a non profit organisation started in Canberra in 2001 . It is grappling with some of the issues that challenge our future such as climate change , energy, land and water use, the realization of our children s potential and the way Australia relates to its neighbours. These issues are large and complex and are not being adequately dealt with by conventional research institutions and funding agencies. Australia 21 is adding to the already formidable research potential by developing open, sustained networks of serious thinkers and researchers from a range of disciplines and institutions and by actively facilitating the exploration of alternative ways of thinking about and responding to the emerging challenges. Here are some of the programs Australia 21 currently has under development Pathways to success and well being for Australia s young people ref http www.onlineopinion.com.au view.asp?article 8697 On Line Opinion 20 March 2009 ref A Sustainable Australia Options for Australia s energy futures ref http www.canberratimes.com.au news opinion editorial ... ref Productive and resilient ecosystems Enhancing Australia s Security and Prosperity in the 21st Century Tipping Points in Australia s Future The next big question External links http shapingaustraliasfuture.blogspot.com Australia 21 blog http www.australia21.org.au Australia 21 website References references Canberra Times , 25 February 2005, Global warming . Category Charities based in Australia Category Organizations established in 2001 australia org stub ... more details
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