2010-11 Queensland floods The north-eastern Australian state Queensland was hit by a series of floods in December 2010 and early January 2011. Many areas suffered intense flooding. The Queensland floods were one of the most horrific natural disasters that Queensland has ever had. The floods start December 2010 and finished January 2011. The floods forced the evaluation of thousands of people from towns and cities. At least 70 towns and over 200,000 people were affected. 35 lives were lost. 2.38 billion
Vascular Epiphytes of Far North Queensland There are several definitions of epiphytic plants, each with a subtle difference. Heywood (1993) states that an epiphyte is, "A plant that grows on the surface of another, without deriving food from its host". Raven (1992) states that an epiphyte is, "a plant that grows on another plant, but is not parasitic on it." Basically, a plant that derives its physical support from another plant (host = phorophyte (Luttge 1989)) is an epiphyte. Epiphytes
Pat O'Hara took pride in her role in forming the Queensland Association of Gay Law Reform (QAGLR) with Ted Kelk. Initially they published Queensland Gay Action News and lobbied Brisbane politicians from Cairns, but when Ted moved to Brisbane because of his health, and then the Brisbane branch of QAGLR took over the lobbying activities, Pat kept the home fires burning. A lifelong activist, in 1975 Pat, along with three other local feminists, formed the Women’s Electoral Lobby (WEL). Aspiring to
Introduction The introduction of the new payroll system comprising of two interfacing systems SAP and Workbrain in Queensland Health (QH) has lead to some major issues which have resulted in financial loss to the system. The new payroll and rostering system is one of the projects in The Corporate Solutions Program, which went live on 14 March 2010, is managed by CorpTech (whose prime contactor was IBM). Earlier, QH had been using the LATTICE payroll and the ESP rostering systems since 1997, which
place. Word count: PART 1 Research Worksheet Identify four (4) key words/phrases you used to search for your article. (1mark) 1. The Fitzgerald Era (Inquiry) 2. History of policing in Australia 3. Tony Fitzgerald 4. Fitzgerald inquiry Queensland Provide the full reference for your article as if you were citing your chosen article in a reference list (follow Harvard referencing format found in Citewrite). (1 mark) Prasser, Scott; Aroney, Nicholas. 2009 “REAL CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AFTER
The Aboriginal Legal service in Queensland was originally formed in 1972. This was largely due to the commitment for justice of various community members and the passion that they had for the laws to be equal for Aboriginals. On September 18th of 1974 the organisation became incorporated as a company due to its success in its early stages calling itself the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Torres Strait Islanders ablished it was established in every State and Territory to provide culturally
The ability of police to exercise discretion was originally designed to allow officers to maintain the peace by allowing certain types of crime to remain unpunished in certain circumstances. This essay will aim to explore the issue of police discretion that suggests that the application of discretion works against the interests of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. In drawing this conclusion, this essay will examine the relationship between policing ideals and the use of discretionary
in force only three years; by Queensland in 1860; by New South Wales in 1862; by Tasmania and Victoria, in 1875, and by Western Australia, in 1895. State grants to denominational schools ceased when the various secular systems took effect: in Victoria in 1872; in Queensland, in 1876; in South Australia, in 1878; in New South Wales, in 1879; and in Western Australia in 1896. In all the States of the Commonwealth primary education is compulsory. In Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, and Western
Australian exhibition halls have had an initiative part in the more extensive acknowledgment of the wealth of Indigenous Australian society and in tending to the historical backdrop of contact between Indigenous Australians and those whose familial starting points lay somewhere else. Late decades have seen real changes in semi-lasting and interim Indigenous displays in every single real exhibition hall, and there have been various occasions and symposia, for example, the Australian Museum's two
or judgement. Aboriginal people originally inhabited mainland Australia and the continent's offshore islands. Torres Strait Islanders are named after their original inhabitant, the islands of the Torres Strait, between the tip of Cape York in Queensland and Papua New Guinea. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island people are referred to as Indigenous. (Australian Human Rights Commission, n.d.) Although there were different tribes or clans throughout the country that had some individual cultural
June 29, 1936. When his mother died giving birth, he was adopted by his aunt and uncle who changed his last name to Mabo. As a child, Eddie was taught about his family’s land in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia. When Eddie grew up he moved to Queensland, Australia, and worked a couple of odd jobs until he found his calling to be a school teacher, specifically teaching black indigenous Australian kids. The school he taught at was co-founded by Mabo and was called the black community school, located
Introduction Fraser Island is an Island located of the coast of Hervey Bay in Queensland. Fraser Island is said to be Queensland most popular tourist attraction along with the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is full of sand dunes, tropical rainforest and beaches, and inland lakes. Popular activities on Fraser Island are fishing, four weal driving and exploring the tropical rainforest. Fraser Island is located around 350km from Queensland’s capital Brisbane. Fraser Island is 142km long and covers
national peak body representing over 150 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services across the country on Aboriginal health and wellbeing issues. NACCHO represents a culturally appropriate health care to the community. Queensland Indigenous Family Violence Services (QIFVLS), Queensland Aboriginal Islander Health Council (QAIHC), Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Services (TAIHS). The indigenous community of Townsville are privileged to have the organisation that is linked to NACCHO under the
report further went on to find an inappropriate use of police discretion, and that Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley had lied about his actions in treating Mulrunji. In September of 2006, another coronial report conducted by the Acting State Coroner of Queensland, Christine Clements, reported that the fatal injuries Mulrunji suffered were a result of a number of punches delivered by Senior Sergeant Chris Hurley (Hart, 2009). This report was met with mixed reactions from the community and the police. Palm
Introduction Koalas are well known mammals. Koalas have bilateral symmetry, are multicellular, and are typically slow movers. One theory is that although koalas can swim and move on land, it is believed that they used to be able to do more. Koalas are slow movers and have adapted to mostly living in trees. So this makes this harder for predators to hunt them as prey. They consume many different types of plants, spend most of their times in trees where their main source of food is abundant, and they
The three-day camp is one of the many long-term steps that aim to develop players as young as under-16s into potential State of Origin players further down the track, with junior Origin games (u-16s, u-18s and u-20s) being played annually against Queensland for them. For the under-16s and under-18s – which are the players attending this three-day camp – results of the junior Origin games are a secondary priority, with development both on and off the field being the primary goal. In saying that, not
How Have Indigenous Australians been Treated In the past 200 years in regards to Australia’s Constitution as well as Government Legislation surrounding the treatment of Aborigines Agriculture was not a choice made by our society, after humans had hunted many staple food species to extinction the need a new source of food, this source came in the form of easy to manipulate crops such as, like wheat, rice and corn as well easy to tame animals such as sheep, chicken, camels, horses, cows, etc
“Indigenous Australian peoples are people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, who are accepted as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person in the community in which they live, or have lived” (Queensland Government, Australia, n.d). Indigenous Australians have made considerable contributions in the field of arts, media, sport, education, politics/government, and history. One of the famous Indigenous person is Evonne Fay Goolagong-Cawley, who has gained name and fame for Australia
Rights & Freedom in the Advancement of Indigenous Rights in Australia. Indigenous people have had a long hard struggled to gain equal rights - the rights to citizenship, land and equality. Whilst some issues of inequality are still current today the last century was a particularly significant period for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights . Significant driving forces bringing about change for indigenous rights in Australia included the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA)
Cultural considerations: For many years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been forced to adapt to mainstream or white man’s society as they have been placed in situations such as enforcement of relocation, migrating into urban society, the difficulty of finding employment, low income, housing that is regarded as inadequate and inaccessibility to health and community services. This is often a result of cultural barriers. One cultural barrier that may be considered is the lack of identification