Queensland

Mabo: Has change occurred? Mabo v Queensland (No. 2) (1992) was a momentous court case that witnessed the legal doctrine of ‘terra nullius’ being classified as inutile in the High Court of Australia; a major step to reconciliation between the Indigenous and non-Indigenous, but how much impact does this case still have today from being brought into court 33 years ago? Nicholas Recchi reports. This year marks the 33rd year from May 1982, from when Eddie Koiki Mabo and four Meriam persons from the…

Whilst the Queensland legislation in regards to child abuse has progressed over the past ten decades, debates of the adequacy of the current Queensland legislation has been particularly contentious since a current investigation has concluded that child abuse is on the rise across Australia (Australian Institute of Family Studies, January 2015). Furthermore, The Royal Commission into Institution Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has recently commenced a public hearing in Rockhampton regarding…

opportunity of studying a degree as a part of the training that they undergo (Queensland Ambulance Service, 2005, 2006, 2007). A diverse scope of opportunities are available to paramedics after they have completed their degree. Post graduate programs are offered to paramedics, thus including, Graduate Rural and Remote Paramedic Practice, Intensive Care paramedic practices and graduate certificate in Ambulance Management (Queensland Ambulance Service, 2005, 2006, 2007). Some states within…

Impact of neoliberalism on Australian education Neoliberalist attitudes have meant public and private institutions in Australia compete for students now more than ever. There has been a deliberate shift towards corporate branding and clever marketing campaigns, as well as promoting performance results to attract enrolments (Meadmore * & Meadmore, 2004, p. 375). Tactics more readily expected from a corporation. The division of state and private education in Australia, highlighted in 2003, when…

While working as the Artistic Director of La Boite Theatre Company Sean Mee made the very bold and daring decision that of all the works that the company would produce in each season must be entirely Australian plays. During the ‘In conversation’ Mee reflects on his decision while working as the Artistic Director, “If I’m going to be [working for] an Australian company, then we are going to produce Australian work”. In the 2007 La Boite Theatre Company Annual Report the objectives of the…

spectrum of sexual and reproductive health care. Providing good abortion care to Queensland women must form part of a larger strategy to increase sexual and reproductive health knowledge, improve access to contraception and sexuality education programs, ensure all women can access non-directive and all-options pregnancy counseling, and provide accessible sexual and reproductive health care to all Queenslanders. In Queensland, abortion is criminal offence which is defined in Criminal code (Qld). …

trip to Queensland, Australia and check out the Great Barrier Reef! Today, we are going to dive deep into the gorgeous, colorful Great Barrier Reef and learn all about it. Let’s research the reefs protection, figure out how it started, and ponder upon some fun facts. Now, let’s dive deep into the deep blue ocean, and investigate the reefs features. The Great Barrier Reef is located in Queensland, Australia. It has 1500 miles of lots of wildlife and is almost parallel to the Queensland…

a large labour shortage, especially for wool production, and so the company moved away from sheep to increase their cattle production. So began a process of selling southern estates and moving north, purchasing Headingly Station at Urandangie in Queensland in 1916 and Avon Downs in the Northern Territory in 1921. At the end of the Second World War, the company became a specialised cattle enterprise and in the 1950’s Santa Gertrudis cattle were introduced to upgrade the Shorthorn herds. In the…

Domestic Pet Registration Act 2015(Qld) is to regulate and record the pets in Queensland. Though Ferdy is your sister Ryanne’s dog and you are not the owner of the pet, using extrinsic materials as stated in the Acts Interpretation Act under section 14 allows us to determine whether you are responsible to register Ferdy with the Pet Registration Board of Queensland. Though the intrinsic material states that residents of Queensland are responsible for registering each pet they own, and you are…

The One Punch Can Kill campaign (also referred to as the Coward Punch campaign) is a public relations campaign designed to raise awareness to citizens about drunk violence and how one punch can kill. (Queensland Homicide Victims' Support Group, 2013) This campaign became extremely well known all throughout Australia after the incident involving an 18 year Brisbane boy, Cole Miller, who was killed by just one drunken punch which launched a nationwide campaign involving Australian boxer Danny…