Tasmania

of Gun Control: From Australia to the United States of America On April 28th, 1996, Martin Bryant entered the Broad Arrow café, in Port Arthur, ate a meal and slaughtered 12 people. Port Arthur is a former penal colony on the southeast coast of Tasmania. He committed this atrocity with a semi-automatic rifle. He then left the café and continued through a gift shop, parking lot and finally to a gas station killing 22 more innocent civilians. He fled and was only captured the following morning.…

Introduction. Australia remains one of only eight countries that still allows for the commercial racing of greyhounds. However, Australia is starting to speak up against their concerns about the cruel and inhumane ways of the industry. The greyhound industry in Australia is clearly operating outside the boundaries of community standards and one of the reasons is because the industry is completely self regulating. Recently New South Whales made the move to propose a ban on greyhound racing…

Incarceration Rates in America Prison in America is something that is not new to our systems. Prisons tend to be a place where people are held waiting for their punishment. All types of people are sent to prison, men and women alike. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the hearings were public, which meant that anyone could see you die a horrible death. They did this to embarrass or shame the person. They used the ducking stool, the pillory, whipping, and branding. Most of the sentences were death.…

Introduction On the Wednesday the 5th of August 2015, I attended the Brisbane District Court for approximately 3 hours. This essay outlines on the observations that where made that day and critically reviews the components of crime control and the due process models, which these findings represent. I will then go on to draw upon my observations guided by academic literature, which will provide an overview of both models. This essay however will dispute that the governing model for what I…

Americans love guns and Americans hate guns. There is a perplexing relationship within the American people and their desire for guns. American citizens are aware of the danger that follows with gun use, but still advocate to keep them legal within the states. The gruesome massacres that have occurred within American schools such as Columbine, Virginia Tech, as well as the massacre that recently occurred in Orlando, Florida at club Pulse, somehow do not resonate with the fact that this country…

Science Society Technology All portals From today's featured article Epacris impressa Epacris impressa, also known as common heath, is a plant of the heath family, Ericaceae, that is native to southeast Australia: the states of Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and New South Wales. French botanist Jacques Labillardière collected the species in 1793 and described it in 1805. Four forms have been identified, but no subspecies are recognised. Growing in heathland, shrubland or open…

VU21481 Nuanprang SAELUEA GEC00000BS Task 1 1. Tahiti 2. Give three reasons why it was difficult to look for the “Great Southern Land” (Australia) - The sea so dangerous - The wind always blows to direction. - Is long way to travel maybe not enough for food and drink. 3. Give four reasons why people wanted to find the “Great Southern Land”(Australia) 1)make a lot of money from trade 2)make a lot of money from gathering natural resources 3)England was very interested in setting up a naval base…

On the 3rd November 2016 the Hazelwood Power Station, which produced brown coal in the Latrobe Valley, announced the entire plant would close at the end of March 2017. After supplying electricity to Victoria for over 50 years, the plant’s owners Engie argued that it was no longer economically viable to continue to run one of Australia’s most ‘dirty’ power plants, thus laying off almost 1,000 jobs. Engie states that the growing pressure for renewable energy was the main factor for the closure of…

Albert Einstein once said "I fear the day when technology over laps with humanity the world will only have a generation of idiots." Now we are in a generation where the serious problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. Easy questions like what is life? Is being googled by many. Now a days it is not that we use technology but technology is using us, and controlling us. There are many arguments surrounded technology and ----- The conversation occurring around this topic is----…

A. RESEARCH TOPIC The purpose of this paper is to determine if gun control laws lower gun-related homicide rates in the United States, as based on an analysis of statistical data following the implementation of the Brady Act; as well as, to determine if these laws produce an increased demand for guns in illegal gun markets. One of the major concerns for American citizens is that the Brady Act and any further actions by the government affect our rights under the Second Amendment to the United…