In 2005 the Australian Government decided that the security guards in Parliament House in Canberra, ACT were banned from calling politicians and members of the public "mate'. The ridiculous ban was lifted after only 24 hours ... A lot of Australian people use "mate" without even thinking abo...
Australia is home to kangaroos, one of the four major tennis tournaments (Australian Open), and Foster’s beer. Famous actors born there include Hugh Jackman and Cate Blanchett. They even created their own version of football. Chances are you haven’t visited the country, but it’s a pretty...
Malcolm Fraser, Australian politician and leader of the Liberal Party who served as prime minister of Australia from 1975 to 1983.
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The Scottish Parliament has been reconvened on 1st July 1999 for the first time after nearly 300 years of interruption. It had been dissolved when the Act of Union was signed in 1707. Although Scotland was never part of the Roman Empire (save for the southern Lowlands, which were under Ro...
the United Nations counts women as victims if they are lured by false promises about working conditions, and if they are exploited. Singapore should accept there is a problem, said Sallie Yea, an Australian consultant who has researched sex trafficking in Asia. "Singapore is still in the denial...
Population (2022 est.):9,811 (growth rate: 0.42%); birth rate: 21.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 7.84/1000; life expectancy: 67.93 Capital:no official capital; government offices in Yaren District Monetary unit:Australian dollar Current government officials ...
Communications: Telephones:main lines in use: 1,900 (2009); mobile cellular: 10,000 (2020).Broadcast media:1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and...
Malcolm Turnbull is an Australian politician who served as the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Australia and was the Member of Parliament for Wentworth. What are some key achievements of Malcolm Turnbull’s political career? Some of ...
Parties for children in Australia and New Zealand often have fairy bread as a type of party food, as it is usually popular with children and quick easy to make; while one of the only cafes known to serve fairy bread in 2015, was in Sydney, Australia, and its name was theParliament on...