In August 2014, Prescott was appointed as an Adjunct Distinguished Economic Professor at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia. Age: 84 Birthplace: Glens Falls, New York Jörg Schlaich Civil engineer, Structural engineer, Engineer Jörg Schlaich (born 1934) is a ...
A handout image released by the Australian Maritime Safety Authority in Canberra, Australia, shows the search area in the Indian Ocean, west of Australia, where 14 planes and 13 ships were looking for wreckage of Flight MH370 on 10 April 2014. See pictures of great moments in flight. AMSA...
Katz has handled numerous high-profile cases involving accusations of retaliation against whistleblowers within corporations and government agencies. She is a partner with Katz, Marshall & Banks, LLC, a civil rights law firm in Washington, D.C., and vice chair of the board of directors at the...
Frank Gambale (born 22 December 1958) is an Australian jazz fusion guitarist. He has released twenty albums over a period of three decades, and is known for his use of the sweep picking and economy picking techniques. Birthplace: Canberra, Australia 24 Frank Gehry 02/27/1929 5 Frank Gehry ...
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Thebeautiful buildingcomprises three groups of interlocking shells, which roof two main performance halls and a restaurant. Amasterpiece of modern architecture, the opera house has become an iconic symbol of both Sydney and the Australian nation. ...
A former Australian sprinter, Cathy Freeman specialized in the 400 meters event and is currently the 9th fastest woman of all time. Freeman is widely regarded as a notable hero because she is the first Aboriginal sprinter to ever win a Commonwealth Games gold medal. ...
in criminal and civil prosecutions across the state. Interestingly, it is also the oldest Supreme Court and retains much of the powers given under the original legislation (modern changes mean in most cases, the Supreme Court of a state is not necessarily the highest legal or civil authority)...
Together they operated the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and argued several cases fighting for civil rights in higher education. Marshall took over as head of the Fund in 1938, and in 1954 he successfully fought for desegregation in public schools in the landmark Supreme Court c...
George Miller AO (born 3 March 1945) is an Australian filmmaker and former physician. He is best known for his Mad Max franchise, with The Road Warrior and Fury Road being hailed as amongst the greatest action films of all time. Aside from the Mad Max films, Miller has been involved in...