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BI. rimination as one of the most " HAL, aS RAB of the current generation, according to | {4 Pree —, Aa key implications of Australia’s rapidly pulation and econonie pressures yin an fe to we their lives, the ct that employers and society in. ¢ perceptions about the capability of Hud: the ese: paper stated that end to associate ageing with bility. and that “older people, el of the workforce. ent organizations from hamessing the k js that older workers have to offer, nstraining organizational success. ist as organizations put in place strategies and sexism in the workplace, employers must: the same in the near future in order to prev | discrimination from gaining a foothold and creat divide amongst employees,” said Anne Hatton, C [Hic stralasia,sw 2900 Ausra worw. malt. | ‘CRICOS Provider Cade: 413359M offic uel, for most of he developing counties | siete are no necurate or updated data for many, if moumon, at Reve 0 indicators, and the seis too complicated for gone | SAPsris. Thus, the World Bank-defined poverty line of USD tra Gay effectively became the de-facto’ vandstick with which Lorogress v ally expinded to pare | ART @ $4. BARRE MP, MLE GO om HP ORS HT, AS SHA Taw Mew, se Hak ean a Ee ANAWET Ath. Bue, CURR Lio MAE 1 RHR RT EE ALt 06 8S LEER, [ Poverty | Bespie being measured. Australia AIAES TRAM | Seer n, Sconomic growth, our wealthy natlon is paing SPRATT UTHER, APSO | backwards in the numbers of people falling into poverty, Most af SAWANT ROAR AGAMA. kB ae eae | this poveny | The risk of poverty is highest among people wha: rely mainly on | S0cial security aymients for their income: The social security | safety net is vital for people who lose their job, fall ill, have a | clesbilty, separate from their parte, or retire, yet the system jg | not_doing its job t0 prevent poverty among ‘people_who | experietice these common life events, Even having paid work | does not protect people irom poverty: over 30% of the 2.55 million people living in poverty come fram houscholds where the | main erm of icome is hom and not social sect | These findings paint a disturbing picture that a | need t0 confront if we are to revere: the spreading disparity we | are seeing on the ground in the daily lives of people across the | sounuy. It will uke leadership from our clecied representatives and governments who must ensure that poverty ii central to public policy making. This includes budget processes cand decisions, which have in recent times run di | reducing poverty, annd will continue to do so if they’ are not recast in light of these findings. AVSREP LOS SRA ROE ABA HH RPC LEAR SATII A, Rt 2. hie, ABAD, ERA RA, MUR Arie ek RR LERERTORREL SRM ES EE BUA A, DERM REARS ok. HAL PEARROAEAS SR, tik ain RAAB LE RRETLA SSR AAT a. EEA EA MIND TET Re RP eR. WE: © 255 FASER DP MAG, Hast 30% SAR ORAM SED RRI MEALS RHE R. RERLGARE, SERRA ALOE TBARS A oP MARA AR HB, 40 EPEAT BR, RAN Rk Fok fo SR RATS 4 2 SABI A AE AAT A ASUS ab Re, ime tek eR, HASRIR ATOR, oo TRERMMRAR, FM theo,pe RR alse Tei ‘George Stet, xiony NSW 2000 Alien ais nai ed.an ‘wy atl a CKICOS Provider Code: 02359 Lmany millions of RA LAME, Sr ee People around the world face water shortages and a ee daily struggle to secure safe water for theit basie | Many millions of children continue to die [sve year from preventable _wafesborme iscases. Water-relaied natural disasters such as | Moods, tropical storms and tsunamis exact a heat | ig human life and suffering. And all tom reeularly, | drought affliets some of the world's poorest countries, | sxacerbating hunger and malnutrition. | In the past decade, significant progress has been made | in providing people with aceess to clean drinking | water and basic sanitation. But a_major effort is still | required in the decade shead to extend these essential | Services to those sill_unserved. the vast majority off } whom are le. | Bevond meeting basic human needs, water conuibules | 10 sustainable development in other important ways, It major source of energy in some parts of the world, | while in others its, potential as an energy source | remains Jargely untapped. bea a | The state of the world’s waters remains fragile, a | the need for ae integrated and sustainable approach t walcr resouree management is a5 pressing as ever. Available supplies are high population growth, unsustainable pattems, poor management practices, p inadequate investment in infrastructure and efficiency in water-use. grow food, to provide clean drinking Sanitation services, to operate industries gap is likely to grow wider still,@MAIT Passage 1: Scenario (Not to be wanslated) An international conferen irorge Sire. Spey NSW 2000 Awan Teas 2 on global economic development is to be held ‘in Sydney: The arganising committee ir asking for he Jollowleg passage ta he arnslaied tio Clana. Beyond GDP oa AAA Si GOP) The media and economists regularly uae Gnas tik tS ERS MDA LP SOP) Domestic Product (GDP), a tally of the value of all | — —PRRAR—-RH (HC) MEP geads and services produced within a country during 3 specific time period, as a measure of | ¢conomic performance. Yet constant improvements | in the quality of products, and the introduction of | new goods and services over time, have made it | harder than ever to calculate price changes, Further, | despite years of progress it is still difficult to make | international comparisons, eg. with the use of | purchasing power parity, given the significant differences in economic structures ground the | world and in what consumers spend their incomes on. Sr Seo HOMAGE — hE AM CARE TUR) . OR, ARAES OF We ale te Ba A fe) 8 kab feo MR dp Bb att, CAR ASE MAB A ne LE LF. I, RGARS PCR Me, 4938 27 PR YC AR ARPA TB 9 fete KATH, WPS Bites ate Meta AE Ow IR ES | There are other elements that GDP fail to | incorporate, such as the environmental damage | caused by the production of goods and services, In | addition, although GDP growth is taken as a proxy | for progress, it was never intended to measure | happiness or welfare, Finally, as nations slowly | emerge from the global downtum of 2007-2008, | some seriously question whether the model | overestimates the contribution of financial services | to the economy, HALA EOP) RA MALE—B t, Aldo PW So AoA MR He wt aR BB a BR. Bok, BARB Ai GDP) aa te RPORA, BAAR ARE ah mw aE 2. RS, MASHER A 2007-2008 § HSRRR, —ZAP ERR -BRAG B18 T BARNA A HE IE A TE A three issues to keep pace with the economy's changing character and what citizens value beyond GDP. The first is economic complexity, driven by innovation and the increasing ‘globalization’ of production chains. The second is the increasing share jin advanced economies of services and intangibles, including online activities with no price. And the third is the urgent question of sustainability - whether the depletion of resources and assets now vill undermine potential future GDP growth. f | Ultimately, economists will have to grapple. with RAR, BF RELA DA MRED HAG ha LEAR RAR T a hth (DP) pe © — AN LALA Oe 2 Ae A La 4” oD Bo FAG ERIKS RP mH kK, RPOCBEARHM ARES, &. 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There are areas of New South Wales which are prone ta both bushfire and flood and depending on where you five, you may need to be aware of how to deal with these events if they occur, extreme weather ANNG, HFHTREREH, —PREE RAE ME HR RAM aha ee A, Ee KUGR—DAM, SAMBA CR TR, RAR) PRES fo AE oe OPI a Bose RAE ERTS, Reh Mah Re DK Ko RA EEE WR. rm ah Ae 3H) — A ae LEB a a KKMRR. RATE REEMA tor RERT MOTB T RR ER To assist information on how_best to prepare for extreme | weather and emengencics, in ing links to | organisations that provide specialised advice in these areas, [One of the commonly seen emergencies Is heatwaves. Heatwaves are periods of consecutive days of extremely high temperatures which, as well as being uncomfortable, can impact negatively on your health. In a severe heatwave you may eet {. you with this, we have prepared some ATHD CHALE TEREG EA, Ae AT she AM KA ee OL at 41S B, atop CAE ye ey AAS fe Ae hE FLORAL —-ZAR, BE HBR, RARER, Aoi, AP SOmRE, ARTES dehydrated and your body may overheit. a already have a heart or respiratory problem, extreme heat may make your symptoms worse, Additionally, older people and those with chronic conditions or mobility problems are at increased isk of suffering heats‘Seley NSW 20000 Aura, malted CRICOS Provider Code: 335% in in the number of shops and without any union presence, is a setious | matter for unions. Not only does it mean that adequate protection bus ade union finances and the ability | St some unions to service their membership, | This situation has been contributed ta By a ramber of | factors, not the feast being the savage Aanti-trade | uion legislation adopted by the Federal Goversmert and some State governments. The penalties faced by unions Should they take industrial | severely li | interests | members or not. | The move to emenprise agreements Kaw alge) | great difficulties on the union movement. Trade | unions are often required to service hundreds fil seek one nant ne | of enterprise agreements | Organisational and financial and technical resourees of unions, | Workers have also faced a | working conditions “and rights employers, | Companies are being restructured and workers | denied their entitlements, “simplified” i | limited enterprise agreements whereby | less organised workplaces suffer, ES6OR: SUAREER Set ARASH, WHE [Eee OAM, eee, BE “HM. RR She RS Ree BO, Bek A abr a wd ak fe — a, RANE RRNA ie A Dal, kW LA ORS AO, a AHA T Fe Mo eth ERISARS itm, EMM Tl, AmP ERAT Tew <|LEAISAR) $epie) RSI TRAD HR. Lee Bh, Hs. TeaGoM, in unprecedented attack on | bywork for one -time of casual work for another. It includes operating a business and providing paid consuluuncy services 10 another person ot | organization also includes partnerships’ and | ditectorships of companies. Some public servants may be part-time directors of 2 company or companies, positions that involve being engaged in the business of the company _in dele spare time While it is not inherently wrong. secondary employment can and frequently does give rise to complaints. The ICAC (The Independent Commission Against Corruption) has. | received complaints involving conflicts of interest and misuse of government resources when public sector staf? | have worked in second jobs. These complaints, whether verified or not, adversely affect the image of public sector | staff and the integrity of the agency_for which they primarily work. It is important that ihe ible “that government employees always give priority to their #aRe $oRLAMALER— Ane Hl A aA Ae | 4, OMe S Bee aoe. Roe. Beth eee. Mri E-EAG ED 1 RE Hf fll $5 2 519 de Fe | Hanae aaa public sector duties without using govemment time, | #citi=t ff resources or information in their work’ organization. econdary employment can provide “oy ul cormupt conduct and the misuse of resources: information. It can also place staff in diffieult and s tuations should an incident occur that is in conflict) their responsibility as a public sector employee and secondary job. In some cases, been used as a cover for serious corrupt activities, taking bribes and secret commissions, : What organisations need to do is manage ; employment issues efficiently and effectively the opportunities for conflicts of interest and ec occur. A complete ban on secondary public sector staff is not only unre unrealistic option that would be in for” another |and schooling ‘4 1980s to the early 1990s the Commonwealth | 6 20 we 60 Ls a) 90 ae Goverment of Australia and each of the State and Territory | J, 3044 I ALae Refecheall ae governments cnacted tegistation seeking to enhance the welle being ic with disabilities. This legislation included specitic_provisions for protection the rights of people with disabilities to access educational services. The general aim was | ML, ea eH 6) a 9e a to enhance their education opportunities and outcomes. HRSA, With iis context much attention hasbeen given 10 zrating students into regular schools. While this has led to an increase in_the pumber of students with disabilities in iegular educational settings, there has been paralie] recognition that some students are still best catered for in a special facility. Some parents and students, however, experiences | discrimination_in regard tg schooling, includi a refusal of | enrolment, failure of schools to sufficiently address harassment or bullying of students with a disability “and denial of, or | limites 00] services, facilities ar programs, [Tn 1998, 45% of students with a disability attending A am | schowl received some additional form of assistance, | arrangement or support service at their schoOl bevond the | provision of the class in which they were placed. Sp tuition or the provision of a counselor or disnbili person was the most commonly given while the special equipment was among the least common. Particular problem for schools in rural areas, the greater availability of specialist services students with disabilities attending school in [ess likely to receive any form of extra school. They were also, however, less likely difficulties (with learning, socializing, and so: in urban areas. .rly History of Australia REAEOT MHS ? European setilers, Aboriginal and | Am 4 ACS] A af, KERPEERD | ok ty BE A i ibe a One OF eA Be, a [es with lifestvies | wy geage . ete) Ae Re ane sultural cred {OMS | yeu te fe FRAN 10 eh segion_in_which they lived. Their complex social Stk A UG RA LT Al stems and highly developed traditions reflect a deep | connection with the larct and environment. Ashe I tn I | Asian and Oceanic mariners and traders were in Contact (ARF ERP RET, Eile koe with Indigenous Australians for many centuries before | ORES RASRENSRER | the European expansion into the Easter eee CHAPH, TERM EHS, Some formed substantial relationships wi s 5 | communities in northern Australia, REL T SABRE: ‘The First Fleet of 11 ships carried about 1500 people— | i 11 A248 A ta 09 9 — A half of them conviets. The fleet arived in Sydney | gga, PEMA, Harbour on 26 January 1788, and its aw this day every | © 44 26 aba Pear that Ausiralia Day is celebrated. | ‘i in all, about 160 000 men and women were Australia gs convicts from 1788 transportation ended in 1868, The convicts by free immigrants from the early 1790s. The wool industry and the gold rushes of the 18505 a impetus for free settlers to come to Australia, Scarcity of labour, the vastness of the land and new w :@MAIT |= hardest hii by the global SR cardine 1 a report published by an knternstional Se aie ena | The te hich diaws_on evidence fiom a wide range of Sources academic studies or papers published by’ the | (World Bank, points. out that there Bea lack of ae smtherec | Bice malls to measure the inipact of global economic seman | Race S006. However, girs and young women aa [tisk during periods of econ nig uncertainty. | faker oor gsoe esused poverty to soread, girls were increasingly | JAKSO.cut.of school 1 help out damestie chores as ther aac, |i er less pay, Primary schoo! completion 2994 whereas for boys it fell 2954 bape : | At howe, girs and wore would Gficn ea lew to make SUCHE | Shortage ecwsinner” had enough to cat, s0 the levels of food | totages and malnaition were more common arwieg ails ot | Bee, Mat women mors fen ttan_not making’ en teen | Smonifices for their children, Meanwhile, girls and omen suffered | More neglect and abuse than they did before the economic ‘crisis. | Tey also experienced secess to basic services, social SCCUrity and safety ners, | The report said that gains in the last few years in breaking the | e¥6Te of poverty and advances in terms of edueition ad feaka | highlightcdthar international 6 Bae Stree, Spdaey NSW 2000 Attala vider Ner 40858 CRICODS Provier Cece 038M RRA eH RAGA NERF REE EOD RAT PHS EE BMNAIT 2. SHA RAC A ine Text 2: | Poverty is nat decreasing as the World Bank elaims | The mainstream consensus that globalizaiion is reducing poverty | aa | around the world was challenged by Social Wateh, a network of | 400 civil society organizations in 70 countries. The World Bank | latest estimates claim that extreme poverty has been reduced [int the last 25 years and that therefore the infemnationally agreed goals for 2013 can be met. I Social Watch published a Basic Capabilities Index showing that since the UN Millennium Declaration was adopted in the year | 2000, the satisfaction of basic social needs is ‘not progressing enough or even regressing in a majority of countries, of each country and is proven to be js i reasurement Of other capabilites related 10 countries’ social | development. Out of 176 countries for Which Social Watch | ‘overview of the health stats and basic educational | Tie Basie Capabilies Index provides a consent wonerl | A AE ABC perfoMAnee | SAAT RLM, eats ae oh BRRARAHR ERA MARDI Ry, 4 PS TLRHER A Hae 176 Ame KHFLPERR GRR CleTP ERSTE, a 7 ‘RSM eaE+ OR om > hen cy “i2MB” (Social St. AEA RE aac, eRACARE 4 +Peeay Te Bim 2015 Hash RH DBRS, “REO” ey & AASHORE EL yy, 2000 Fiat, RA 21 aR. FRR LER Re — oe ie 4 db aa ta OE. RORSARTEARUAR, RPEREE | RAT RRO PRA. Si, & (oo Ok RoE A Eee Lak MASE RA LG, IA se hae EAE Ot BRERATRA TES Hew x the Kab of Mile IRR 1 a oP ok he Be T 27K AEX, BLOLREPLARS OLE OR Fo teste, moet Rik PERTAR NRL bik, meee ey 7 TF AEER AMA. BOL ROE, dete dete ge ANELIRMAER HERE, (acty » A CRE RESE ED & 2000 Rie +, ARLE ESA MRR, foe —SLERTSORER RD r He, ERe Se AF, Bey LFW RA RH, RESH, TELFAIR PEA 8 ACT foe ae a AGLT “AR” 2, gemesUea SRB SARTO INR EMEA Bae PHN ERTL EE EY. Watch) (i Fd en. 08 a eit ae Ee AMERAT A mit im | In order” to monitor progress towards Sa Development Goals at a plots level and country by country, the tight poals were subdivided in 48 indicators, Since January 18, AT SeRERREMSRRERATE REG RORRUR, BK Hs. 8 2008 © 1 8 45 AD biking i ag hay BR, Rttipieg sepDisaster Reduction cia ) FIED. Fa Froximately 700 sition people — 10 per cent of the | JAE 1O8MRRE 9 dae 60 SbL world’s popnlotion ~ ane aver the age af 60, and by 2050, there will be mone-eletty pemone than shildrem for the |e agin istry. aac Meee This year"s commemoration ‘of the Intemational Day for | Disaster Redhction is an oppartunity 10:recopmnize the role of older men and wornen in fosvering resilience. | | When = nerural disaster hits, olde persons suffer | dismroportionately high levels of desde and injuries. This ‘rugis trend must be reversed through plans, services and SuPpON thet ensure we adress the vulnerabilities facing | Older persens while optimizing their contributions to aur | solace safety and welheing SERRE RRN, SEARO HAO. OST i | Die Plaaing oat Ge aes aE he Ba | mobility experienced by many alder persons. We have to- | stable them to prepare for « potential dsaser, reach | | S#2ty and provect themselves. The needs of older persanis should also be taken ino account in early warming | sstims social protection mechanisms, eveeaton and | Smemsne response plans, and public awateness | | campaigns. At the same time, it is important to recognine persons have strengths that can serve the éommText 2 What will we drive when the ofl rans ou 16 it th A TS ee SO petroi-powered cars. are | 44428, 2 Ahab AS Ce BF 2, RRA S Sa? So, what will the cars of ‘during the last off erfsis in the 1970s tha ¥A 0 FRRSM LR EMRY, | altemative | (4 t W 27 ih £38 ae PA a vogue, but | # Hed tS — et, tA ee bees he $E, RELA TRERAM, | and batteries were both heavy and | RRR Aidt. costly As oil pr range of ¢ wider n the 1840, the fuel eel! still Jooms | jah We AeA: horizon. Not only do they mesh quieiee aoe La va ere is no combustion - but, if powered by: | hydrogen, they cmit nothing more harmful than [Yet despite the millions invested in research | development, serious obstacles remain, | hydrogen does not store easily. The cells aré slow i r | warm up, and performance still Ings behind petrol engines in the 1950s Devon farmer Harold Bate dh “digester” which tumed decomposing droppings into methane on which he ran his ear truck for next to nothing. While Bate's idea caught on, many believe ithighlights the nature has to provide us with cheap, clean plentiful alternatives to petrol. Jn the UK, innovative motorists who s cooking oil, another bio-fuel, were evading tax. But a number of firms tea alana of he nl sl amIVVATI Fe peulredieenaceeeee ‘atin Providr No: 40888. CRICOS Provider Code; 03359M ie 7 : Text 2: | The threatened environment | SPs 6 | In recent years we have Come to realize that several | FRAME LA threats to the environment are fundamental, One is acid TedLab. JEP 4s mn Ae mR a, | rain, which is created by the millions of tones OF sulphur | jo fort, A RAD aR KE dioxide and nitrogen oxides spewed out of smokestacks : : , | and automobile exhaust Pipes, The oxides mix with | Ai A6. J aE Real fo te ‘water vapor in the air to form weak sulphuric and nitric | * 248 @, #8 84 fe AaRRy UR | wich later falls as acid rain. The rem is | MOAB Akio. MAS ih pee creased acidity in lakes, which has curtailed the | BLte#= a, Mit SOK aH FA ability of many fish to reproduce, and in the soil, which SERRA, EBA B, | has ‘slowed the growth ‘of tees aiid inorease® tel | vulnerability to disease, But some pollution problems involve such dramatic | externalities that the whole world is affected. One | cumple is the greenhouse effect. The steadily rising and essentially irreversible concentration of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere causes it to. trap increasing amounts of the heat radiated by the planet, The general warming trend is expected to have disastrous effects, including mass starvation in some less developed countries, flooding of entire coastal areas, and severe droughts, perhaps within the next fifty. years, Another worldwide threat Is in the upper e the thinning of the layer of ozone, @ bluish gas shields the earth from the sun's ultraviolet rays, And improperly disposed hazardous wastes represent yet another critical environmental problem. Unfor ittle has been done so far to salve this problem, here are many instances in which ri ‘ountries have literally just shipped the problem off to he poorest of the less developed countries- inequipped with the necessary storage and acil ties, and certainly too poor to deal with ! lems that will follow,Level 3 Tel +61 RICO Text I; $31 George Sweet, Sydney NSW 2000 Acta 12 9261 aRts Email: info maieany ‘ware: mnie. IS Provider Cove: 03339M | Fighting Corruption | The World Bank has identified coruption a8 the single srealest obstacle to economic and social development, Tt undermines development by distorting the rule of law | and weakening the institutional foundation on_which economic growth depends, ‘The harmful effects of corruption are especially severe | on the poor, who are hardest hit by economic decline, are most reliant on the provision of public services, and | are least capable of paying the extra costs associated {with bribery, fraud, and the misappropriation of economic privileges. HEMT LAL RRA AS RR AM. BBE pay PAS SE Hee Pe ah, Ah ae aI RAT AMEEPMLAPL, BARK LEAALMALRARL, MA RRMT DRG MRR, RIAA AMR HGP fr ALE A B58 BAAR | Comuption sabotages policies and Programs thaj aim to reduce poverty, so sttacking. corruption is critical to the | achievement of the Bank's mission of poverty j reduction, To reduce the corrosive impact of corruption in a sustainable way, it is important 10.po bevond the symptoms to tackle the causes of comuption. FRREALSS A RRA AS Re WD, 4rd MARIE An Se ea oe | CAS) WEP AA, 2M Raa RAT, AMOR Kee Lee | oe age Effective sanctions on politicians can be enhanced most effectively through a meaningful degree of political ‘competition in the electoral process, Such competition increases the likelihood that alternative candidates and parties will seek to expose: corruption in government or hold politicians accountable for the poor performance associated with high levels of corruption. While_perceived corruption of @ particular parly or candidate_has shown to influence ey — considerably, and therefore exposure of cases Political corruption is an effective deterrent to corrupt | com, : Excessive political desta behavior, there are limits to the benefits of political | ’Text 2; CHICOS Provider Code: 03359M 1 George Street, Sdoey NSW 2000 Australia 261 BRS eau.ae Australian citizenship RAAED RA Australian citizenship is a common bond for all Australians, whether by birth or by choiee. Becoming an Australian citizen js_sbout joining « distinct national community. With that comes responsibilities and privileges and the opportunity to participate fully in Australian life. An ancient Jand and a young nation. Australia has awelcomed settlers and new citizens from more than 200 countries. Few countries have managed to combine ethnic and cultural diversity with national unity as successfully as Australia, When citizenship is conferred, new citizens are asked to pledge loyalty to Australia and its people, to share their democratic beliefs, to respect their rights and liberties and to uphold and obey Australia’s laws. ‘Australians value equality of opportunity and what is offen called a ‘fair go’, This means that what someone achieves in life should be a product of their talents, work and effort rather than an accident of binh. No one should be disadvantaged on the basis of their country of birth, cultural heritage, political beliefs, language, gender or religious belief, This does not mean that everyone is the ‘same of that everybody has equal wealth or property, The aim is to ensure there are no formal or entrenched class distinctions in Australian society. ‘Australia prides itself on being an egalitarian society: RAHEARDS, LET EEEAR 4, AMTRANEAHAR AE. 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Australia: has a strong tradition of ‘mateship’ —where people help | and receive help from others voluntarily, especially in’ times of adversity. , aere es vl ineat_I | tena2 931 Tet 363 | at ere Serge, 5 29060 eke it ed indney NSW 3000 Australia ea | Stone Prides: 40388: eens Prowider Cae: ing es ee Passage |: SEENOMIOS (ioe 19 te Pad Am Aeration rese ah nem ts jhere his ‘anc eat rarchher asks that the Jota ‘8 Passage be tremstatect P*SCOCH Peper te: be Presented ata Confererice on tie wellbeing of children Seeae People| EGS ve | #8, Grief jg al and loss in | > = an fs 8 27d smotionalty feelings of anxiety and ‘Sametiy ity of cvents of change Ne © intensity a Calls retest bout grie; 'Bge: fo talk Move inte ite iscussing and B least likes ofa Parent, pet, frie mon themes: in tion or dij adulthood, difficulty 4 Are the ‘paral f relationship, break=y (such as those in America on also Significant id expressing {0 seek he} fend or srandparent calls about Brief. Hoy hanging neighbourhood And exposure 10 traumatic ‘events September 1, 2001) are Causes of Brief amon, BRS iS: BG tOK 2 ae Slee SACLE Emp, AR$ op t tales shout the adolescence many young their em wever, 185" Young people,@ MAIT Passage 2 Scenario: (Nott ie translated) A health magazine into Chinese Angina a iS temporary chest pain or discomfort, | | resulting from a reduced blood supply to the heart | muscle. Itoccurs when part of the heart muscle is | temporarily unable to get enough blood and oxygen | to meet its needs | The pain usually feels tight, gripping, ot squeezing, | and can vary from mild to very severe. Angina is | usually felt"in the centre of the chest, but may | spread to either or both shoulders, the neck er jes, ‘of down the arm. Sometimes it is_experienced in these other areas of the body without being felt in the chest. Many people, however, do nat feel “pain’, | just an unpleasant sensation or discomfort im the che ieayge Street, Sesey NSW 2000 Australi in China needs the following passage be translated tha CRRLO TRAN R GS A T Age AR ah sh AT. SR AS a gps REL PL AP RE Ek AEA Ob a aia Fe BA, RBRRE LS SHRARERAGER. QRRBRHS 2, PRAM AE. CRA SRNR, techs aT iba ta — DBA, BR, FAR AE B, APF RBARA, CLE SH HLL GRAB. BH, RSARRB EM “ta”, RAMMBARAME, Sa Angina usually ocours when the heart has to work harder than usual, when its requirement for blood and oxygen is increased This can happen, for ‘example, during exereise or effort, or in response to emotion. It does not occur all the time because the blood supply, although reduced, is usually able to keep up with the heart's normal demands, ‘Angina is usually relieved by rest. The pain or discomfort is usually relieved within a couple of minutes; however, an ambulance should be called if the symptoms last more than 10 to 15 minutes. ‘Angina does not mean that the heart muscle is damaged, so it is not the same as a heart attack. Many people with angina live to a healthy old ape without having a heart attack. However, a history of angina is associated with a higher risk of heart SRR RLLACR ERUPT ER AM HA, thik RIALS SAW, Be sR sh Fo MA WORE, BALM ab nO SHR A A, BH ait we 7, BARR TEAR, E Be Sha TETRA Rem RS A So AE RGRMAT AT ASHE, attack. If you don’t get proper treatment, it can stop /ou from being active.Level Tel: +81 *MAIT CRICOS 531 Geuepe Street, Spey NSW-2000 Asta 2926) SBS snail infos ean, wor, vedas Browser Case OSM Red Cross Red Crescent Mavement | Because ofits special status and its millions of volunteers and members all across the world, the Red Cross Red ‘Crescent is_jn am ideal position to promote tolerance and | hurianitarian values | Several instinces of violence in the early part of the 21st century have demonstrated the_vulnerability of the principle of humanity. Factors such as racism in Westen Europe, female genital mutilation in West Africa and stigmatization of people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide illustrate the constant threat to the values at the heart of the Red Cross Red Crescent’s work. The twnmoil and viol September 2001 have shown how much the world requires a global. neutral, unified and able humanitarian organization such as the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Fear and uncertainty_grip our world, Labels of nationality, ethnicity and religion appear to be becoming more important in the minds of many: In this since the tagic events of | 9 ETeRa ABD EERARRM RE AEEE RMA AFHER ERM, BES te A sa — ae ie Hh a a (A a EP) ARATE AMS UHR AM BRFMLAO LRA SPAT ALL LAN MMM. Bet Uk AT RA, SHUtRAB RRR e REMAN EARLE SEE | ae, Str ee LETH RH ab WA, AER S AER MET Dai pee th. Paw, AhAAM EA iin, HSA RE. MAL H- dae on increased significance, Principals to. influence shy behaviour, Movement is championing individual and ec values that encourage respect for others and a community bridge building is crucial: without it. and political and political harmony and | development are doubrful. , The Action to Reduce Discrimination is one areas of activity currently being a Movement in the area of humanitarian values. environment the emphasis on Humanitarian Values takes |e Ce nats oe ae Beth _ ~ Text 2 [ Why save energy? electricity, Level 2.531 Gece St, Sey NSW 2000 Aweran ‘et sei 3 s364 aia Emeline 8 ‘wore. reds CRICGS Provider Code: 03358M APART BR? Energy is so much a part of life that we often use it| RRGR AAMAS PERE RM, OS without thinking, especially when it is inthe form of | +A # A SPabit a, RES warming” — the Greenhouse Effect. electricity to do the same jab. But the fact is, except in Tasmania, where power is| 22, €EA, MTRMBRESERARA mainly Hydro-electric, most electricity in Australia | 4 9h, mR KASH & SA R Gee comes from burning fossil fuels like coal, gas or oil. Among other things. this process produces carbon | aie se ge kk $44 = db ah, dioxide — lors of it. And with the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere comes the risk of “global | AA ARMS MR “ae ak eae RRAML ELEM. TREAT, Hanae Flite Using a fuel like gas in the home to heat water, keep | 2 Esp (tte MARA ARR, Be : arn oF cook with, produces carbon GianiGe | de = mh a Ree Mee although not as much as generating enough) a4 % $ b— Subst. finite non-renewable natural resources. But buming fossil fuels for energy is not just @ problem because of the Greenhouse Effect. It has, taken many millions of years for the earth to create them, and no matter how much the carth still has stored up, they will not last forever. Using them efficiently means we are making better use of these efficient ome ‘And it is¢ - for us and for future: ge ‘And of course energy Cost money {60 = both forText 1: World War, human race has experienced a major period of development. A lot of resources were exploited while large of polluted particles were omitted into the air, which he severe deterioration of the ecosystem. usly, however, until 1972 when the Conference on Environment Issues wes held Stockholm and a world | environment declaration was ratified. Many: conferences: on | environment issues were held and although various | environment protection weaties and agrecments were signed in | the last 20 years, not many were actually implemented and no | marked efffcct was achieved. Environmental and developmental | conflict is getting worse and worse, threatening the human | existence. | Currently, human being are confronting various enviromental | issues, most noticeable being the global warming, the wear and tear of the ozone layer and the emission, transboundary’ movement, expansion of poisonous and polluted particles and | These issues are the predicament for all the countries in world in their current_pursuit of economic and development which is mainly pollution eaused by industrial development and_a lower level of other type is due to underdevelopment mainly in the damages done to the the drastic reduction of biodiversity ets, If no action were | | MERA, BRR K RA wR, ART T RK RE A, FSRRRAAAR, Be [HATAEOTRME, FRE HPT BleLevel 3, $31 Geog Sree, Sey SW 2000 el +61 29361 88S A ‘rt alta i a | sweet CRICOS Movies Coxke: EEE Electronic Voting | eee [Over the last few ye: ve been a number of | i | election commeritators have supgesied that | Australian electoral organizations should introduce clectronie voting at Federal, State and Local Government elections, The general observation is made that as we do | more of our business using a number of electronic mediums (fram efipes to electronic banking. ATMS, and purchases over the Intemet), it should not be ton difficult for us to vote using electronic equipment_racher than | tuming up gta polling an on election day and vote | shige papa and ie is funher claimed that, if | electronic voting was ea election results would be | known much earlier then is presently the case. The | assertion Has also been made that electronic voting would | Commentators and proponents of electronic voting often | | cite the United States as an example where electronic | voting has been in place for years. [Pram ne wo time, & small number of Australian | potticians and Parliamentary Committees (both Federal | and Staté) have asked electoral authorities to ascertain | the status of electronic voting. Is itan option to introduce electronic voting into Parliamentary and Government elections in Australia? ‘There is no evidence to suggest that there is any al or community support for changing the voting system presently used in Australia. This is an important appreciate when considering the possibility voting must support the present voting systems voting culture, aH@ MAIT Text 2: Level 2, $31 George Street, Syuiney NSW 2060 Australis ‘Tel 96) 29261 HENS mal: ion 28 0 ‘mate au CRICOS Provider Cia: 033590 | Pollution and Eeocrisis The problem of pollution_is of great social concer. | Continued population increase, accompanied by a | Fise in the level of living standards, not only threatens to exhaust the resources but pollutes the | environment to such an extent that production in the thickly settled area is impossible without damaging | the health of the lacat residents. Smog, onee an urban annoyance. is now recognized a5 | health risk, and the automobile has been pinpointed as the principal cy Heavy industries have been | blamed for river, noise and visual pollutions, | DDT and other chemical remedies have been doing. ecological I the: that they may | have brought along. Oceans used to be and are still being considered to be a reserve of seafood. Today, [atest ete become the home of all | pollutants, this use of the oceans is being reduced_at an alarming rate. The worst pollution threat is concentrated in and near large cities. ‘There the le pollutants increasingly surpass the ability of air and water to dilute the contaminants ‘The natural ecological cycle depends on plants, which absorb some pollutants and release oxygen to the air, But near large citics, natural vegetation becomes scarce, and introduced trees, omamental shrubs and gardens are far from adequate in absorbing motor vehicle and industrial air pollutants. Finally, some pollutants, most notably atomic waste, may continue to contaminate air, land, and water for thousands of years. 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Paes hea PAs RAI A 4 Ha { peetblems. exe dt [A changing society Ec rates | Amore diverse society RRS LE | Sizns of the economic and social benefits of'a diverse sociery | are everywhere. There is = positive correlation between the | social and cultural diversity of community. and high ‘technology, innovation eid wealth generation. Australia is | rose aod ‘more pet of a global ecommie and calial community as indigenous people, women, young people, | people from diverse cultures, people with disability (among, | others) are influencing our values and. culture, Tourism, | migration and refugee flows are increasing. Each year, nearly: | 100,000 migra arrive in Australia Ir follows that voeational | education and training has a role to play in assisting the | integration of people from all backgrounds ino our society J and the wer perhaps contributing to a tolerant society | that embraces our diverse cultural heritage. ‘A nation living in cities ‘We ae becaring eves serene ae Iv ci in the relatively few pieive fe pent eat ‘global business needs, Global warming, scarce water resource, environmental pressures, an ageing population and the cost of providing services away from urban areas are increasing urban pressures at the momen. Tf this trend continues, it will be a i cae nee the quality of life in our sprawling cities. as well as maintain population, services and infrastructure outside of them. Again, nothing is certain; we may find that ‘Tifestyle” choices and inereasing security fears will reverse this urbanization trend. 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English is our national language and it is critical for the individual, for society and for our collective prosperity — that every Australian be given the opportunity’to master it | At the same time Australians live in a soclely and in a world Where langusges other than English are spoken every day. These languages embody and communicate a | different consciousness, a dis ive culture, another | World, which we can share. The monolingual speaker, whether of English or of any other language, is | impoverished in comparison with these who speak mare than one language. @MAIT 2 D8 Provielor Code: 00359M | Kaworge Street, Sydney NSW 2006) Australia riled a RLATLSEET EGA EM — Ta Eat SSEAgS. ARRMRA PAE LERMBTAAM OK, BALA k. RELA, SARAAB ARAM E TERE A Gate BAN | HAMRRELES. In 1788 about 250 distinet Aboriginal and Torres Strait slander languages, including 700 dialects, were Spoken throughout Australia, Today, not more than 20 Aboriginal | languages can be classified as ‘healthy’. These surviving languages need to be accorded a pre-eminent position. It is through the preservation of spoken language that the cultural integrity of Aboriginal Australians can maintained and developed, and it is 2 Governments to recognise the special status of languages. Australians also speak more than @ languages — each day in the home, the the shops and the workplace, It is in the Australians be allowed to maintain and anguage and cultural tradition,The & ‘ccinological Range Bias aby acl Fevoktion sw many people dplaced ‘rowed city factories, Sefer sic the Population shifted fom villages to ae emily te, self ciency and the rig to oseaps na Wor Hplaced with ncerain teey of lane dependency rade anda Weakening ofthe family une fesnoniilly, goods and money shame | Ih merchant cass profie fomt be meat ‘as geoermed Sa the-backs of the displaced population of urban workers. | eae. ——— | eae AASATINR S, We 16 Ob Ra ta b | HER, die | Fr A ae seat a, MeL AeEE. ( seine Rk ie es apa, rma. 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Child | Brotection requires a_comminment fom all levels ty sport to } ensure sporting, environments. are safe for all children, This | | includes an_awareness of the requirements and risks, a | Stmmitmen to practices that minimise the risks, and the ability: Fespond to incidents of child abuse cavironmert for children in span fe a Key # in the Australian Government's long-term policy for | growth in junior sport participation, Maitaining the enjoyment ‘and gtractiveness of sport far both junior participants and their | Bares is high pronty forthe Australian Sports Commision (asi | The ASE has developed araugs af saeasune To Help the sports | industry address the important issue of child protection, These | inchade: ‘* Becess to a range of resources and information on child | ‘Preston in sport * training courses and workshops thay address child | Protection and access to information on child | Protection courses and workshops from other providers | a mandatory requirement for national sporting. ‘organisations funded by the Austratian Government | ‘* to develop and implement a policy thai includes ehild | protection measures : sporting. moral * information workshops conducted fir organisations. outlining their legal and obligations in the child protection area * online training modules on child protection_as part of the Play by the Rules website | Sport is a particularly vulnerable area for potential child abuse because it: involves.a large number of people under the age of 18; frequently involves overnight trips (e.g. training camps or competitions); and usually involves close relationships between adults and children, where the adults are in positions of trust and able to assert authority and power over children. ‘The most common characteristics of all forms of abuse against children are an abuse of power or authority, or a breach of trust. 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ALAN & NA aR EB ae ak aMULTUM ACADEMY OF OATRIRETIONG A TRARISLATISG Text | Level 2.531 Geary See Sydney NSW 2600 Acai Tel +61 29261 BES Lai info au CRICTS ProderCad: 0535084 Australia and Antarctica A land that cannot naturally support’ Human life, Antaretica is the world’s coldest, driest, highest and windiest continent. Interest in the Unknown Southem Land goes back to the times of the Ancient Greeks, Thanks to the ingenuity and spirit of pioneering Australian explorers and scientists, like Sir Douglas Mawson, the mysteries of this vast, remote land continue to be revealed, and answers to same of the world’s most pressing environmental problems sought. : RAAB he Australia’s physical and historical connection with the | Aki LRTEMAM — HAA world’s driest continent, Antarctica, spans centuries. | 4 40.55 & LW RORARM Dabde. WAL HERE. Rt, ARRBRARA Kitkth, HAREM RARS KLE “RH HTK” MH, T Ais RAS. ey Ral aT RARLE RES AMAT Phot AR RAND GAS KR, HT Rie AMMAR RR, TILA MMTLMAMTRARA TSR. Intemational scientific interest in Antarctica sparked the interest of notable Australian scientists including | mining engineer and geologist, Douglas Mawson who was a man with a singular passion for the Antarctic environment. His plans to explore the continent caught the nation’s imagination, and when he set offin 1911 into a largely unknown environment, they rallied behind him, confident that his explorations of the continent would help enrich Australia’s scientific knowledge. DeAP PAARL RTHSRAA LELAP ROH, RP CMR LA PARETMBUM - AAR. RARE a ATLA AR AL HR A deo ADA MATA BAR MAR, 1911 He, Bie RMBRRLPAAMIO AME, SBA Ron hih, reine Ste REALE. The deep contrasts between Australia and Antarctica continue to present_challenges for Australian researchers. Today, Australian scientists, who enjoy an impressive international reputation, are at_the forefront of Antarctic research and their investigations exciting future discoveries. ‘Australia's weather, Importantly, continue to work to clean up and contain aban work sites, and ongoing work on the frozen continent promise REHEHHAEMRA, DRT AN EMHE ER RMR, A, SE OA FRAT AMARORAS, AML GORE, en tT | In coming years it_is_anticipated that_Australian research will reveal important data about climate change, space weather, ocean productivity and ice cap | my. gk gene, gaa thickness, following on ftom discoveries in the last 50 years about Antarctica’ vital role in the generation of ustralii ‘ill tin sbandned | AE RAAT hamceermnn te, ABR, BA HHERRE.We have seen those | #735 AGEs, SA Aas ae this year. We have | PR. 23 Ge Ras Mees 6, urricanes and | MSc NLA. RAPS eS Ite neome. Those | Hise. Boke. MBMAMRE se are Hkely to be heard for years 10 coine, as the | SEANAD Ese. aaa, jn ecrand hazards multiply. Jo complies | (ROSE AIE, TE BE jest as weather patterns have altered, go | Pad Ort de Asin. Ee human sosiene We are more urban. Mf] evi, 7ST Mae T eee, carthquakes, flogds or storm surges were deadly in | TUE AZehte tii CME AIAIET « we the past, they aré deadlier still in an increasingly onized world FARHAD SE, MRE AUB ts A HE. Gities are on the coasts, vulnerable 19 storms, ation aud sez level rise. More than a ‘billion People in Asia live within 160 kilometres of the sea, | and two thinds ofthe population of Latin America and | the Caribbean live within 200 kilometres, ‘Too many | people live on fleod plains, others above earthquake | | fault fines. Some settle downstresin trom treeless | avees, with little buffer apainst the elements, ‘The risk of disaster quietly accumulates. 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The penaltic, faced by j unions ‘should they tke industria) act, have everely limited the opportunities to, a is — Workers, whether they are. union m i | Unions are often required to vir and service | of enterprise agreements Bit | Organisational and financial and technical resources | Many workers are being sacked d Contract workers or casuals with lesser rights without penalty rates, holiday pay, sick Jeay Service leave and other been “simplified” and replaced imited enterprise agreements Whereby ee organised workplaces suffer, There is a strong. employer individual contracts on workers ied by a "no sign, no job™ part of employers, All these factors “ay Of another to the decline in union ¢ ut this is onk