...Trade Union Decline: Australia Sarah Jury An essay discussing the factors contributing to the steady decline in trade unionism in Australia since the 1980’s and the relevance of unions to workers today. M G T S 2 6 0 7 : E m p l o y m e n t R e l a t i o n s W o r d C o u n t : 1 9 8 2 Sarah Jury Trade Union Decline in Australia 42395582 There has been a dramatic decline in trade union membership rates across Australia since the 1980s. In 1986, 46% (or 2.6 million) of employees were trade union members; this figure has steadily declined to 19% (or 1.7million) of employees in 2007 (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2009). By May 2010 trade union membership had fallen to a record low of 18% (or 1.84 million) of employees and remained steady for the past 3 years (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2013). This essay aims to highlight the factors that have played a significant role in the steady decline of unionization in Australia. It focuses on the changing composition of the labour force, the change in governmental policies, the newly empowered role...
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...to Politics and Law Major Assignment Essay: Worth 25% Due: Thursday November 3 at 5pm Choose ONE question 1. Compare and contrast the ideology of the Australian Labor Party with the ideology of the Australian Liberal Party. OR 2. “The Liberal Party is a conservative party and the Labor Party is a progressive Party.” Discuss critically OR 3. “The philosophies and policies of the Liberal and Labor parties have had to change for them to survive.” Discuss critically Length 500-700 words The objective of this assessment This assessment requires you to write an essay on Australian political parties based primarily on Willmot and Dowse’s chapter on pages 181 to 206 of the Course Reader. You can also read Dean Jaensch’s chapter (attached) and other sources, such as those referred to in lectures. You may wish to find books in the Reid Library (3rd floor) on your question. See me by October 24 to discuss how your research and writing is progressing. With this essay you should write critically and analytically, rather than descriptively. If you are claiming, for example, that the Liberal party is a conservative party, you will need to support your argument with evidence and your points must be properly referenced. Your essay will need to have an introduction, a body and a conclusion. The grade you receive will depend on how much effort you have put into researching and writing your essay. Essays written the night before they are due usually...
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...Population growth presents the Australian government with many challenges. The changes to the demography of the country will mean slower economic growth as a result of high public demand. It has been argued that population growth is advantageous however, most people would believe that overpopulation has a negative impact on the liveability of Australian cities. The purpose of this essay is to demonstrate that the population growth has had a negative consequences on the liveability and stability of Australian cities. In particular it will focus on the impact of population growth on the liveability and its effect on household incomes, government expenditure and safety of cities. A significant rise in housing costs as a result of population...
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...Introduction With the high manufacturing costs and unfavorable Australian dollar that caused a difficulty for Toyota to export its cars overseas, Toyota has made an announcement that it will stop manufacturing cars in Australia in 2017 following Ford and Holden’s move (Wallace & Ferguson, 2014). The closure of Toyota’s car manufacturers in Australia will affect numerous people including the shareholders and stakeholders of the company. Also, this decision will affect the car making industry as well as the country’s economy. The purpose of this essay is to identify both the negative and positive consequences that will appear when Toyota stops manufacturing cars in Australia. The essay will also point out the responsibility bear by Toyota and the Australian government for these consequences. In this essay, the shareholder and stakeholder theories of corporate social responsibility are used to analyse and evaluate the decision made by Toyota. Background of Toyota Toyota Motor Corporation was first established in Japan in 1937. It is one of the largest car makers in the world, with numbers of factories which manufacture or assembly motor vehicles worldwide. It can be said as a most successful and most profitable car manufacturer in the world. Vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Corporation are divided into five brands which are Toyota, Lexus, Hino, Ranz, and Scion. The vehicles produced under these brands are sold in more than 170 countries (Toyota, n.d.). Toyota Australia...
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...both sides of the issue Language Summary: ways of showing that you are aware of the opposing opinion Working out the main premise from a paragraph Using connectives and problematising phrases in a paragraph Putting together a paragraph for an argumentative text Choosing your own premise and writing a paragraph Converting an informal text into a formal text Sorting arguments into topics and paragraphs A longer model argumentative essay Getting an overview of the model essay Identifying the main premise, paragraph structure and paragraph topics The internal organisation of the paragraphs - revision Including a paragraph that only presents supporting arguments Writing introductions to argumentative essays Writing conclusions to argumentative essays Writing your own argumentative essay - 13 steps to take from start to finish Appendix 1. Language summary: structure of paragraphs in the body of an argumentative essay Introduction Welcome to Writing Argumentative Essays, a unit of curriculum which aims to teach students how to write short argumentative essays of...
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...Frank Archer: The English Immigrant Frank Archer was a thoughtful and clever man who contributed to the Australian Society. He wanted to experience a better life so he moved from England to Australia. This essay will cover: his background, push factors from England, pull factors to Australia, immigration policies after World War II and his contribution to Australian society. Frank Archer was an experienced motor-transport driver who served 12 years in the RAAF. Frank was born on the 7th of April 1938 in York, England. He has two children from his first wife, Sheila, which he married in 1959 but she unfortunately died in 1992. When he remarried in 1998 with a woman named Barbara, he received a bonus of six more step-children. He now has 4 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren and 13 step-grandchildren. One of his many jobs was working as a guard on British Railways. Frank Archer is now retired and has finished working life....
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...This entry level hybrid bicycle combines the best attributes of a road bike and a mountain bike in one as well as being constructed by bamboo which is one of the world’s fastest growing renewable resources. An analysis of the six macroeconomic influences with reference to the Bamboo Company are as follows: THE DEMOGRAPHIC ENVIRONMENT Demographics is the statistical study of the population as a whole, consisting of the following variables and how they will affect the bicycle marketing environment: – The changing age structure of population “Australia's population, like that of most developed countries, is ageing as a result of sustained low fertility and increasing life expectancy” (Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], 2010a para 7). The proportion of the population aged 65 years and over is projected to increase from 13% in 2007 to between 23% and 25% in 2056, and 25% and 28% in 2101 (ABS, 2010c para 15) with the first wave of baby boomers exiting the workforce in 2011. . – The Changing Family There is an increasing trend of families who no longer have children within the home such as the “empty nesters”. The proportion of families without resident children has increased from”35% of total families in 1997, 38% in 2003, and 40% in 2006-07 and 2009-10” (ABS, 2011b para...
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...The purpose of this essay is to analyse the article ‘Government will fail to meet five out of six closing the gap targets’ (Brennan 2015) and identifies the different social determinants of health in the article provided. The article examines holistic implications on the Australian Indigenous community in comparison to non-indigenous communities. The world health organisation defines social health of determinants as factors that affect the individual social, economic, mental and political aspects of their lives among many other factors (World Health Organisation 2015). A large percentage of the social determinants listed by the World Health Organisation affect the indigenous community in Australia in many of their current circumstances. This...
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... R., E. Bexley, M. Devlin & S. Marginson. (2007). Australian University Student Finances 2006. Centre for the Study of Higher Education: The University of Melbourne. Kearney, Judith. (2012). Unlucky in a lucky country: A commentary on policies and practices that restrict access to higher education in Australia. Journal of Social Inclusion, 3(1). QUESTION 1 5 Marks Describe the relationship between student work commitments and study. Refer to James et al. (2007), Table 3.8 for your answer. INSTRUCTIONS: Present your answer in the form of a data commentary in one or two well organised paragraphs. CRITERIA: You will be assessed on your ability to: * Set out a location statement * Highlight relevant information * Describe the features of the data * Use in-text citations to indicate the source, or sources, of your data. Question 2 5 Marks Write an essay plan for a 400 to 500 word essay written in response to the following question: Do you think that all Australian residents have equal access to a university education? Discuss using evidence from the 3 text extracts to support your response. CRITERIA: You will be assessed on your ability to: * Construct an outline of the structure of your essay * Provide a thesis statement * Provide topic sentences * Indicate the sources of evidence to be used Question 3 20 Marks Write a 400 to 500 word essay written in response to the following question: Do you...
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...prohibit the use of various drugs. The declaration of ‘war on drugs’ took place in the United States of America (USA) in 1971. The historical response to the ‘war on drugs’ has been prohibition: the complete banning of drug use. This approach, which involves strict enforcement of illegal drug laws, has proven costly and ineffective (RCAP & RANZCP, 2004). This essay will focus on Australia’s current drug debate regarding the legalisation of certain prohibited illicit drugs. Whilst examining the Australian position, this essay will use international examples to illustrate how the current strategy fails and survey workable solutions. Firstly, this work examines the historical position of the ‘war on drugs’. It will outline the history of drug use in Australia and the nation’s current drug policy. This essay will then discuss the criminal, social, health and policy issues surrounding the debate regarding the legalization versus prohibition. Having addressed these points this essay concludes the prohibition of certain illicit drugs has failed comprehensively and legalising, controlling and regulating drugs should be the new Australian drug policy. Body The ‘war on drugs’ is fundamentally a viewpoint voicing...
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...interactions between diverse interests and stages in which political pressure groups take different strategies. Australian society has had an increasing number of pressure groups, one of main concerns of which has been public welfare policies. As the history of Australian welfare state has developed with substantial inputs from pressure groups, it is worth questioning whether their influence is still considerable in shaping or changing public policy outcomes. This essay will argue that the history of Australian welfare state development has largely prevented pressure groups from establishing a solid foundation in the welfare policy area, and that their participation in the welfare policymaking process...
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...Tosin Aoyedeji is a strong, independent, young woman with an inspirational personality. This essay will include the following points: Tosin’s background information, her push factors for leaving Nigeria, her reasons for migrating to Australia, her opinion on Australian citizenship and how she plans to contribute to Australia in the near future. Tosin is a huge influence for many young girls and ladies. Tosin Aoyedeji was born on August 11 1991 and is 27 years old. She has seven brothers and sisters and is the eldest in her family. Tosin comes from Nigeria which consists of 327 tribes. She comes from the biggest tribe, Yoruba. The official language of Nigeria is English so Tosin grew up learning it. In 1960 Nigeria became independent from...
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...sectors often triggers debates all over the world. The Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (PSASB) holds the view to adopt a sector – neutral approach. However, debates often occur on whether reporting rules for the public sector should be identical to those which are applicable to the private sector. This essay will discuss the sector – neutral approach adopted by the board, the arguments on the application of accounting concepts which take heritage and community assets of accrual accounting as examples and their effect on meaningful financial information. According to the Institute of Internal Auditors (2011), public sector is comprised of governments, agencies and enterprises which are all publicly controlled or publicly funded and other entities that deliver public programs, goods or services. The new website of the Investopedia (2014) considers the private sector as the part of the economy that is not controlled by state, and is individuals and companies run for profit. Depending on the definitions, public sectors are usually owned or operated by governments, such as educational and health care bodies; private sectors are usually not owned or operated by governments, like retail stores and local businesses (PrivacySense, 2014). Though the differences exist between the two sectors, people hold different views on whether accounting choices suitable for the two sectors should be identical or not. Barton (1999, p. 22) states that: The public and private sectors of the nation...
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...In this essay the follow two articles will be critically compared and contrasted on their findings concerning homelessness in Australia. ‘Polices and programmes to end homelessness in Australia: Learning from international practice’ by Cameron Parsell in the International Journal of Social Welfare will be compared against ‘There’s more to homelessness than ‘rooflessness’’ by James Farrel found in The Conversation. The following essay will go in-depth in what these articles share in similar along with their contrasting views. Within International Journal of Social Welfare’s article it states Australia’s current homelessness policy is adapted from the USA and UK policy through interventions that seek to permanently end homelessness. In the text...
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...Discuss the process of reconciliation between indigenous Australians and the federal government. Reconciliation is a process for Aboriginal Australians together with Torres Strait islanders and white Australians to be united as one. The reason why the government needed to reconcile is because it should uphold a harmonious and stable development in the society. Though the Australian government has recognised their mistakes and has said sorry to the Aboriginal Australian people in an attempt to reconcile, it is still not enough for the Aboriginal people. The Aboriginal people still need to deal with the agonising memories that the white government has caused. Rather than apologising verbally, they should improve the economic, education and living conditions for Aboriginal people. In this essay will be discussed the government did wrong in the past. Next, a discussion the process of reconciliation, the way they have improved the relationship with Aboriginal Australian people. Finally will talk about why the apology is not enough for Aboriginal people. In order to discuss what the government did wrong thing in the past, we need to understand what the stolen generation is. The stolen generation describe the event where the Aboriginal children were forcibly removed from their families by the government and assimilated into white society (Korff, 2015). In the past the white government did make many mistakes. According the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ (2000), there was a scene where...
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