interesting part of researching this paper is that Outback Steakhouse did not originate in Australia. Outback Steakhouse expanded into the global market in 1997 when the first restaurant opened in South Korea (Outback 2012). According to Outback’s website, there are now restaurants in 22 countries including Brazil, Guam, Hong Kong and Taiwan (Outback, 2012). There are currently 6 franchise locations in Australia (Outback, 2012). After reviewing the differences between the United States Outback
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performance has existed in Australia for around 200 years and the subject of Drama has been taught since the 1970’s. This is with the exception of Aboriginal corroborees, a form of dance drama which have been around for around 40 000 years. Australian theatre began officially on June 4th, 1789 with the production of ‘The Recruiting Officer’ months after the first fleet Arrived in Australia. The production was comedy that had been very successful in England. In Australia it was performed in a mud
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Fiji is a group of volcanic islands in the South Pacific. The archipelago consists nearly of 900 islands and islets. Around 106 are permanently inhabited. The largest island, Viti Levu, covers about 57 % of the nation's land area. It also hosts the two most important cities, Suva, and Lautoka. Most other major towns contain around 70% of the population. Vanua Levu, north of Viti Levu, covers a little over 30 % of the land area and holds 15% of the population. The two main islands are mountainous
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Company Report: Strategy Evaluation 8 February 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Industry: Banking and Financial Services in Australia 4 Overview 4 PESTLE 5 Porter’s Five Forces of Competition 6 Firm: Westpac 7 Overview 7 McKinsey’s 7 S Framework 7 Competition Analysis 11 Blue Ocean Analysis 13 SMSF and Strategy Recommendations 13 What is a SMSF? 13 Three tiers of Non-Customers 13 Strategic Canvas – SMSF 14 3 Keys to Success: Tagline, Focus and Differentiation 14 Option
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the 1950s Wesfarmers began a major diversification programme with the formation of Kleenheat Gas. Kleenheat pioneered the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and gas appliances to Western Australia's rural areas and now operates a major Australia-wide network of depots, company-operated branches, dealers and franchisees. The 1980s saw significant changes to the company’s operations and structure. In 1984, with the farmers co-operative as its majority shareholder, Wesfarmers Limited listed
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out? Over one million bags a week are buried, ditched and dumped in our country. A couple of plastic bags blowing in the wind couldn’t hurt, could it? Potentially putting our environment at risk of damage, and affecting the clean green nature of New Zealand. Dangers Of Using Plastic Bags Environmental Damage Plastic bags have been known to cause a lot of environmental damage. A single plastic bag can take up to 1000 years, to decay completely. This makes the bags stay in environments longer
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Proposal on Refugee issues in Australia Name Instructor Task Date 1. Introduction. Refugees who are defined as people that are residing outside their countries of origin have a different reason for their migration to other countries. Sometimes referred to as asylum seekers, the individuals commonly seek refuge in other countries as they flee from harsh economic social and political conditions present in their countries of origin. Since time immemorial, Australia has had international
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The Diversity & Inclusion Study A Survey of Companies of Australia and New Zealand July 2013 Contents Introduction������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������3 Executive summary������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4 Demographics����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6 Structure of Diversity & Inclusion�����������
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in our home markets of Australia and New Zealand and we have been operating in Asia Pacific for more than 30 years. ANZ ANZ is the only Australian bank with a clearly articulated strategy to take advantage of Australia and New Zealand’s geographic, business and and cultural linkages with Asia, the fastest growing region in the world. Today, ANZ operates in 32 markets globally. We are the third largest bank in Australia, the largest banking group in New Zealand and the Pacifi Pacific
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markets Key points œ Australia is a small producer of milk but is the worldfs third largest dairy exporter as 50% of production is exported. œ The Australiafs dairy industry is Australiafs third largest rural industry, ranking behind wheat and beef, and has a gross value of $4 billion. œ Australia produces a range of dairy products including milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter and cheese. œ The Australian dairy industry is concentrated in the south-east of Australia, Victoria is the largest
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