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- Farm Animals - Australian
Provides information and activities related to common Australian animals, such as the Koala Bear.
- Distance Education (Australian Correspondence Schools)
Provides correspondence courses.
- Geothermal Energy (Australian Renewable Energy Website)
Describes and provides diagrams of types of geothermal electric generators. 12-00
- Biomass and Waste Energy (Australian Renewable Energy Website)
Describes and provides diagrams of types of biomass and waste electric generators. 12-00
- Solar Thermal Energy (Australian Renewable Energy Website)
Describes and provides diagrams of types of solar thermal electric generators. 12-00
- Wind Turbin Electricity Generators (Australian Renewable Energy Website)
Describes and provides diagrams of types of wind turbines for generating electricity. 12-00
- Stories for Children - Aborigine (Australian Museum)
Provides 20 stories from the Australian Aborigine cultures. 2-01
- Farm Animals - Australian (Education World)
Provides sources of information on farm animals, including instructional sites. 4-01
- 10-16-02 Russian Space Rocket Blows Up (The Australian)
"A Russian rocket exploded in mid-air seconds after blasting off, killing one man and injuring eight, emergency officials said."
"The Soyuz is a workhorse of space which has been used since 1963."
"It is widely considered rugged, reliable and cheap, with more than 1,500 manned and unmanned missions to its credit."
- 12-11-05 Open Source Software Used in Australia (Wired.com)
"While critics in the United States grow more concerned each day about the insecurity of electronic voting machines, Australians designed a system two years ago that addressed and eased most of those concerns: They chose to make the software running their system completely open to public scrutiny."
"Although a private Australian company designed the system, it was based on specifications set by independent election officials, who posted the code on the Internet for all to see and evaluate. What's more, it was accomplished from concept to product in six months. It went through a trial run in a state election in 2001."
"Called eVACS, or Electronic Voting and Counting System, the system was created by a company called Software Improvements to run on Linux, an open-source operating system available on the Internet." 12-05
- -12-26-05 One of Australia's Richest Men Dies (BBC News)
"Australian media magnate Kerry Packer, thought to be the country's richest man, has died peacefully at the age of 68 at home among his family in Sydney." 12-05
- Australia and USA Pledge $127 Million for Fighting Global Warming (USA Today)
"The United States and Australia on Thursday pledged a combined $127 million to an Asia Pacific plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by promoting renewable energy sources and cleaner ways to use coal."
"The countries at the meeting — with 45% of the world's population — account for nearly half of the world's gross domestic product, energy consumption and global greenhouse gas emissions, the Australian government said."
"Greenpeace slammed Thursday's pledges as inadequate." 01-06
- -10-25-06 Australia to Build World's Largest Solar Power Plant (ABC News)
"Australia will build the world's biggest solar power plant amid warnings of blackouts within five years unless it can increase electricity generation to meet growing demand for air conditioners." 10-06
- Australia Launches Climate Plans (BBC News)
"Prime Minister John Howard announced an investment of A$500m (US$379m) in clean technology, much of which will look at reducing carbon emissions from coal." 12-06
- Sharapova vs. Serena for Australian Open Finals (BBC News)
"Maria Sharapova will meet Serena Williams in the final of the Australian Open after she brushed aside the challenge of Kim Clijsters on Thursday." 01-07
- -02-25-07 Australia's Losses from Global Warming (ABC News)
"Could what's happening in Australia be the 'canary in the coal mine' for the rest of the world?"
"Yes, in more ways than one. We've got about 95, maybe 98 percent of our population living along the coastline. [With the ice sheets at the poles and Greenland melting] the sea levels will be 100 meters (330 feet) higher than they are today. Forget Venice. I mean we're talking about sharks in the middle of (downtown) Sydney." 02-07
- Pond Culture (Fishing and Aquaculture - Australia)
"Pond aquaculture is the use of purpose-built earthen ponds, generally with water supply and drainage infrastructure incorporated, to grow fish and crustaceans. Ponds are the most widely used structure for commercial aquaculture production and are most commonly used in fresh and brackish water aquaculture." 08-07
- New Prime Minister for Australia (Time.com)
" 'Today Australia has looked to the future,' said the country's newly elected Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, claiming victory for his Labor Party for the first time since 1996. Poll after opinion poll had predicted a Labor triumph in national elections, but few had forecast its scale. Labor captured at least 22 seats from the ruling Liberal-National coalition — including, it appears, the northwestern Sydney seat held for the past 33 years by Prime Minister John Howard." 11-07
- Biomass Sources in Australia (Bioenergy Atlas of Australia)
Provides a map, coded by color, for the presence of sources of biomass materials. 05-09
- Federer Wins Australian Open (ESPN.com)
Provides a short review of the game against Murray. 01-10
- Australia (Excite)
Provides destination information. 10-09
- Melbourne Australia - The Age (Newspaper)
- Melbourne Australia (CitySearch)
Provides "inside information," chat areas, professional services information, arts and entertainment, eat and sleep, community information, news, and more.
- Journals - Australian
Provides online texts for over 1,000 Australian journals.
- Australia (Charles Sturt University)
- Australian Business and People Directory (aussie.com.au)
Provides information on 1.2 million businesses in Australia.
- Australian Association of Authors
Provides short biographies and pictures on authors from Australia. Allows keyword searches.
- International Law (University of Western Australia - Auburn)
Provides sources of information on international law. 2-00
- Australian Animals (Brevard Zoo)
Provides pictures of some of the animals of Australia, such as the dingos, emus, cassowarys, wallabies, lorikeets, eclectus parrots, red kangaroos, and black swans. 8-00
- Epstein-Barr Disease (Australian Academy of Science)
Provides a description of the virus, as well as common complications arising from it, such as glandular fever or infectious mononucleosis. A vaccine may be close at hand. Sometimes visitors misspell as Epstene Bar or Barr. 9-00
- Characteristics of Gifted Children (Education Department of Western Australia)
Provides a checklist of learning characteristics and behaviors associated with children who are gifted. 5-01
- Australia Worksheets (AbcTeach)
Provides dozens of worksheets to help children have a better understanding of this region of the world. 8-01
- Karzai - An Interview with Hamid Karzai (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Provides an interview with Hamid Karzai, a Pashtun tribal leader allied with the former King Mohammad Zahir Shah. Karzai said that, after the Taliban are removed from power, Afghanistan will need help from the international community to rebuild. However, speaking of the factions before the Taliban were in power, he said 'If the foreign intervention does not stop in Afghanistan from all around, terrorism will not end in Afghanistan. This message should be heard clearly by the international community.' 10-01
- Somalian Terrorism (The Australian - Eccleston)
Describes the attention going to Somalia as a potential and actual location for terrorists to hide. 12-01
- Australia (CountryReports.org)
Provides a profile by topic, including Economy, Defense, Geography, Government, People, National Anthem, Lyrics and Related Links. Provides a map and a flag. 6-02
- Australia
- Australia (LonelyPlanet.com)
Provides information on the history, culture, people, geography, and a map.
- Iraq News (ABC News from Australia)
Provides news related to Iraq. 5-03
- Australia (CIA.gov)
Provides a history of the country, including history (Introduction), military, transportation, geography, people, economy, communications, transnational issues, and a map. 2-06
- -05-18-07 Heavy Rains Hit in Australia (BBC News)
"Heavy rains have been falling in south-eastern Australia, bringing welcome relief for the region's drought-stricken farmers." 05-07
- History of Australia (Wikipedia.org)
"The history of Australia began when people first migrated to the Australian continent from the north, at least 40,000-45,000 years ago. The written history of Australia began when Dutch explorers first sighted the country in the 17th century." 05-07
- Injury Statistics for a Police Officer in Queensland, Australia (Queensland Government)
Provides an image of a human profile indicating where on the person the injuries occur. 11-09
- Number 17: Australian National University, Australia (TopUniversities.com)
"U.S. News & World Report's World's Best Universities rankings, based on the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings, identified these to be world's top universities in 2009." ANU was ranked number 17.
- Sports Links (Justwright)
Provides sources of information for ball sports, including American football, Australian rules football , baseball, basketball, badminton, bowls, cricket, croquet, football (soccer), gaelic football, golf, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, korfball, lacrosse, polo, roller hockey, rugby, snooker, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, torball, and volleyball. Also provides links for water sports, including canoeing, canoe polo, fishing, sailing, scuba diving, surfing and wind surfing, rowing, swimming, water skiing, and water polo.
- Multiculturalism - Definitions and Rationale (Teacher Education)
Provides definitions and explanations of key terms. From South Australia. 11-99
- Dogs - Herding Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Australian Cattle Dog, Bearded Collie, Belgian Malinois, Belgian Sheepdog, Belgian Tervuren, Border Collie, Bouvier des Flandres, Briard, Collie, German Shepherd, Old English Sheepdog, Puli, Shetland Sheepdog , Welsh Corgi Cardigan, and Welsh Corgi Pembroke. 06-07
- Dogs - Short-Legged Terriers Group (Planet-Pets.com)
Provides descriptions and pictures of the Australian, Cairn, Dandi Dinmont , Norfolk, Norwich, Scottish, Sealyham, Skye, West Highland White, and Yorkshire Terrier. 06-07
- Rulers by Country - A-C (Schulz)
Provides a list of leaders by country and date. Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrein, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin (Dahomey), Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cap Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa, former Zaire), Costa Rica, Cote Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, and the Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia). leaders, rulers, Presidents, and Prime Ministers 9-00
- Christian Churches G - R (Yahoo)
Provides sources of information on a wide variety of Christian groups. Includes Gnostic, Hutterian Brethren, Independent Fundamental Churches of America (IFCA), International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, International Churches of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, Living Church of God, Local Church, Lutheran, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, Mennonite, Messianic Judaism, Methodist, Moravian Church, New Frontiers International, Orthodox, Orthodox Presbyterian, Pentecostal, Plymouth Brethren, Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian Church in America, Primitive Baptist, Protestant Reformed Church, Rastafarian, Reformed Church in America, Reformed Churches of Australia, Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Revival Centres International. 10-00
- Stories for Children - Aborigine (Dreaming Online)
Provides a few stories from the Australian Aborigine cultures. 2-01
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