Category: Australia

In 2019 National Australia Bank (NAB) was taken to court by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) for charging ongoing fees to customers for financial planning services that were not provided (Australian Securities Investment Commission, 2019a). This is one example of a larger issue within the financial services industry of companies not complying with…

More than 60% of Australian households own a pet, the majority of them being dogs and cats. Australians spend around $12.2 billion per year on food, vets and healthcare products and other services for their pets, turning the Pet Industry one of the major growth segments of Australias business sector. Premiumization, humanization and demographic trends…

Paramedicine has had an interesting history within Australia. Starting with first aid troops and railway corps providing first aid since the turn of the century to rapid advancements within the industry in the late 1900s. We have seen a shift from basic first aid training and literally just driving people to hospital, to degrees and…

Australia has a national and state governments and federalism refers to the relationship between these governments. Federalism is when a government divides power between the national government and the state governments. Some advantages of federalism include that it separates powers of government to prevent one person or group to make all the rules in a…

Introduction In relation to the context of Australia, it can be mentioned that ethical codes and conducts can support workplace management. IT can help to mitigate the dilemma within a workplace. Based on six codes of ethics, it can provide support to professional conduct in the job roles of ICT. This study discussed a real-life…

In my first topic of two i have chosen arguably one of Australia’s most famous traits AFL, when people think of Australia people think of absurd stereotypes like riding a kangaroo and always having a shrimp on the barbie and one of the very few stereotypes everyone loves AFL and AFL was a sport that…

Australia is one of the most multicultural countries in the world. It is therefore essential that Australian society has access to the literature exploring the stories and experiences of people from multicultural backgrounds. Multicultural literature must authentically explore the challenges of people from diverse backgrounds, adjusting to a culture different from their own. ‘Growing Up…

To this day in Australia, there are still one in sixth Australian children and young people living in poverty. Research has shown that these young people living in a disadvantage have access to fewer educational supplies, therefore creating a major impact on their future lives. How is Australia supposed to be one of the richest…

It is one of the worlds most prevalent violations against human rights, and one that affects millions of families in Australia. I am not talking about gun violence or random assaults, but a crime that literally happens behind closed doors. Violence against women and children is a crime against the most basic values of humanity,…

Diversity is a concept that reflects on the many ways we are alike while also respecting our individual differences. There are many aspects of diversity, such as cultural, racial and religion. Racial diversity occurs when many different ethnic groups are represented in a community. Not only is Australia a multicultural nation, it is also the…