If foreign imports of agricultural and other products continue to grow, many domestic Australian companies could face closure, with dire social consequences, argues 18-year-old Amanda McClintock. For decades, Australian’s have been eating the apples of Australia and nowhere else. In an economy that is so commonly importing its products, apples have stood the test of time …

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If foreign imports of agricultural and other products continue to grow, many domestic Australian companies could face closure, with dire social consequences, argues 18-year-old Amanda McClintock. For decades, Australian’s have been eating the apples of Australia and nowhere else. In an economy that is so commonly importing its products, apples have stood the test of time …

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Recent weeks have seen an increase in crocodile sightings in urban and rural areas of northern Australia. What, if anything, should be done? asks 27-year-old Sarah Kilcoyne from Brisbane, Queensland. In 1981, after decades of humans hunting them for their valuable skins, only 3,000 documented saltwater crocodiles remained in the Northern Territory of Australia. Consequently, …

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Recent weeks have seen an increase in crocodile sightings in urban and rural areas of northern Australia. What, if anything, should be done? asks 27-year-old Sarah Kilcoyne from Brisbane, Queensland. In 1981, after decades of humans hunting them for their valuable skins, only 3,000 documented saltwater crocodiles remained in the Northern Territory of Australia. Consequently, …

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Australia’s political structure should reflect its modern identity in order that it can take charge of its own independent future, writes Francis Ventura, a 20-year-old student from Melbourne. Let there be no doubt, William has been in the headlines in Australia recently. He visited last year on a mission to get to know the country, …

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Australia’s political structure should reflect its modern identity in order that it can take charge of its own independent future, writes Francis Ventura, a 20-year-old student from Melbourne. Let there be no doubt, William has been in the headlines in Australia recently. He visited last year on a mission to get to know the country, …

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Illegal immigration has divided public opinion in Australia between those who feel the government should offer more support to refugees and those who want economic migrants arriving on boats turned back. Seventeen-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Sarah McCauley from Canberra reports. This April, violent riots took place in the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, in New South Wales, causing …

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Illegal immigration has divided public opinion in Australia between those who feel the government should offer more support to refugees and those who want economic migrants arriving on boats turned back. Seventeen-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Sarah McCauley from Canberra reports. This April, violent riots took place in the Villawood Immigration Detention Centre, in New South Wales, causing …

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Much of Australia has gone royal family mad with the marriage of Wills and Kate – a madness not evident since the wedding of Diana and Charles, writes 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter from Queensland. In a country where many reject the lingering ties of the British monarchy and profess republican sentiments, the engagement and …

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Much of Australia has gone royal family mad with the marriage of Wills and Kate – a madness not evident since the wedding of Diana and Charles, writes 20-year-old Commonwealth Correspondent Steph Carter from Queensland. In a country where many reject the lingering ties of the British monarchy and profess republican sentiments, the engagement and …

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