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Australian contract law Australian contract law is based on the inherited English common law regarding contract, with specific statutory modifications of principles in some areas. Australian law has developed through the decisions of Australian courts, especially since the 1980s, and various pieces of legislation passed by the Parliament of Australia and by the various states and territories.
Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War Australia was a member of the international coalition which contributed military forces to the 1991 Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm and The Persian Gulf War. While the Australian forces did not see combat, they did play a significant role in enforcing the sanctions put in place against Iraq following the invasion of Kuwait.
Australian contribution to the 2003 invasion of Iraq The Australian Government was a strong and (on the public record at least) uncritical supporter of United States policy during the Iraq disarmament crisis and one of only four nations to commit combat forces to the 2003 invasion of Iraq in any substantial numbers, under the operational codename Operation Falconer.
Australian copyright law Australian copyright law is based on the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works and defines copyright in Australia. The Australian Copyright Act 1968 (as amended), is the national copyright legislation, inclusive of additions contained in the U.
Australian court hierarchy There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. While the court system in each state is separate from each other, and from the Commonwealth system, the High Court of Australia remains the ultimate court of appeal in the Australian system.
Australian cricket team {{Infobox Test team | team_name=Australia |colour=#ffcb3b|test status year=1877|first test match=v England at Melbourne, March 1877|current captain=Ricky Ponting|image=Flag_of_Australia.svg|image_caption=|current official rank=1st (Test), 1st (ODI)|number of tests=687|most recent test match=5th Ashes Test - Australia v England at the SCG, Sydney,January 2-5 2007|current coach=John Buchanan (assistant Tim Nielsen)|win/loss record=320/178|test matches this year=1|win/loss record this year=1/0|asofdate=5 January 2007 Australian cricket team, together with the English cricket team], is the joint oldest team in Test cricket having played its first [[Test cricket|Test match in 1877.
Australian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2005-06 The Australian cricket team ended the 2005-06 season by touring Bangladesh in April 2006. The series was seen as an uneventful way to end the season as Australia, who were twenty points clear of second place in the ICC Test Championship, played a Bangladeshi team who had won one Test match in their cricketing history and were ranked at the bottom, over 100 points behind Australia.
Australian cricket team in England and North America in 1878 The Australian cricket team made the inaugural first-class tour of England by an overseas team during the 1878 season. The tour followed the one made by an England cricket team to Australia in 1876/77, during which the first Test Matches were played.
Australian cricket team in England in 1921 Australia won the 1921 Ashes series held in England. They won the first three matches (meaning that they had won eight in succession, an unequalled sequence in Ashes Tests), and the last two matches were drawn:
Australian cricket team in England in 1961 The 1961 Australian cricket tour of England began with a three day match versus Worcestershire CCC at the County Ground, New Road, Worcester on Sat 29 April, play continuing on Mon 1 May and Tues 2 May. This match was rain-affected and ended in a draw.
Australian cricket team in South Africa in 2005-06 Australian cricket team toured South Africa for cricket matches during the 2005–06 South African cricket season. Australia won the Tests with a 3–0 whitewash, but lost both the limited overs series, the one-off Twenty20 and the five-match ODI, which was concluded with what was described as "the greatest ODI ever".
Australian criminal law Australian criminal law refers to the criminal laws of the several jurisdictions in the Commonwealth of Australia. These jurisdictions include the six states, the Commonwealth, and the self-governing territories.
Australian cuisine Historically Australian cuisine was based on traditional British cooking brought to the country by the first settlers. This generally consisted of pies, roasted cuts of meat, grilled steak and chops, chicken and other forms of meat generally accompanied by vegetables (the combination known colloquially as "meat and three veg").
Australian Callsigns Callsigns are used by all Australian radio and television stations as an official designation. Callsigns are allocated by the Australian Communications and Media Authority and are unique for each broadcast station.
Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth Australian Capital Television v Commonwealth was a significant court case decided in the High Court of Australia on September 30 1992. It concerned the constitutional validity of Part IIID of the Broadcasting Act 1942, which regulated political advertising during election campaigns, and required broadcasters to broadcast political advertisements free of charge at other times.
Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and its smallest self-governing internal territory. It is an inland enclave in New South Wales, situated in bushland.
Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 Australian Capital Territory (Self-Government) Act 1988 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia enacted on 6 December 1988, that establishes ‘a body politic under the Crown by the name of the Australian Capital Territory’ and is the Territory’s constitutional foundation.
Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service The Australian Capital Territory Ambulance Service (ACTAS) is responsible for providing emergency and non-emergency ambulance services to the ACT community. It is established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT).
Australian Capital Territory Department of Territory and Municipal Services The Department of Territory and Municipal Services is a department of the Government of the Australian Capital Territory and is responsible to the Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, currently John Hargreaves.
Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority The Australian Capital Territory Emergency Services Authority (ACT ESA) was established by the Emergencies Act 2004 (ACT), which came into effect on 1 July 2004. The mission of the ACT ESA is to protect and preserve life, property and the environment in the ACT.
Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly (or, more formally and fully, the Legislative Assembly for the Australian Capital Territory) is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory. It sits in the Legislative Assembly Building located on Civic Square, close to the centre of the city of Canberra.
Australian Capital Territory Police Australian Capital Territory Police or ACT Police provides community policing services for the Australian Capital Territory in Canberra, Australia's capital city. Headed by a Chief Police Officer, currently Audrey Fagan, it consists of over 830 persons of which approximately 515 are sworn police personnel.
Australian Catholic Students Association The Australian Catholic Students Association or ACSA (pronounced ak-sa) is the peak body for Catholic students in Australia. ACSA is made up of interested Catholic students from across Australia and from all kinds of academic institutions.
Australian Catholic University The Australian Catholic University, or ACU National, is Australia's only public Catholic university. It has more than 13,000 students and 900 staff on six campuses located in three states and the Australian Capital Territory.
Australian Cattle Dog The Australian Cattle Dog (ACD), also known as the Queensland Heeler, Blue Heeler, and Red Heeler, is a herding dog developed in Australia for controlling cattle. It is a medium-sized dog with a lot of energy, intelligence and an independent streak.
Australian Central Credit Union The Australian Central Credit Union is a credit union based in metropolitan and regional South Australia and the Northern Territory, in central Australia. Australian Central is one of the nation's leading credit unions, with over 210,000 members, more than 2.
Australian Centre for Egyptology The Australian Centre for Egyptology (ACE) is an umbrella organisation established in 1989 by Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, in order both to coordinate Australian excavation efforts in Egypt with the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), and to promote Egyptology within the Australian cultural landscape.
Australian Centre for Field Robotics The Australian Centre for Field Robotics (ACFR) is dedicated to the research and teaching of concepts relating to intelligent autonomous systems, at The University of Sydney in NSW, Australia. Originally established as an ARC Key Centre of Teaching and Research in 1999, it now forms part of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Autonomous Systems, along with groups at UTS and UNSW.
Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics The Australian Centre for Plant Functional Genomics (ACPFG) is a research organisation focusing on improving the resistance of wheat and barley to hostile environmental conditions, using functional genomics technologies.
Australian Centre for the Moving Image The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, is the world's first museum dedicated to the moving image in all its forms (The Museum of the Moving Image in New York is only dedicated to film). It is located in Federation Square, in Melbourne, Australia, across four levels of the Alfred Deakin Building.
Australian Certificate of Education The Australian Certificate of Education (ACE) is a new name proposed by the Australian state and territory education ministers to describe the various versions of the Senior Secondary Certificate of Education overseen by the Australian Qualifications Framework. This name is proposed primarily for overseas marketing purposes.
Australian Clearing House and Electronic Sub-register System The Australian Clearing House and Electronic Sub-register System (commonly abbreviated to CHESS) is an electronic book-entry register of holdings of approved securities that facilitates the transfer and settlement of market transactions between ASX and Transfer Corporation Pty Ltd ("ASTC", the operator of the CHESS system) and its participants.
Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies Australian Clearinghouse for Youth Studies, also known as ACYS, is a not-for-profit project based at the University of Tasmania, and publishes the scholarly journal, Youth Studies Australia, books on contemporary youth issues.
Australian Coal Association The Australian Coal Association (often abbreviated to ACA) is the major coal industry lobby group in Australia. It represents the interests of the black coal producers of New South Wales and Queensland and consists of a number of relatively small coal mining companies or subsidiaries of larger corporations in those two states.
Australian Coastwatch Australian Coastwatch is a Division of the Australian Customs Service, which is an agency of the Australian Federal Government. With its headquarters based in Canberra, Australia, Coastwatch manages a fleet of 38 metre ocean going civil maritime Patrol Boats (known as Australian Customs Vessels - or ACV's).
Australian College of Theology The Australian College of Theology, a partnership of the Anglican Church of Australia and the affiliated theological institutions, was established in 1891 by the then General Synod of the Church of England in Australia. Its headquarters are located in Sydney, New South Wales
Australian Colonies Government Act Formally known as the Act for the Better Government of Her Majesty's Australian Colonies (1850), the Australian Colonies Government Act, was legislation enacted by the British House of Commons separating the southeastern Australian district of Port Phillip from New South Wales and establishing it as the colony of Victoria.
Australian Commonwealth Games Association The Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) is the national body responsible for Commonwealth Games operations, publicity and development in Australia, specifically providing and organising funding, clothing, travel, accommodation and accreditation of athletes and officials to each Commonwealth Games. The ACGA is both an incorporated association and a non-profit organisation.
Australian Commonwealth ministries The Commonwealth of Australia came into existence on 1 January 1901, and the first Commonwealth Ministry took office on that date. Under Australia's Westminister system of government, the Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor-General, who is the representative in Australia of the Australia's head of state, the Queen of Australia.
Australian Communications and Media Authority Australian Communications and Media Authority is an Australian government agency whose main roles are to regulate broadcasting, radiocommunications and telecommunications, and to respresent Australian interests in international communications matters. It also has a role in regulating Internet content standards.
Australian Companion Rabbit Society The Australian Companion Rabbit Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public about rabbit care, promoting spaying and neutering, rescuing rabbits from death row at animal shelter, and promoting rabbits as indoor companion animals.
Australian Company Number An Australian Company Number (usually shortened to ACN) is a unique nine-digit number issued by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) to every company registered under the Commonwealth Corporations Act 2001 as an identifier. The number is usually printed in three groups of three digits.
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Australian commonwealth government authority established in 1995 from the amalgamation of the Australian Trade Practices Commission (TPC) and the Prices Surveillance Authority, to protect consumer rights, business rights and obligations, perform industry regulation and price monitoring and prevent unauthorised anti-competitive behaviour. The ACCC administers the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth), more commonly known as the TPA.
Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 The Australian Constitution (Public Record Copy) Act 1990 was an Act of the British Parliament, passed in 1990. The purpose of the Act was to allow the Commonwealth of Australia to retain the copy of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900 that the British government had loaned to Australia to be held in Canberra.
Australian Consumers Association The Australian Consumers' Association (ACA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1959 to research and advocate on behalf of Australian consumers, similar to the Consumers Union in the United States. The ACA has its headquarters in Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia.
Australian Convicts The Australian Convicts are a touring amateur side of Australian rules football players and officials from Australia, that were formed by Brian Clarke in 2003 to help promote Australian rules football internationally through playing tour matches against international amateur sides. The Convicts have played two tours to date, in Europe (2003) and South Africa (2005).
Australian Cricket Academy The Australian Cricket Academy, originally located at Henley Beach in Adelaide, was formed in 1987 as a joint initiative of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and the Australian Cricket Board (ACB). It was designed to be a finishing school for leading young cricketers and is a program within the AIS.
Australian Cricket Hall of Fame The Australian Cricket Hall of Fame is a part of the Australian Gallery of Sport and the Olympic Museum in the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This Hall of Fame commemorates the best Australian cricketers of all time.
Australian Crime Commission The Australian Crime Commission (ACC) was established when the Australian Crime Commission Act came into effect on 1 January 2003. It is an amalgamtion of the former National Crime Authority, the Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence and the Office of Strategic Criminal Assessment.
Australian Cultivar Registration Authority The Australian Cultivar Registration Authority (ACRA) is the International Cultivar Registration Authority for Australia. It is a committee of representatives of each state's botanic gardens, the Society for Growing Australian Plants, and the Nursery Industry Association of Australia.
Australian Customs Service The Australian Customs Service (ACS) is responsible for overseeing international movement of trade goods and people into Australia, for the collection of customs and excises, for undertaking border management activities, and for detecting drugs coming into the country.
Australian Cycling Federation The Australian Cycling Federation, also known as Cycling Australia, is the peak body for the sport of bicycle racing in Australia, and represents the interests of all the affiliated cycling clubs and state federations.
Australian diaspora The Australian diaspora refers to the approximately 750,000 Australian citizens who today live outside Australia. The term includes several hundred thousand who spend some time in the United Kingdom and Europe but return to Australia.
Australian diplomatic missions Australian diplomatic missions are posts representing the Commonwealth of Australia in foreign countries. They are mostly maintained of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, with some smaller posts being run by Austrade.
Australian dollar The Australian dollar (currency code AUD) has been, since 14th February 1966, the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $.
Australian Defence Force Academy The Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) is a tri-service military Academy that provides military and tertiary academic education for junior officers of the Australian Defence Force in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Australian Regular Army (ARA) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It also provides post-graduate study for civilians, more senior ADF personnel and public servants.
Australian Defence Force Ensign The Australian Defence Force Ensign is a flag of Australia which represents the tri-service Australian Defence Force. The flag was declared a "Flag of Australia" under Section 5 of the Flags Act 1953 on April 14 2000.
Australian Defence Industries Australian Defence Industries (ADI) was the primary defence contractor for the Australian Defence Force. It provided most standard equipment for the ADF from the F88 Austeyr (Based on the Steyr AUG) to designs for vessels for the Australian Navy.
Australian Defence Medal The Australian Defence Medal is an Australian military decoration which recognises current and former Australian Defence Force personnel who completed an initial enlistment period, or four years service. It was established on 20 March 2006, it recognises qualifying efficient service of current and former Australian Defence Force Regular and Reserve personnel, including National Servicemen, who have served since the end of World War II.
Australian Defence Organisation The Australian Defence Organisation is an Australian Government organisation which consists of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the civilian personnel supporting the ADF. The Chief of the Defence Force and the Secretary of the Department of Defence jointly manage the Defence organisation under a 'diarchy', a commonly used term to describe the relationship between the Chief of the Defence Force and Secretary, who both report directly to the Minister for Defence.
Australian Democrats The Australian Democrats, who are often known simply as Democrats, are an Australian social liberal party. They were founded in 1977, when prominent parliamentarian Don Chipp formed a new party with members of the Australia Party.
Australian Dental Association The Australian Dental Association is an organisation of dentists which has as its aim the encouragement of the health of the public and the promotion of the art and science of dentistry. There are Branches of the Association in all States and a Provisional Branch in the Northern Territory.
Australian Disclosure Project The concept of a “Disclosure Project”, is one where people of a given country, through, direct appeals to politicians or Government bodies, or by the assembly of citizens that can add testimony to the fact and or by an intense record search of government archives, open a dialog with the current Government to reveal hidden or undisclosed information, projects, policy or agendas’. The Australian Disclosure Project represents that concept in respect to the subject of Australian UFOs or Australian Ufology.
Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final The Australian Domestic One-Day Cricket Final is the last match in the domestic List A Limited overs cricket series in Australia. The series has no generic name, the naming rights being sold by Cricket Australia.
Australian Drug Evaluation Committee The Australian Drug Evaluation Committee or ADEC, is a committee that provides independent scientific advice to the Australian Government regarding therapeutic drugs. The committee was originally formed in 1963 and more recently authorised under the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 (Cth) as part of the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA).
Australian Education Union The Australian Education Union (AEU) is an Australian trade union which is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission as an employee group, and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The AEU generally has membership coverage over pre-school, infants, primary and secondary school teachers and allied staff in state Government schools.
Australian Egg Corporation The Australian Egg Corporation Limited (Australian Egg Corporation) is the major marketer of eggs in Australia. It is a producer-owned corporation, representing approximately 400 commercial egg producers and based in Sydney.
Australian Electoral Commission The Australian Electoral Commission, or the AEC, is the federal government agency in charge of organising and supervising federal elections. Local and state elections are overseen by electoral authorities of each state and territory.
Australian Energy Market Commission The Australian Energy Market Commission was established in July 2005 to be the Rule maker for national energy markets. The AEMC is currently responsible for Rules and policy advice covering the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Australian English vocabulary According to stereotype, spoken Australian English is thought to be highly colloquial, possibly more so than other spoken variants. Whether this idea is grounded in reality or not, a substantial number of publications aimed at giving an overview of Australian English have been published.
Australian family law Family Law in Australia is contained in various pieces of legislation, but also includes the common law and laws of equity, which affect the family and the relationship between those people - including when those relationships end.
Australian feral camel Australian feral camels are one-humped dromedary camels whose ancestors were imported to provide transport through inland Australia, and have since made it their domain. While they do not appear to be as destructive as other introduced herbivores, their increasing numbers may affect native vegetation, and they are also minor agricultural pests.
Australian flag debate The Australian flag debate is a low-key but persistent debate over whether the Australian flag should be changed in order to remove the Union Flag from the canton, often in connection with the issue of republicanism in Australia. This debate has come to a head at a number of occasions, such as the period immediately preceding the Australian Bicentenary in 1988, and also during the Prime Ministership of Paul Keating, who had publicly supported a change in the flag.
Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard The Australian Fair Pay and Conditions Standard (the Standard) is a set of five minimum statutory entitlements for wages and conditions that was introduced as part of the Howard Government's WorkChoices amendments to Australian labour law. It came into effect on 27 March 2006.
Australian Fair Pay Commission The Australian Fair Pay Commission (AFPC) is an Australian legislative body created under the Howard Government's "WorkChoices" industrial relations law in 2006 to set the minimum rate of pay for workers. Established to replace the wage setting functions of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission, the AFPC will set and periodically adjust a single adult minimum wage, non-adult minimum wages (such as training wage), minimum wages for award classification levels and casual loadings.
Australian Fashion Week Australian Fashion Week is a twice yearly fashion industry event showcasing the latest seasonal collections from Australian and Asia Pacific Designers. The Summer season collections take place in Sydney Harbour in April of each year, with the newly established Trans Seasonal collections occurring in September of every year at Melbourne's St Kilda pier.
Australian Federal Police The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the federal or Commonwealth police force of Australia. The organisation was established in 1979 as a body capable of enforcing Commonwealth criminal law, with the ability to protect Commonwealth and national interests from crime in Australia and overseas.
Australian Federal Police Protective Service The Australian Federal Police Protective Service is the organisation responsible for protection of Commonwealth Government property, property of foreign governments and international treaty organisations, Commonwealth officers and their families and international protected personals. It was formerly known as the Australian Protective Service, however it merged with the Australian Federal Police in 2004 and became known as the Australian Federal Police Protective Service.
Australian Federation of Air Pilots The Australian Federation of Air Pilots (AFAP) is a trade union that represents aircraft (including helicopter) pilots. It represents pilots in all major airlines, excluding Qantas and its subsidiaries such as Jetstar.
Australian Federation of Islamic Councils The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) was founded in 1964 as an umbrella group for various Islamic groups or councils, and is considered Australia's most important Islamic organisation. The current President of the AFIC is Dr.
Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students The Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES) is an evangelical Christian parachurch organisation that employs staff to encourage university students to believe in and follow Jesus Christ. It is affiliated with, and in 1947 was a founding member of the International Fellowship of Evangelical Students.
Australian Festival of Chamber Music The Australian Festival of Chamber Music (AFCM) is a highly regarded and successful ten day international festival focused on Chamber Music but also featuring tours of regional and remote Australia, fine food, Master classes for musicians and lecture series by international scientists themed on the Great Barrier Reef. The AFCM combines the good qualities of Chamber Music and North Queensland.
Australian Film Commission The Australian Film Commission is a government agency established in 1975 as the Australian Film Development Commission. The mandate of the body is to promote the creation and distribution of films in Australia as well as to preserve the country's film history.
Australian Film Institute The Australian Film Institute (AFI), established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year.
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Screenplay is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1976 as a joint category until 1993 when the award was separated into Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Australian Film Institute Awards The Australian Film Institute Awards (often abbreviated to AFI Awards) is an annual awards ceremony administered by the Australian Film Institute, held in late November or early December. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry.
Australian Film Television and Radio School The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) is the Australian national centre for professional education and advanced training in film, television, radio and digital media. The School is an Australian Commonwealth government statutory authority.
Australian First Tactical Air Force The Australian First Tactical Air Force (1 TAF) was formed on October 25, 1944 by the Royal Australian Air Force to provide fighter and ground attack support to Allied ground and naval forces, fighting the Empire of Japan in the South West Pacific Area. It was one of several Allied tactical air forces formed during World War II.
Australian Football Association of North America The Australian Football Association of North America is a non-profit organization that formed out of the campaign to save television coverage of Australian rules football in the United States and Canada in 1996.
Australian Football Hall of Fame The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coaches and administrators. It was initially established with 136 inductees.
Australian Football League The Australian Football League (AFL) is the Australian national competition in the sport of Australian rules football. The organisation that runs the league has become the de facto world governing body for the sport.
Australian Football League pre-season competition The Australian Football League pre-season competition, which is known at present as the NAB Cup, is the warm-up competition of the Australian Football League, the predominant governing body in Australian rules football. It is run for four weeks before the start of the regular premiership season, involving all sixteen clubs in a knockout competition with the Grand Final played at night.
Australian Football Multicultural Cup The Australian Football Multicultural Cup is an amateur Australian rules football competition coordinated by Aussie Rules International (formerly International Australian Football Council) allowing players born overseas to represent their country of origin.
Australian Formula Two Australian Formula Two, sometimes abbreviated to AF2 is a formula racing championship in Australia. The cars are powered by production-based single-cam engines, with an engine capacity between 1100cc and 1600cc.
Australian Freedom From Hunger Campaign Australian Freedom from Hunger Campaign (AFFHC) was a charity in Australia from 1961 to 1992, when it merged with Community Aid Abroad. The first AFFHC meeting was held following the launch in 1960 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation's five year campaign, Freedom from Hunger.
Australian garden orb weaver spider The Australian garden orb weaver spider (Eriophora transmarina) is a very common species of spider with many variants in size, shape and colour within Australia. They are often brightly coloured and have very large abdomens.
Australian ghost shark The Australian ghost shark or elephant fish (Callorhinchus milii) is a chimaera of the genus Callorhinchus, found off southern Australia, and south of East Cape and Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand, at depths of from a few metres to 200 metres. Their length is between 60 and 120 centimetres.
Australian gold rushes The Australian gold rushes started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hargraves proclaimed his discovery of gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Hargraves called Ophir. Six months later, gold was found in Victoria at Ballarat, and a short time later at Bendigo Creek.
Australian grayling The Australian grayling is a freshwater fish found across Tasmania and Southeast Australia, also known as the “cucumber mullet” or “cucumber herring,” for its cucumber-like odor. Like salmon, the Australian grayling reproduces in freshwater streams, and its juveniles are washed out into the ocean; unlike salmon, the Australian grayling returns to the streams after several months and spends the remainder of its lifecycle there.
Australian Game Developers Conference The Australian Game Developers Confernce (AGDC) is an annual conference specifically for Australasian video game developers. The conference is held in Melbourne, Australia each year usually at the end of the first week of December.

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