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Australian Geography Competition The Australian Geography Competition is an Australia-wide competition run by the Royal Geographic Society of Queensland and the Australian Geography Teachers Association and sponsored by the National Geographic Channel. It tests the geographic knowledge of high school students from years 8-12.
Australian Gospel Music Festival The Australian Gospel Music Festival (AGMF) is held in Toowoomba, Queensland at Easter each year. It is considered Australia's most popular Christian pop music event, akin to the International Creation Festival or Cornerstone Festival.
Australian Government Future Fund The Australian Government Future Fund is an independently managed investment fund into which the government deposits its surplus. The purpose of the fund is to meet the government's future liabilities to pay allocated pensions for retiring public servants.
Australian Government Solicitor Australian Government Solicitor, previously known as Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, is a law firm that provides legal services to the Government of Australia, and occasionally to governments of the states and territories of Australia. It was originally established as an office within the Government, headed by an individual Commonwealth Crown Solicitor, but was turned into a government business enterprise in 1999.
Australian Graduate School of Management The Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM), based in Sydney, is generally regarded as one of the leading business schools in Australia and Asia, with an international reputation for management research.AGSM (2005).
Australian Grand Prix The Australian Grand Prix is a Formula One race held that is part of the annual Formula One championship season. It is currently held at the Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit in Albert Park, and prior to that, was held at the Adelaide Grand Prix Cricuit in Adelaide.
Australian Greenhouse Office The Australian Greenhouse Office is an office of the Department of the Environment and Heritage within the Government of Australia. It manages Australia's response to climate change, and providing government-sanctioned information to the public.
Australian Greens The Australian Greens, commonly known as The Greens, is the Green political party in Australia. The party has its origins in the Franklin River Dams campaign in Tasmania in the 1980s, but its political platform now extends beyond environmental concerns to issues of the peace movement, grassroots democracy and social justice.
Australian Guineas The Australian Guineas is a Group 1 Australian thoroughbred horse race for 3 year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne in March. Prizemoney in 2006 is AUD$755,000.
Australian hip hop Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s, primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. Since the late 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed, and the genre is continuing to gain credibility in the alternative and underground music scenes.
Australian hornet The Australian hornet (Abispa ephippium, also known as the potter wasp or mason wasp) is a vespid insect native to the New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland and Western Australia states of Australia. The Australian Hornet is a solitary insect, forming small nests against buildings and other structures.
Australian humour music Australian humour music (often quite similar in style to Australian country music) is based on irreverent, rude, but harmless humour. Its lyrics often include a lot of swearing and are rarely about controversial or meaningful issues.
Australian Hayabusa Club The Australian Hayabusa Club came in to being late in 1999 as a network for Australian owners of the Suzuki GSX1300R, or Hayabusa. There is no official beginning date for the club as it rapidly grew from a few like-minded people with each others email addresses to a vibrant on line community.
Australian Height Datum The Australian Height Datum is a theoretical reference surface (datum) for altitude measurement in Australia. According to Geoscience Australia, "In 1971 the mean sea level for 1966-1968 was assigned the value of zero on the Australian Height Datum at thirty tide gauges around the coast of the Australian continent.
Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre Australian Hi-Tech Crime Centre is a law enforcement agency that provides a national coordinated approach to combating serious, complex and multi-jurisdictional high tech crimes, especially those beyond the capability of single policing jurisdictions in Australia. Other roles include protecting the information infrastructure of Australia, and providing information to other law enforcement to help combat online crime.
Australian Hockey League The Australian Hockey League or AHL is considered one of the largest national field hockey leagues in the world, and includes many players from the Kookaburras & the Hockeyroos. The AHL consists of both men's and women's competition.
Australian Homemade Australian Homemade is a franchise formula for confectionery stores owned by Only natural BV, based in Nijmegen, the Netherlands and run by Christoph Schmitz. The stores produce and sell premium ice cream and chocolate using all natural ingredients.
Australian Hymn Book The Australian Hymn Book (ISBN 1-86371-150-3) was published in 1977, and was the culmination of almost ten year's work by an ecumenical committee, chaired by A. Harold Wood, intent on producing a new, contemporary and inclusive hymn book that could be used in worship by the varied Christian congregations across Australia.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has been the peak council of Australian business associations for 105 years and traces its heritage back to Australia’s first chamber of commerce in 1826.
Australian Chamber Orchestra The Australian Chamber Orchestra is an orchestra based in Sydney, which tours its programs to most major Australian cities. One of its founders in 1975 was former Sydney Symphony Orchestra principal cellist John Painter.
Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year The Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year is awarded to the thoroughbred horse who is voted to be the champion horse within an Australian racing season. This award is open to all racehorses racing within Australia, regardless of age and sex, with overseas performances not included.
Australian Children's Choir Founded in 1976, the Australian Children’s Choir is widely regarded as one of the finest mixed-voice children's choirs in Australia. Based in Melbourne, and consisting of some 200 boys and girls aged 7 - 18 in six different training ensembles, the choir has developed a strong reputation for its refined performances, varied repertoire and the production of fine young musicians, many of whom have gone on to pursue successful musical careers.
Australian Children's Television Foundation The Australian Children's Television Foundation is a non-profit organisation that makes television programmes for children. It is funded by the Commonwealth Government as well as state and territory governments.
Australian Christian Lobby The Australian Christian Lobby, formerly known as the Australian Christian Coalition, was formed in August 1995. Gaining popularity through the Northern Territory's decision to legalise euthanasia in certain circumstances, the Lobby now has its head office in Canberra with branches in several states.
Australian immigration detention facilities Australian immigration detention facilities comprise a number of different facilities throughout Australia and the Pacific Ocean. They are used to house people who are detained under Australia’s policy of mandatory detention and the Pacific Solution.
Australian insurance law Australian insurance law is a term which refers to the body of law which regulates the insurance industry and insurance contracts within Australia. Commonwealth Parliament gains authority to make laws with respect to insurance and insurance companies under section 51 XIV and XX of the Australian Constitution.
Australian Idol 2003 Australian Idol 2003 was the first season of the Australian television series Australian Idol. It was produced by Fremantle Media subsidiary Grundy Television in association with UK company 19TV, and was broadcast on Network Ten for 19 weeks in the latter half of 2003.
Australian Idol 3: The Final 13 - Australian Made: The Hits Australian Made: The Hits is the compilation cast album of cover songs released by the finalists of Australian Idol 2005. The songs were chosen based on the first Australian Idol 3 liveshow theme on September 11 2005, which was Australian Hits, there was also a corresponding DVD featuring the performances from this particular show.
Australian Imperial Forces cricket team An Australian Imperial Forces cricket team played a number of first-class matches shortly after the First World War. The bulk of these were played in England in 1919, but there were also games played the following winter in South Africa and Australia.
Australian Incident Response Regiment The Incident Response Regiment (IRR) is an Australian regiment part of the Special Operations Command. Its mission is to provide specialist response to incidents involving chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) and/or explosive hazards, including other hazardous material and situations including fire.
Australian Industrial Relations Commission The Australian Industrial Relations Commission, or AIRC (known from 1956 to 1973 as the Commonwealth Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, and from 1973 to 1988 as the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission), is a tribunal with powers under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Cth). It is the central institution of Australian labour law.
Australian Industry Group The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) is an employers' organization, which represents 10,000 east coast Australian employers of various sizes, covering a wide range of industries including manufacturing, construction, automotive, telecommunications, IT & call centres, transport, labour hire and other industries.
Australian Information Security Association The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) was originally formed in 1999 as the Information Security Interest Group (ISIG). It was incorporated in 2001 and changed its name to the current one in 2005.
Australian Inland Mission The Australian Presbyterian Mission was founded by the Presbyterian Church of Australia to reach those "beyond the furthest fence" with God's Word. It is better known as the Australian Inland Mission (AIM).
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is an independent Australian Government statutory authority. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Australian Institute of Building Founded in 1951, incorporated in 1955 and granted a Royal Charter in 1969, the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) is an association of building professionals engaged in building practice, teaching or research throughout Australia and overseas.
Australian Institute of International Affairs Established in 1933, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is an independent, non-profit organization seeking to promote interest in and understanding of international affairs in Australia. It is headquartered in Deakin, Australian Capital Territory.
Australian Institute of Landscape Architects The Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) is a non-profit professional institute formed to serve the mutual interests of its members and the wider profession of landscape architecture throughout Australia.
Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers The Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers (AIMPE) is both an Australian professional association and a trade union. They are registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and are affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions.
Australian Institute of Marine Science The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) is a state-of-the-art marine research centre located primarily at Cape Ferguson, 50km south of Townsville in North Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1972, by the Commonwealth of Australia.
Australian Institute of Sport The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) is a specialised educational and training institution providing coaching for elite junior and senior athletes in a number of sports, many of them Olympic sports but including a number of others.
Australian Institute of Sport - Football (soccer) The Australian Institute of Sport - Football (soccer) program is run by the Australian Institute of Sport, in Canberra, for Australian youth footballers. The AIS runs this program for both men and women: the men's program was one of the eight founding sports of the AIS in 1981, with the women's program being added in 1998.
Australian International School Hong Kong Australian International School Hong Kong (香港澳洲國際學校), also known as AISHK, is a co-educational, international school in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon of Hong Kong. It follows the New South Wales curriculum where final year (grade twelve) students can either take the New South Wales Board of Studies Higher School Certificate examinations or the International Baccalaureate IB Diploma Programme.
Australian International School Singapore The Australian International School Singapore (AISS) is a co-educational international school in Singapore which teaches the New South Wales curriculum. The school is divided into preschool, primary and secondary sections.
Australian International School, Malaysia The Australian International School Malaysia (AISM) is the only 100% Australian curriculum school in the country. It provides a comprehensive and challenging curriculum in a coeducational environment for students in Preparatory to Year 12.
Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships The Australian Intervarsity Debating Championships (known colloquially as Easters) is Australia's largest debating tournament, held each year over the Easter period. The tournament has a focus on developing novice debaters who have not yet debated at the Australasian or World Universities Debating Championships.
Australian jazz Jazz is an American musical genre largely originated by African Americans but the style was rapidly and enthusiastically taken up by musicians all over the world, including Australia. Jazz and jazz-influenced syncopated dance music was being performed in Australia within a year of the emergence of jazz as a definable musical genre in the United States.
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research The Australian Journal of Agricultural Research(ISSN] 0004-9409) is a peer-reviewed [[scientific journal published by CSIRO PUBLISHING presenting the latest agriculture research by leading Australian and overseas scientists and covering a broad range of subjects. The Journal reports research on advances in plant and animal sciences, sustainable farming systems, and food quality.
Australian King Parrot The Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis are endemic to Australia. They are found in humid and heavily forested upland regions of the eastern portion of the continent, including eucalyptus wooded areas in and directly adjacent to subtropical and temperate rainforest.
Australian Koala Foundation The Austalian Koala Foundation (AKF) is an international scientific organisation that aims to diminish the threats to the survival of koalas and in doing so raise the awareness of the global community to help save endangered fauna and flora. It is in the process of writing The National Koala Act and having it enacted by the Australian Federal Government.
Australian Kriol language Kriol is an Australian creole language that developed out of the contact between European settlers and the indigenous people in the northern regions of Australia, presently spoken by about 30,000 people. Despite the language's similarities to English in vocabulary, it has a distinct syntactic structure and grammar, and is, therefore, a language in its own right.
Australian labour movement The history of the Australian labour movement reaches back to the 19th century and the movement has a long tradition of organised unions of workers and links to political activity. Over time the term has encompased both the notion of an "industrial wing" which is comprised of the union movement and a "political wing" or the Australian Labor Party.
Australian land hermit crab The Australian land hermit crab (Coenobita variabilis) is one of two terrestrial hermit crab species native to Australia and is found in northern parts of Australia including northern Western Australia, Northern Territory and northern Queensland. The other terrestrial species is the strawberry land hermit crab (C.
Australian landform divisions Wind and water have over millions of years, worn down the surface of the Australian Landmass. It is the lowest and flattest of the world's continental landmasses, with a highest peak of 2228 m at Mt Kosciuszko, this is very low compared to other continents.
Australian legislative election, 1906 The Austalian legislative election, 1906 was the third federal election in Australia following the adoption of the federal government. The election was largely important as it would demonstrate which of the parties (if any) could hold together a stable government after the unstable second term of the previous one, which saw four different governments in power.
Australian legislative election, 1987 Legislative elections were held in Australia on July 11, 1987, between Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke, leader of the Australian Labor Party, Opposition Leader John Howard, leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, and National Party of Australia leader Ian Sinclair. All 148 seats in the House of Representatives as well as all 76 seats in the Senate were up for election.
Australian legislative election, 2004 Legislative elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. The conservative Coalition of the Liberal Party (led by Prime Minister John Howard) and the National Party of Australia (led by Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson) won a fourth three-year term, with a net gain of four seats in the 150-member House of Representatives.
Australian lifestyle television series The last decade has witnessed the proliferation of television programs in Australia that focus on consumer lifestyle. Examples include Better Homes and Gardens and The Great Outdoors on the Seven Network and Getaway on the Nine Network.
Australian literature Australian literature in English began soon after the establishment of the country by Europeans. Early popular works tended to be of the 'ripping yarn' variety, telling tales of derring-do against the new frontier of the Australian outback.
Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party (ALP) is an Australian social democratic party which is formally linked to the trade union movement. Founded in 1891, it is Australia's oldest political party, and the only party to have been in continuous operation since Federation.
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) The Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (ALP-AC) was the name initially used by the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955, and which later became the Democratic Labor Party in 1957.
Australian Labor Party National Executive The National Executive is the highest elected body of the Australian Labor Party, one of the major political parties in Australia. The Executive is elected by the party's National Conference, held every three years, and represents the party's state and territory branches.
Australian Labor Students The Australian Labor Students was a political faction within the National Union of Students. It was an offshoot from the National Organisation of Labor Students, based primarily within Victoria and Western Australia.
Australian Lacrosse League The Australian Lacrosse League (ALL) is an elite-level men's lacrosse competition launched in 2004 with the aim of boosting the profile and participation of the sport in Australia. The ALL replaced the Australian Senior Lacrosse Championships, which were held annually during a week-long carnival.
Australian Law Reports The Australian Law Reports are an unauthorised series of law reports which report cases from the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories. After each authorised series they are the most often cited series of law reports in Australia.
Australian Law Students Association The Australian Law Students' Association (ALSA) is the peak representative body of law students from Australia. The ALSA facilitates communication between the law student societies of each Australian law school; it represents students to government, universities and the public; it authors numerous educational and careers publications; and it hosts an annual conference and two additional council meetings each year.
Australian Liberal Students' Federation The Australian Liberal Students' Federation (ALSF) is a political grouping of university students informally associated with the Liberal Party of Australia. For over fifty years the Australian Liberal Students’ Federation has bought together Liberal
Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association The Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association is an Australian employee organisation (effectively a trade union) which is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. ALAEA is not affiliated with an Australian political party, but maintains industrial affiliations with the NSW Labor Council and the International Transport Workers' Federation.
Australian marbled catshark The Australian marbled catshark, Atelomycterus macleayi, is a catshark of the family Scyliorhinidae found in the eastern Indian Ocean endemic to Western Australia between latitudes 12° S and 21° S, from the surface to 245 m. Its length is up to 60 cm.
Australian migration zone The Australian migration zone refers to the parts of Australian territory where a non citizen must hold a visa to legally enter and remain. It includes all states and mainland territories, plus some external territories, at the mean low water mark.
Australian mottled moray The Australian mottled moray (in Australia), and mottled moray (in New Zealand), Gymnothorax prionodon, is a moray eel of the family Muraenidae, found around Australia and around offshore islands off the coast of Northland north of the Bay of Islands on the North Island of New Zealand, at depths down to 80 m, in reef areas of broken rock. Their length is between 80 and 150 cm.
Australian Magpie The Australian Magpie, Gymnorhina tibicen is a medium-sized black and white bird, closely related to the butcherbirds and currawongs in the Artamidae family. Early European settlers named it for its black and white coloration, similar to the familiar European magpie, which is a more distant relative.
Australian Manufacturing Workers Union The Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, or more fully, the Automotive, Food, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union (AMWU) ("The Metalworkers") is an Australian trade union that is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission and is affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. The AMWU is considered to be a left-wing union by the trade union movement.
Australian Marine Conservation Society Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is an Australian independent and not-for-profit organisation, founded in 1965, is dedicated solely to protecting the health and vitality of Australia's coasts and oceans. It was previously called the Littoral Society.
Australian Maritime Officers Union The Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) is an Australian trade union that is registered with the Australian Industrial Relations Commission (and additionally registered in Queensland, New South Wales and Western Australia) and affiliated with the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Its membership coverage includes Mariners as well as Professional, Administrative, Supervisory and Technical employees in the Maritime Industry and dependent services.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) is responsible, on behalf of the Commonwealth Government of Australia, for the regulation and safety oversight of Australia's shipping fleet and management of Australia's international maritime obligations. AMSA is funded largely through levies on the shipping industry.
Australian Mathematical Society Medal Australian Mathematical Society Medal recognises distinguished mathematical sciences research by members of the Australian Mathematical Society. Eligibility for the medal include the requirements that the Society member must be under the age of 40 years, and that a significant portion of the research was carried out in Australia.
Australian Mathematics Competition The Australian Mathematics Competition for the Westpac Awards is a mathematics competition run by the Australian Mathematics Trust for students from year 3 up to year 12 in Australia, and their equivalent grades in other countries. Since its inception in 1976 in the Australian Capital Territory, the participation numbers have increased to around 600,000, with around 100,000 being from outside Australia, making it the world's largest mathematics competition.
Australian Medicines Handbook The Australian Medicines Handbook or AMH is a medical reference text commonly used in practice by health professionals (particularly general practitioners and pharmacists) in Australia. It is a highly-regarded source of concise, independent drug information to aid in the practice of evidence-based medicine.
Australian Medium Tank Trials Unit The Medium Tank Trials Unit (MTTU) was a temporary Australian Army unit formed to test M60 Patton and Leopard 1 tanks to determine the most suitable replacement for the Army's Centurion tanks. The MTTU was formed in early 1972 by converting B Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment.
Australian Monarchist League The Australian Monarchist League was founded in 1943 to support the role of the Crown in the Australia's constitutional system. It was originally affiliated with the International Monarchist League, but severed ties with that organization in 1993.
Australian Mounted Division The Australian Mounted Division was a mounted infantry (light horse) division formed in Egypt during World War I. When the British forces in the Middle East expanded in late 1916, a second mounted division was created called the Imperial Mounted Division.
Australian Museum The Australian Museum is the oldest museum in Australia, with an international reputation in the fields of natural history and anthropology. It features collections of vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, as well as minerology, palaeontology, and anthropology.
Australian Music Centre The Australian Music Centre is an organisation established to serve Australian composers and musicians, foster Australian composition and promote the dissemination of Australian music. Set up in 1974, the Centre oversees composer and industry awards ceremonies, and development programs.
Australian Music Examinations Board The Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) is a privately funded corporation which assesses music, speech and drama in Australia. The organisation had its beginnings at the Universities of Melbourne and Adelaide in 1887; the organisation now has a Federal Office in Melbourne, and offices in each state.
Australian Music Prize The Australian Music Prize (AMP) is an annual award of $25,000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award. The award made by Australian Music Prize Ltd, a sole-purpose entity sponsored by a variety of music industry figures and record companies.
Australian national cricket captains Australia played in the first-ever Test match in cricket in 1877, the first-ever One-day International in 1971 (both against England) and the first-ever Twenty20 international in 2005 (against New Zealand). This is a list of the men, boys and women who have been the official Australian captains in Tests, ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals.
Australian national sports team nicknames In Australia, the national representative team of many sports has a nickname, used informally when referring to the team in the media or in conversation. These nicknames are typically derived from well-known symbols of Australia.
Australian nationalism Australian Nationalism dates back to the Balarat coup of 1856 that gave birth to the trade union movement. There have been three Australia nationalist parties; the Australia First Party, One Nation and the now defunct Nationalist Party of Australia.
Australian nationality law Australian citizenship was created on 26 January 1949 by the Nationality and Citizenship Act 1948 (later renamed the Australian Citizenship Act 1948). Prior to this date Australians were British subjects and Australia shared a common nationality code with the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth countries at the time (see also British nationality law).
Australian non-residential architectural styles Australian non-residential architectural styles are a set of Australian architectural styles that apply to buildings used for purposes other than living in and have been around only since the first colonial government buildings of early European settlement of Australia in 1788.
Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (acronym ANARE is normally pronounced an-ah-ree) has since 1947 served Australia in south polar regions. In 1948 the Australian Antarctic Division was established to administer ANARE.
Australian National Broomball Championships The Australian National Broomball Championships is an annual broomball tournament, held in various cities across Australia, to determine Australia's national champions. The tournament is organised by the national governing body for the sport, Broomball Australia.
Australian National Drag Racing Association The Australian National Drag Racing Association, or ANDRA, is the primary drag racing sanctioning body in Australia. The organization was created in 1973 from a more drag racing orientated faction of the Australian Hot Rod Federation.
Australian National Flag Association The Australian National Flag Association is a lobby group founded on 10 May, 1983 in response to suggestions that the current Australian flag is not appropriately representative of the nation, and should be changed. The association aims to increase awareness of the history and significance of the current national flag.
Australian National Kennel Council The Australian National Kennel Council (ANKC) is the peak body in Australia responsible for promoting excellence in breeding, showing, trialling, obedience, and other canine-related activities and the ownership of temperamentally and physically sound purebred dogs by responsible individuals across Australia. View breed standard http://www.
Australian National Netball Championships The Australian National Netball Championships are an annual Australian interstate youth competition, pitting the best of the eight states and two territories against each other. They were most known for the open category, which saw the very best of each state compete each year, and featured most of the Australian national team.
Australian National Railways Commission The Australian National Railways Commission (ANRC) was established by the Whitlam Government in 1975, incorporating the Commonwealth Railways, the Tasmanian Government Railways and the non-urban railways of South Australia (the metropolitan Adelaide railway lines are now owned and operated by TransAdelaide).
Australian National University The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. Founded in 1946 by the Australian Government as Australia's only research-only university, ANU was created with a mandate for "postgraduate research and study, both generally and in relation to subjects of national importance to Australia" and was intended to strengthen Australia's research efforts at the highest levels.
Australian Natives Association The Australian Natives' Association (ANA), a mutual society was founded in Melbourne, Australia in April 1871. The Association played a leading role in the movement for Australian federation in the last 20 years of the 19th century.

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