Australia’s EnvironmentBackground on Australia Government

By: Southern Hemisphere Group

Australian GovernmentThe

Commonwealth of Australia was created in 1901.

Founded in the liberal democratic tradition.

All citizens over the age of 18 must vote in both federal and state government elections.

Parliament House

Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd

Australian Government Cont’dFour main political parties:

Australian Labor Party (ALP), the Liberal Party, the National Party of Australia, and the Australian Greens.

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain is also formally Queen of Australia.

Clean Australia Day Video 2008

Environment InformationRanges from

Antarctic territory and rainforests to industrial areas of major cities

Major issues: whaling, logging of old growth forest, acid sulfates soils, etc.

Climate change and global warming are a concern

Environment Information Cont’d.

Variety ranges of habitats, from semi-arid and dessert like to rainforests and alpine heaths

 Humans have changed the environment, shaping it to fit their needs

Australia’s main goal is to limit the amount of carbon being produced by having the major polluters buy permits for emitting carbon

Australian’s Take ActionBy using technology and the

media, Australian’s are spreading the word about their environment.

Blog: http://www.gogreeneraustralia.com/blog/

Major spot for people to post their thoughts and information about helping the environment.

Technology

Ranked 6th out of 70 countries in “e-readiness” in 2009

MLA Sampson, Anette. "How Climate Change will Affect the

Economy." The Big Chair. Fairfax Digital. Web. 22 Oct. 2009.<http://thebigchair.com.au/news/radar/how-climate-change-will-affect-the-economy>.

"Enviromental Problems in Australia." Convict Creations. ConvictCreations.com. Web. 22 Oct. 2009.< http://www.convictcreations.com/animals/environment.htm>.

McEwen, John. "Australia’s environment at a glance." http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/env_glance.html.

“Environment of Australia” Wikipedia. Web 23 Oct. 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environment_of_Australia

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