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Dynamic Daron: Motivational Speaker Man

Locations
Australia, Ecuador, Mongolia, Portugal, Tanzania

Causes
Education, Human Rights

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PWI Foundation

Locations
Antarctica , Australia , Brazil , British Virgin Islands , Brunei Darussalam , Cambodia , Chile , Christmas Island , Cocos (Keeling) Islands , Costa Rica ...See More Countries , Curacao , Federated States of Micronesia , Fiji , Gabon , Heard and McDonald Islands , Holy See , India , Kenya , Malta , Niger , Poland , Spain , Tonga , Uganda , United States of America , Vanuatu Show Less Countries

Causes
Education, Poverty, Religion, Clean Water, Economy, Government, Health, Children/Youth, Environment, Family, Human Rights

PWI Foundation supports nonprofits by helping them raise funds, gain supporters, and grow their organizations.

International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (ICMEC)

Locations
Australia , Brazil , China , France , Germany , Honduras , Hong Kong , Italy , Russia , South Africa ...See More Countries , Spain , Switzerland , United States of America Show Less Countries

Causes
Children/Youth

ICMEC identifies gaps in the global communityâ€™s ability to properly protect children from abduction, exploitation and abuse and expertly assembles the people, resources and tools needed to fill those gaps.

The Awakenings Project

Locations
Australia, Canada, United States of America

Causes
Health

The Awakenings Project works to raise public awareness and acceptance of the creative talents of people living with psychiatric disorders who work in the fields of fine art, music, literature, and drama.

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Environment

Family

Human Rights

Education

Poverty

Religion

Clean Water

Economy

Government

Health

Children/Youth

Animals

Environment

Australiaâ's environment is very vulnerable to variations in climates and the introduction of invasive plants and animals.¹ As a result of climate change, the temperate zones and coastal regions have had their biodiversity drastically altered.² Deforestation and overgrazing are contributing to the increase in desertification and the destruction of animalsâ' natural habitats.³ Water scarcity is becoming an issue for Australia.⁴ In a recent study done by the United Nations, Australia was ranked with a high human development score and an extremely low score for climate change progress.⁵ There have not been adequate measures taken to ensure progress in climate change legislation.⁶

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^{1http://wwf.panda.org/who_we_are/wwf_offices/australia/environmental_problems_in_australia/}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3 Ibid}
^{4 Ibid}
^{5http://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2014/jul/28/un-scores-australia-high-for-quality-of-life-but-low-on-climate-change-progress}
^{6 Ibid}

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Family

Domestic abuse against women is a significant problem in the country. Since the beginning of 2014, the government has estimated that one woman dies each week in Australia due to domestic violence.¹ Across the entire country of Australia, one woman is hospitalized due to injuries sustained from domestic violence every three hours.²

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^{1http://www.smh.com.au/comment/smh-editorial/time-to-act-on-domestic-violence-20140307-34cqt.html}
^{2 Ibid}

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Human Rights

Australia has consistently undermined the rights and protection of its refugees.¹ It has also been reported that Australia uses Papua New Guinea as an offshore processing ground for unwanted refugees that come to Australia.^2,3 Additionally, the country has been reluctant to call attention to countries that are committing human rights abuses if they have strong economic ties with them.⁴ Furthermore, the Australian government has committed serious abuse and discrimination of its Aboriginal people.⁵ The life expectancy in some Aboriginal communities is merely 37 years of age.⁶ Today, the theft of Aboriginal children and babies is more common than at any other time in Australiaâ's history, and in 2013 over 14,000 Aboriginal children were removed from their families by government officials under the guise of ...See More â€œprotectingâ€ them.^7,8 Show Less

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^{1 http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/australia}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3http://www.theage.com.au/comment/the-age-editorial/png-australias-dumping-ground-20130719-2qa4w.html}
^{4 http://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/australia}
^{5http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/21/john-pilger-indigenous-australian-families}
^{6 Ibid}
^{7http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/new-stolen-generation-fear-perpetuates-violence/story-fn59niix-1226567068427?nk=851c82718db2a1cfb9466c02a4471fc0#}

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Education

Each state of Australia is responsible for its own education system. This totals eight different systems for the entire country of 20 million.¹ Because each state is responsible for its own school system, the implementation of federal education reforms is very difficult.² Schools have been found to be in need of increased funding, as well as transparency in their operations.³ Inequalities between students of different socioeconomic status and students of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal background are substantial.^{4,
5,
6} Nearly 40% of indigenous children fail to meet basic literacy and education standards,⁷ and 60% of indigenous children are significantly behind non-Aboriginal children in year one.⁸ Additionally, only 15% of Australiaâ's students enrolled in higher education come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, compared to 42% with privileged ...See More socioeconomic statuses.⁹ The national literacy rate is at 99%.¹⁰ Show Less

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^{1http://www.exfin.com/australian-education-system}
^{2http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/opinion/school-reform-dont-stop-now/story-e6frgd0x-1226726454941?nk=febef04b4ec20182fde9b7a4e2c29456}
^{3 Ibid}
^{4 http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/education/}
^{5 http://www.teachforaustralia.org/content/the-problem-of-educational-disadvantage}
^{6 http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/new-critic/five/educationinequalities}
^{7 http://www.teachforaustralia.org/content/the-problem-of-educational-disadvantage}
^{8http://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/education/}
^{9 http://www.teachforaustralia.org/content/the-problem-of-educational-disadvantage}
^{10 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html}

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Poverty

Around 12.8% of all Australians live below the poverty line, which equates to around 2.2 million people.¹ More females were found to live in poverty than males.² Around 17% of children live below the poverty line in Australia, despite the high standard of living and relative wealth of the country.³ Indigenous people who live in rural areas were also found to be disproportionately more impoverished than non-indigenous people living in urban areas.⁴

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^{1 http://www.acoss.org.au/policy/poverty/}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3 http://www.savethechildren.org.au/our-work/where-we-work/australia}
^{4 http://www.ruralhealth.org.au/document/snapshot-poverty-rural-and-regional-australia}

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Religion

The population of Australia is approximately 28% Protestant, 25% Catholic, 2.6% Eastern Orthodox, 4.5% other Christian, 2.5% Buddhist, 2.2% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 8.4% other, and 22% nonreligious.¹ Religious conflict in Australia is largely nonexistent.

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^{1 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html}

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Clean Water

In Australia, the majority of tap water is safe to drink, and there is a regulatory body that monitors the water supply.¹ The quality of Australiaâ's drinking water is very high and 93% of homes in the urban regions use water mains as their source for clean water in the home.² In Southern Australia, the dependence on rainwater tanks as the primary source of water has diminished.³ 100% of the country has access to clean water and adequate sanitation infrastructure.⁴

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^{1 http://www.water.wa.gov.au/Managing+water/Drinking+water/default.aspx}
^{2http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/409B6070AE681E76CA257234002142BF?opendocument}
^{3 Ibid}
^{4 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html}

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Economy

Australia has a very free economy and consistently ranks in the top five countries in the Asia-Pacific region for freedom from corruption and economic growth.¹ Australia is consistently open to international trade, and foreign investments are encouraged, as is entrepreneurship.² Anti-corruption measures are implemented and enforced, and the economy is very transparent.³ Overall, the economy of Australia boasts healthy growth, very low unemployment rates, a diminutive public debt, and an exceptionally stable financial system.⁴ In 2012, Australia had experienced a 20 year streak of steady economic growth.⁵ In recent years, the country has increased trade with China and other Asian countries since the demand for Australian products has grown.⁶ The unemployment rate in Australia is at 5.7%.⁷

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^{1 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/australia}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3 Ibid}
^{4 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html}
^{5 Ibid}
^{6 Ibid}
^{7 Ibid}

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Government

The Commonwealth of Australia is a constitutional monarchy with the official head of state being Queen Elizabeth II.¹ The country also has a Prime Minister.² Voting is compulsory at the federal level, but not at the local government level.³ There are strongly enforced anti-corruption measures in place in Australia and high levels of transparency.⁴ Transparency International ranks Australia as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, and ranks the country in the 96th percentile for their control of corruption.⁵ The high levels of growth can be attributed to the countryâ's ongoing competitiveness in services, manufacturing goods, and technologies.⁶

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^{1 http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-government}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-23810381}
^{4 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/australia}
^{5 http://www.transparency.org/country#AUS}
^{6 http://www.heritage.org/index/country/australia}

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Health

In Australia, alcohol is a major cause of death, disease, and injury. Nearly 8% of Australians drink daily and 41% drink weekly.¹ The age that people begin drinking has decreased in recent years, and now, by the age of 14, nearly 90% of Australian students have tried alcohol.² Healthcare in Australia is provided both by the government and by private institutions.³ Globally, Australia provides consistently high quality of care to its citizens.⁴ However, problems arise with the high costs associated with high quality care, which makes it more difficult for people to have access to the care.⁵ 16% of Australians have reported intentionally skipping out on either doctors visits or medication because of prohibitive costs.⁶

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^{1 http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/your-health/alcohol-guidelines/alcohol-and-health-australia}
^{2 Ibid}
^{3http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/australia-ranks-highly-in-commonwealth-fund-health-care-report-but-cost-issues-are-a-sore-point/story-fneuzlbd-1226958173064}
^{4 Ibid}
^{5 Ibid}
^{6 Ibid}

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Children/Youth

Despite the high standard of living and the relative wealth of the country, around 17% of children live below the poverty line in Australia.¹ There are approximately 4 million children in Australia, and around 200,000 of these are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.² Historically, Aboriginal children and families have faced terrible injustice and discrimination from the Australian government. The life expectancy in some Aboriginal communities is merely 37 years of age.³ Today, the theft of Aboriginal children and babies is more common than at any other time in Australiaâ's history, and in 2013, over 14,000 Aboriginal children were removed from their families by government officials under the guise of â€œprotectingâ€ them.⁴

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^{1 http://www.savethechildren.org.au/our-work/where-we-work/australia}
^{2 http://www.aihw.gov.au/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=10737423340}
^{3http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/mar/21/john-pilger-indigenous-australian-families}
^{4 Ibid}
^{See Also: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/new-stolen-generation-fear-perpetuates-violence/story-fn59niix-1226567068427?nk=851c82718db2a1cfb9466c02a4471fc0#}

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Animals

Australia News

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cricket.com.au 2 hours ago

"We're extremely grateful to the support received from the Northern Territory Government and NT Cricket for assisting in facilitating this camp ahead of our Test tour of Bangladesh," Cricket Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard said. "Darwin ... See more..

Australia to Send Spy Planes to Help Philippines Recapture Marawi

New York Times 13 hours ago

SYDNEY, Australia â The Australian government said on Friday that it would send spy planes to help the Philippine armed forces who are fighting to recapture the southern city of Marawi, where the military is battling militants for control. Extremists ... See more..

South China Sea: Former CIA director David Petraeus says Australia must 'be firm' with China

ABC Online 4 hours ago

Retired US General and former director of the CIA David Petraeus says Australia needs to "be firm" with China, urging the nation to take part in freedom of navigation exercises in the South China Sea. Addressing a Liberal Party gala dinner in Sydney ... See more..

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Mafia member who lived in Australia arrested at Rome airport over alleged drug ring

ABC Online 1 hour ago

Italian authorities have arrested a member of the powerful mafia group known as the 'Ndrangheta at Rome's international airport after being tipped off that he had departed Australia. Bruno Crisafi booked a one-way ticket from Perth, where it is alleged ... See more..

Careers Australia likely traded insolvent before its collapse

ABC Online 15 hours ago

Fallen education giant Careers Australia could have been trading insolvent for up to six months before it collapsed, according to a new report by voluntary ... See more..

A Homeless 'Safe Space' Challenges Australia's Power Brokers ...

New York Times 1 day ago

In downtown Sydney, opposite the Reserve Bank of Australia, the needy and outraged gather in an unsanctioned shelter to sleep, cook, read and question ... See more..

British celebrity chef Darren Simpson dies in Australia

Telegraph.co.uk 17 hours ago

Darren Simpson, who at 21 became Britain's youngest ever Young Chef of the Year and has been a television chef and food writer, has died in Australia, his family said on Friday. Northern Ireland-born Simpson worked at multiple restaurants in London, ... See more..

WannaCry helps speeding drivers dodge fines in Australia

BBC News 20 hours ago

Hackers behind the infamous WannaCry virus have inadvertently helped speeding Australian drivers avoid costly speeding fines. Fifty five traffic cameras, most in inner-city Melbourne, were infected by the ransomware. A maintenance worker unknowingly ... See more..

Sami Shah on Islam, Australia and being a 'serial blasphemer'

The Guardian (blog) 1 day ago

Sami Shah: 'I can prove there's no single monolithic âMuslimâ who needs to be feared and driven out. Rather, there are many types of Muslims with various beliefs â and while some of these may be problematic, most Muslims are just trying to lead ... See more..

Australia players' union rejects Cricket Australia's revised pay offer

BBC Sport 19 hours ago

Australia cricket players' union has rejected a revised pay offer from Cricket Australia, as the possibility of future matches being affected grows. The governing body said it would offer a greater share of surpluses for domestic players, as well as ... See more..

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Geography

Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Area

Total	7,741,220 sq km
Land	7,682,300 sq km
Water	58,920 sq km

***NOTE*** includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island

Climate

generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Natural Resources

bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum ;

***NOTE*** Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports

Natural Hazards

cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires

volcanism: volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands volcanic activity on Heard and McDonald Islands

Current Environmental Issues

soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural freshwater resources

Demographics

Nationality

Australian

Population

22,262,501 (July 2013 est.)

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Finances

The Australian economy has experienced continuous growth and features low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system. By 2012, Australia had experienced more than 20 years of continued economic growth, averaging 3.5% a year. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports. The high Australian dollar has hurt the manufacturing sector, while the services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected ...See More by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, stemming from rising global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia has bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, has a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand, is negotiating agreements with China, India, Indonesia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, as well as with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam. Show Less ;

GDP Purchasing Power Parity

$986.7 billion (2012 est.); $952.6 billion (2011 est.); $930 billion (2010 est.)

Gross National Saving

25.2% of GDP (2012 est.); 25.1% of GDP (2011 est.); 24% of GDP (2010 est.)

Agriculture Products

wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

Industries

mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

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