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Living With Trees – Perspectives From The Suburbs, Lesley M. Head, Pat Muir
Living With Trees – Perspectives From The Suburbs, Lesley M. Head, Pat Muir
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
A study of suburban backyards and backyarders in Sydney and Wollongong revealed evidence of attitudes and behaviours in relation to trees. Attitudes are characterised under themes that indicate conditions of tolerance and belonging. They include attachment/risk, order/freedom and nativeness/alienness. While love is common, high levels of suspicion and intolerance towards trees in the suburban context are more common. Our findings confirm and throw further light on previous work indicating that many Australians have very partitioned views of the world in relationto where humans and nonhuman lifeforms belong. This partitioning must be understood in conceptual as well as spatial terms.
Culture As Concept And Influence In Environmental Research And Management, Lesley M. Head, D. Trigger, J. Mulcock
Culture As Concept And Influence In Environmental Research And Management, Lesley M. Head, D. Trigger, J. Mulcock
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Given that human activities have been implicated in the vast majority of contemporary environmental problems, it might be expected that research effort into those activities and the attitudes from which they stem would be both strongly supported by funding agencies, and of central interest to environmental scientists and land managers. In this paper we focus on an undervalued area of environmental humanities research—cultural analysis of the beliefs, practices and often unarticulated assumptions which underlie human–environmental relations. In discussing how cultural processes are central to environmental attitudes and behaviours, and how qualitative research methods can be used to understand them in …
Metropolis In Black And White - The Art Of Percy Benison, Michael K. Organ
Metropolis In Black And White - The Art Of Percy Benison, Michael K. Organ
Faculty of Creative Arts - Papers (Archive)
In April 1928 the Australian release of Fritz Lang's Metropolis was marked by a media campaign which included the black and white drawings of Sydney-based artist Percy Benison. The paper comments on selected works and presents a brief outline of the artist's life.
Enemy Aliens: Gli Italoaustraliani E Il Secondo Conflitto Mondiale, Gaetano Rando
Enemy Aliens: Gli Italoaustraliani E Il Secondo Conflitto Mondiale, Gaetano Rando
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
L’entrata in guerra dell’Italia rese molto problematica l’esistenza della comunità italoaustraliana che negli anni ’30 annoverava oltre 30000 unità ed era diventata la più numerosa collettività nonangloceltica del quinto continente. Le autorità australiane, ritenendo la presenza di tanti non-britannici una grave minaccia potenziale alla sicurezza della nazione, rinchiusero 4727 Italoaustraliani, quasi tutti uomini, in appositi campi di internamento indipendentemente dai titoli di cittadinanza o dalla fede politica. Quale conseguenza le donne e i bambini furono lasciati allo sbaraglio in un ambiente palesemente ostile, fascisti convinti e attivisti antifascisti furono rinchiusi nello stesso campo talvolta con esiti devastanti, i figli degli …
Sources Of Volatility In Australia's Export Prices: Evidence From Arch And Garch Modelling, Abbas Valadkhani, A. P. Layton, N. D. Karunaratne
Sources Of Volatility In Australia's Export Prices: Evidence From Arch And Garch Modelling, Abbas Valadkhani, A. P. Layton, N. D. Karunaratne
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Australia has one of the more volatile set of export prices among OECD countries. This paper examines the extent to which Australia’s export prices relate to the world prices using quarterly time-series data spanning the period 1969q4-2002q3. The empirical results based on dynamic least squares method show that Australia’s export prices are cointegrated with the global export prices. A short-term dynamic ARCH-in Mean model, which captures the time varying nature of price volatility, has been used to explain the growth rate of Australia’s export prices. It is found that (a) changes in Australia’s export prices are highly associated with systematic …
An Analysis Of The Output And Employment Conversion Matrices Of Australia’S Economy, Abbas Valadkhani, T. Robinson
An Analysis Of The Output And Employment Conversion Matrices Of Australia’S Economy, Abbas Valadkhani, T. Robinson
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Based on two snapshots taken from the Australian economy, this study quantifies the impacts of final demand aggregates on output and employment in various sectors using the 1989 and 1997 conversion matrices. The sectoral output and employment are linked with final demand deliveries in such a way that one can measure the impacts on changes in each component of aggregate demand, other components remaining unchanged, on output and employment. A comparison of the aggregate output and employment multipliers in 1989 to 1997 indicates that while the output multipliers have increased, the employment multipliers have declined. This means that through time, …
Structural Changes In Australia's Monetary Aggregates And Interest Rates, Abbas Valadkhani, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Structural Changes In Australia's Monetary Aggregates And Interest Rates, Abbas Valadkhani, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper employs all quartley time series currently available to determine endogenously the time of structural breaks for three monetary aggregates, the long and short-tem interest rates as well as the consumer price index in Australia using the ZA (Zivot and Andrews, 1992) test and the LP (Lumsdaine and Papell, 1997) test.
Financial Literacy In Australia, Andrew C. Worthington
Financial Literacy In Australia, Andrew C. Worthington
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Ordered logit models are used to predict financial literacy on the basis of individual demographic, socioeconomic and financial characteristics. The data is drawn from the 2003 ANZ Survey of Adult Financial Literacy in Australia and relates to 3,548 respondents. Financial literacy is defined, amongst other things, in terms of standard mathematical ability and understanding of basic and advanced financial terms. Factors examined include gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, educational level and family structure, along with household income, savings (including superannuation), and mortgage and non-mortgage debt. The evidence suggests that financial literacy is highest for respondents aged between 50 and 60 years, …
The Relocation Of The International Market For Australian Wool, Simon Ville
The Relocation Of The International Market For Australian Wool, Simon Ville
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The marketplace for Australian wool relocated from London to the Australian capital cities in the half century after 1880. This represented a major institutional shift that underpinned the development of the Australian economy and made Australia the centre of the international wool market. We analyse the principal demand and supply changes underlying this market shift. Consolidation of worsted manufacturing, demand diversification, improved transport and communications, Australian dominance of international wool production, and the growth of the small grazier shifted the relative market efficiency in favour of Australian auctions.
Accounting: In Crisis Or Ascendancy?, Indra Abeysekera
Accounting: In Crisis Or Ascendancy?, Indra Abeysekera
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
Recent corporate failure has challenged the credibility of the accounting profession, leading many stakeholders to question the usefulness of financial reports for decision-making. This paper examines fluctuations in the accounting profession’s authoritative influence over accounting standard setting and financial reporting. It focuses on the period following the collapse of the HIH Group in 2002, with contextual reference to earlier periods. It then outlines the submissions made by the accounting profession, actuaries and regulatory institutions to the Royal Commission Inquiry into the collapse of the HIH Group. These submissions are analysed in relation to the profession promoting functionally defined interests and …
On The Motivations Of Corporate Giving In Australia, John Cantrell
On The Motivations Of Corporate Giving In Australia, John Cantrell
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper proposes further research be conducted to advance our knowledge in the field of non-profit marketing through the development of frameworks to help identify the drivers of corporate giving in Australia. Existing conceptualisations are predominately based on limited overseas research, and take little account of the commercial realities of corporate life and the increasing pressures facing many organisations in achieving concrete outcomes from their giving behaviour. In an environment of increased competition for scarce resources amongst non-profits, the better understanding of how and why corporations provide support will be beneficial. It will enable non-profit organisations to better communicate with …
Multiple Structural Breaks In Australia's Macroeconomic Data: An Application Of The Lumbsdaine And Papell Test, Abbas Valadkhani, Allan Layton, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Multiple Structural Breaks In Australia's Macroeconomic Data: An Application Of The Lumbsdaine And Papell Test, Abbas Valadkhani, Allan Layton, Mosayeb Pahlavani
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
This paper employs all available annual time series data to endogenously determine the timing of structural breaks for 10 macroeconomic variables in the Australian economy.
Asean+3 And Rtas And Their Impact On Asia-Australia Trade And Growth: Econometric Evidence From An Extended Gravity Theory, Van Hoa Tran
Asean+3 And Rtas And Their Impact On Asia-Australia Trade And Growth: Econometric Evidence From An Extended Gravity Theory, Van Hoa Tran
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
No abstract provided.
Business Profitability And Structural Change In Interwar Australia, Simon Ville, David Merrett
Business Profitability And Structural Change In Interwar Australia, Simon Ville, David Merrett
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The Australian economy of the interwar period experienced noteworthy cyclical and secular trends. Severe cyclical fluctuations were associated with the international depression, often referred to as the ‘Great Slump’, which particularly afflicted Australia’s large traded sector, especially its cornerstone primary exporting industries. In the midst of this apparent dearth, however, came the ‘plenty’ of the initial stages of modernisation, which resulted from the broadening of the country’s economic base into new manufacturing industries. The general trends of economic activity are captured by national income data, while the expansion of particular industries has been contextualised by several authors, most notably Forster …
The History Of Aridity In Australia: Chronological Developments, Ed Rhodes, John Chappell, Toshiyuki Fujioka, Kat Fitzsimmons, John Magee, Max Aubert, Dolan Hewitt
The History Of Aridity In Australia: Chronological Developments, Ed Rhodes, John Chappell, Toshiyuki Fujioka, Kat Fitzsimmons, John Magee, Max Aubert, Dolan Hewitt
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Desert dune-fields are quintessential features of arid landscapes. During arid phases in the recent geological past, such as the global last glacial maximum (LGM) at around 20,000 years ago, many parts of Australia experienced significant sand movement, with sand migrating down-wind and forming linear dunes. Sand entrainment and deposition is controlled by vegetative surface stabilisation, wind speed and direction, which in turn are controlled by regional climate and local factors including ground-water levels. Climate also affects sand supply, through its effects on erosion in the source areas and transport to the dune-building areas.
Social Work Education In Australia: At The "Crossroads", Peter J. Camilleri
Social Work Education In Australia: At The "Crossroads", Peter J. Camilleri
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
The term 'crossroads' is being used in two senses in this paper. The first refers to the Australian Government's recent Review of Higher Education (referred to as 'Crossroads Report') and the impact that the changes will have on the higher education sector and consequently social work education. And secondly, 'crossroads' is being used in the sense that social work education is being restructured by the changes occurring in universities. Social work programs are expected to be more 'entrepreneurial', more research oriented ('publish or perish'), and more efficient in teaching methodology (this has meant emphasis on technology, use of adjunct staff …
'Murphy, Do You Want To Delete This?' Hidden Histories And Hidden Landscapes In The Murchison And Davenport Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia., N. J. Gill, A. Paterson, M. Kennedy
'Murphy, Do You Want To Delete This?' Hidden Histories And Hidden Landscapes In The Murchison And Davenport Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia., N. J. Gill, A. Paterson, M. Kennedy
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
[Extract] During Easter in 2000 we (AP and NG) were in Central Australia during heavy rainfalls and flooding. Roads were cut and we were stuck in Tennant Creek. We decided to review documents held by the local museum. This included material used in the late 1970s to compile a general history of Tennant Creek, the only such work of which we are aware. It was interesting to note that in one case the author had written to a pastoralist they had recently visited, and included a section describing the role of Aboriginal people at their station. In brackets after this …
Beyond Yellowstone? Conservation And Indigenous Rights In Australia And Sweden, Michael Adams
Beyond Yellowstone? Conservation And Indigenous Rights In Australia And Sweden, Michael Adams
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Faced with the paradox of a large global increase in conservation reserves and a simultaneous global decrease in actual effective protection for biodiversity, conservation scientists and others are questioning established conservation theory and practice. Conservation is largely a ‘residual’ landuse, which often conflicts with another residual landuse, the remaining lands owned or accessed by Indigenous peoples. I argue that the Western conservation model has created this situation, and that engaging with Indigenous ways of relating to ‘nature’ could lead to improved outcomes. From the basis that environmental problems are fundamentally social problems, and using case studies from Australia and Sweden, …
Planning For Natural Hazards — How Can We Mitigate The Impacts?, Edward A. Bryant, Lesley M. Head, J. Morrison
Planning For Natural Hazards — How Can We Mitigate The Impacts?, Edward A. Bryant, Lesley M. Head, J. Morrison
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Australia has the same frequency of natural hazards as any other continent; however, the types and impact of hazards are very different. Globally, the deadliest hazards are floods, earthquakes, tropical storms and tsunami. In Australia, the deadliest hazards are heat waves, floods, tropical cyclones and bushfires. Similarly, while the most expensive hazards ranked globally are also floods, earthquakes and tropical cyclones, in Australia, the costliest hazards are tropical storms, floods, wind and bushfires. Our isolated population distribution, together with rugged topography along the eastern and southern coastal fringe where the bulk of the population is concentrated, has lead to a …
Fractionation Of Sedimentary Arsenic From Port Kembla Harbour, Nsw, Australia, Glennys A. O'Brien, William E. Price, Bryan E. Chenhall, Muhammad Damris
Fractionation Of Sedimentary Arsenic From Port Kembla Harbour, Nsw, Australia, Glennys A. O'Brien, William E. Price, Bryan E. Chenhall, Muhammad Damris
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
The binding of arsenic in sediments of the heavily industrialised Port Kembla Harbour, NSW, Australia, has been investigated. Both dredge and core samples have been used to develop a sieving/sequential extraction (SE) procedure. Dredge samples included oxic surficial and deeper anoxic sediment. The main core sample analysed was 18 cm deep, sliced at 2 cm intervals. Sediment was sieved to three size ranges (250 microm) and each of these was then subjected to a four step SE, sequentially solubilizing arsenic as ion exchangeable, 1 M HCl soluble, NH(2)OH.HCl soluble, and strong oxidising acid soluble. Concentrations of 50-500 mg As kg(-1) …
Development Of Watershed Management In New South Wales, Australia: A Coastal Perspective, Pedro I. J Fidelman, Robert John Morrison, Ron J. West
Development Of Watershed Management In New South Wales, Australia: A Coastal Perspective, Pedro I. J Fidelman, Robert John Morrison, Ron J. West
Faculty of Science - Papers (Archive)
Watershed management has become a prominent approach to natural resource management (NRM) in Australia and elsewhere. In the Australian State ofNew South Wales (NSW), catchment management - the NSW watershed management initiative - has been in place both in coastal and non-coastal areas for nearly two decades. In coastal areas, it is suggested that catchment management could play an important role in coastal and marine issues (NSW Coastcare et aI., 2004; Zann, 1996), as the Australia's coastal and marine environments have, in general, been affected by watershed-based activities (see e.g., Zann, 1996). Such a role would, however, require institutional changes, …
Tales Of Internment: The Story Of Andrea La Macchia, Gaetano Rando
Tales Of Internment: The Story Of Andrea La Macchia, Gaetano Rando
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
Relates the plight of one Italian migrant, Andrea La Macchia, who arrived in Australia in 1940 only to be caught up in the events following Italy's entry into the war by being interned for nearly three years. His story is placed in the general context of the internment experience.
The Struggle For Generational Legitimacy: Youth, Antiracism And Counter Movements In Australia Since The Mid-1900'S, Robert Carr
The Struggle For Generational Legitimacy: Youth, Antiracism And Counter Movements In Australia Since The Mid-1900'S, Robert Carr
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
This paper examines the ways in which many young people have attempted to directly assert and define their place in Australian life since the mid-1990s. It analyses how young people have attempted to actively grasp a sense of social power through racial debates. Since the mid-1990s, a great number of young people have become active participants on two opposing sides of the antiracism movement. On the one hand, many young people attempted to resist mainstream political rhetoric on immigration, land rights and multiculturalism, partaking in protests and school walkouts. On the other hand, counter to antiracism, there have been movements …
The Intervention You Have When You're Not Having An Intervention': Australia, Png And The Enhanced Cooperation Program, Charles M. Hawksley
The Intervention You Have When You're Not Having An Intervention': Australia, Png And The Enhanced Cooperation Program, Charles M. Hawksley
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The idea of non-interference in the domestic affairs of states has been a hallmark of international relations since the seventeenth century. The universalisation of the nation-state model following decolonisation over the twentieth century rendered this ideal of state sovereignty the basis of the modem international political system. States mostly keep out of each other’s business, but intervention may take the form of war to enforce regime change.
Older Male Workers And Job Mobility In Australia, Martin O'Brien
Older Male Workers And Job Mobility In Australia, Martin O'Brien
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
No abstract provided.
Transformative Soundscapes: Innovating De Forest Phonofilms Talkies In Australia, Brian M. Yecies
Transformative Soundscapes: Innovating De Forest Phonofilms Talkies In Australia, Brian M. Yecies
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The coming of sound to cinemas around the world traditionally has been included in the writings about great men and all-powerful companies and how their visions and integrated industry connections helped them maintain a dominating monopoly of the motion picture industry. Important and canonical reports of these business histories have been documented and offered by Tino Balio (1976; 1985; 1993), David Bordwell, Janet Staiger, and Kristin Thompson (1985), Douglas Gomery (1986), Thomas Schatz (1988), John Belton (1994), Robert Sklar (1994), Donald Crafton (1997) and Ruth Vasey (1997) in the US and by Sally Stockbridge (1979), Susan Dermody (1981), John Tulloch …
Alternative Solutions: Multiculturalism And The Struggle For Hegemony In Australian Community Broadcasting, Robert Carr
Alternative Solutions: Multiculturalism And The Struggle For Hegemony In Australian Community Broadcasting, Robert Carr
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
‘Who listens to community radio anyway?’ This has undeniably been the most common response to my investigations of the history of community radio in Australia. However, for those involved in the establishment of 3ZZ Radio in Melbourne, their struggle was about more than broadcasting to their own cultural and linguistic communities. It had a greater social significance, and would change the nature of the Australian broadcasting sector. The history of 3ZZ Radio is an indicator of the social context in which it is set; that is, 1970s Australia. Its rise and plummet out of existence between 1974 and 1977 reflects …