1. Australia’s EnvironmentBackground on Australia Government By: Southern Hemisphere Group

2. Australian Government The 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

3. Australian Government Cont’d Four 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.

4. Clean Australia Day Video 2008

5. Environment Information Ranges 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

6. 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

7. Australian’s Take Action By 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.

8. Technology Ranked 6thout of 70 countries in “e-readiness” in 2009

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