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AUGUST 15, 2012 Australia and the Arab-Israeli conflict: from ‘choosing the least of a number of evils’ to ‘strong backers of a two-state solution’ Image source: Wikimedia Commons Since the early days of Israel’s creation, the Australian Government’s position on the Arab-Israeli conflict has been of much public and political

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE 13 August 2012 Australia and the Middle East conflict: a history of key Government statements (1947-2007) Marty Harris Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 The Chifley Government (1945-1949) ..................................................................................................... 1 The Menzies Government (1949-1966) .................................................................................................. 5 The

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose of publication ............................................................................................................................. 1 Ben Roberts-Smith .............................................................................................................................. 1 The Victoria Cross ............................................................................................................................... 1 History ................................................................................................................................................. 1 Description .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Electorates .......................................................................................................................................... 4 New South Wales ........................................................................................................................... 4 Victoria ......................................................................................................................................... 90 Queensland ................................................................................................................................ 155 Western Australia ...................................................................................................................... 186 South Australia .......................................................................................................................... 193

  MARCH 23, 2012 The 70th anniversary of the Second World War events of 1942— ‘Australia’s perilous year’: April to December Australian troops at Milne Bay, Papua, October 1942; image source: Australian War Memorial On 19 February 2012, the 70th anniversary of the first bombing of Darwin, Prime Minister Julia

  FEBRUARY 10, 2012 The 70th anniversary of the Second World War events of 1942— ‘Australia’s perilous year’: February and March Image source: National Library of Australia 'For there can be no doubt that 1942 was for Australia—as a nation and as a people—the most important single year of all

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 The development of Australia’s uranium export policy ....................................................................... 1 1950s and 1960s ....................................................................................................................... 2 1970s ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Aboriginal land rights ........................................................................................................... 6 Kakadu National Park ........................................................................................................... 7 The anti-uranium movement ............................................................................................... 7 The Ranger environmental inquiry ....................................................................................... 8 A formal

  MARCH 24, 2011 Libya and the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1973 The wave of protests sweeping across the Middle East in recent months has seen demands for democratic reforms and regime change in several countries, including Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain. However, Libya quickly became the focus