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Australia
Work
in Australia
Inspite
of its size and dependence on the
rural populous Australia is one of
the most developed and urbanized
countries in the world. Australia
has experience the strongest
employment growth of any OCED
nation. The Australian government
with its long-term planning and
increased job opportunities has
considerably brought down the
unemployment level. Work is split
up sector wise. The various
sectors under which employment is
sought in Australia are the
Chemicals and Plastic industry,
Electrical and Electronics
industry, Information and
Technology Industry, Agricultural
and Rural Farming, Processed
Foods, Manufacturing, Small
Business and the services sector.
However those applying for work in
Australia usually are experts in
fields wherein expertise is not
easily found within Australia.
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Around
62% of all employed workforce
are engaged in Manufacturing,
Wholesale & Retail Trade,
Construction and Communication
Services.
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Around
82% of all employed workforce
are wage & salary earners,
self-employed
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Around
79% of employed persons work
full time.
Employment
for Students
Students can take up holiday jobs,
campus jobs and part time jobs for
financial self-support. Normally a
student is not permitted to work
more than 20 hrs per week while
the course is in session.
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| Information
Highlights |
| Capital |
Canberra |
| Government |
Federal
Parliamentary Monarchy |
| Head
of Government |
Prime
Minister |
| Area(approx) |
2,967,207
sq miles |
| Currency |
A$
1.57=1 US$ |
| Religion |
Christianity,
Roman Catholics, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism |
| Languages |
English
& aboriginal languages |
| Climate |
The
Climate ranges from tropical Monsoon in the North, to
cool temperate in the South. Nearly a third of the
Continent lies in the tropics an the rest in the
temperate zones. Much of the central part is Semi-arid.
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| Australian
Embassy in India |
High
Commission for Australia
1/50-G, Shatipath, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi-110021
Tel: 6888223, 6885637, 6872035
Telex: 031-82001
91-11-6885088
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| Indian
Embassy in Australia |
High
Commission of India,
3-5, Moonah Place, Yarralumla
Canberra, ACT-2600, Australia
Tel:00-616-2-2733999, 2733774
Fax:00-616-2-2733328
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| Amazing
Facts |
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Dry Lakes:
Many of Australia's vast desert lakes contain no
water. For example Lake Eyre fills with water
rarely and was completely dry for a century until
1950 A.D.
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The Great Barrier
Reef one of Australia's greatest assets is a
magnificent reef which runs along the entire coast
of Queensland. Considered one of the world's natural
wonders, it is the most extensive reef system and
the biggest structure made by living organisms on
earth. In the north, the reef is virtually
continuous and is located only 50km from the shore.
In the south, individual reefs are more common, in
some places up to 300km(190mi) offshore.
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Australia is as wide
as the distance from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei and
as long as the distance from Singapore to Manila.
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| Don't
Miss This |
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Ayers Rock (Uluru)
is a site of deep cultural significance to the local
Anangu Aboriginals and the most famous icon of the
Australian outback. The 3.6km (2.2mi) long rock rises
to a towering height of 348m (1141ft) from
the pancake-flat surrounding scrub, smack in the
middle of the country. It is especially impressive at
dawn and sunset when the red rock
spectacularly changes hue. There are walks
around the base of the rock which pass caves, rock
art and sacred Aboriginal sites.
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The Sydney Opera
House located on the shores of the harbour is a
world famous architechtural landmark.
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In 1770 A.D. the
English explorer James Cook dropped anchor in Botany
Bay, south of what is today known as the city of
Sydney.
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The dinosaur
footprints at Gantheaume Point in Broome, has a
distinctly Asian feel, partly because of its history
as a pearling centre and partly because Perth,
the state capital, is twice as far away as
Indonesia.
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