Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide. Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century, who …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English

The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …

Mexico (Béland et al. 2020). Countries like Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea were much more suc- 1). The virus had spread through- out Asia to Australia, France, and the US (4). At this time the who


Fraser Institute · 29 October 2024 English

This essay examines the implications of decarbonizing Canada’s electricity grid by replacing existing fossil fuel-based generation with clean energy sources. In 2023, clean energy sources—including hydro, nuclear, and wind—produced 497.6 …

into perspective, the Tesla bat- tery system in Australia has a power capacity of 100 MW and an energy


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 29 October 2024 English

Least developed countries (LDCs) need more investment in agriculture to increase their agricultural productivity and promote their food security. Existing World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and flexibilities on agricultural domestic …

almost full—duty-free market access to LDCs. Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and Switzerland currently


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English

While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …

Governments of other nations Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 21 October 2024 English

While IISD's reputation as a convenor, a trusted thought leader, and a go-to source on key issues within the sustainable development field is stronger than ever, the work happening outside …

Alberta 4 3,145 Governments of other nations Australia Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 880


CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 17 October 2024 English

This report discusses the measure of potentially preventable harm in hospitals and provides an overview of the status of these patient safety events in Canada.

other countries, including the United States, Australia and Spain (see Table 1).14–17 Table 1 International pediatric patients. 7.5% Jackson et al., 2006 (Australia)14 Administrative data used to identify adverse in public and private hospitals in Victoria, Australia. Researchers acknowledged administrative data


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 October 2024 English

Providing a comprehensive understanding of how different countries are navigating the complexities of maintaining a robust mining sector, supplying the world with critical minerals, and reducing emissions from coal mining …

world’s second-largest lithium producer after Australia, and the host of the largest known quantity of content than coal from other countries, such as Australia, Colombia or South Africa, meaning that Indonesian much more energy and carbon intensive than in Australia, Canada, or Russia, where nickel is extracted


Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English

New Zealand (4th), the United States (5th), Denmark and Ireland (tied for 6th), Canada (8th), and Australia and Luxembourg (tied for 9th). Averaging across all countries, global economic freedom increased


Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English

New Zealand (4th), the United States (5th), Denmark and Ireland (tied for 6th), Canada (8th), and Australia and Luxembourg (tied for 9th). Averaging across all countries, global economic freedom increased

the United States, Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Luxembourg. Rankings of other major countries Zealand, United States, Denmark, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and Luxembourg. The rankings of some of the other Zealand United States Denmark Ireland Canada Australia Luxembourg Japan United Kingdom Finland Iceland org/economic-freedom Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, The Bahrain Bangladesh


Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English

New Zealand (4th), the United States (5th), Denmark and Ireland (tied for 6th), Canada (8th), and Australia and Luxembourg (tied for 9th). Averaging across all countries, global economic freedom increased


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