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Defence Never said I was against forward defence policy nor that defence in general is not important. Simply the INCREASE in spending does not seem necessary when it is not a particularly pressing issue and the government seems to want to do anything it can to reach a surplus. Healthcare Yes...

None of the countries you mentioned apart from Singapore have defense spending of over 3% like you stated previously. China does have much more defense spending than Australia but in terms of GDP it is only about 2%. Of course they are going to have much higher spending than us they have the...

Everyone in the region is doing 3-5% of GDP for defense? Source? seriously where did you get this information from. Australia’s spending is well within line with what other countries are doing, countries like Japan and New Zealand are only spending about 1% each. And in 2013 we had the 13th...

The increase in defense spending seems unnecessary, especially if it is so important for us to get back into a surplus. The paid parental leave scheme is just stupid, the government wants to decrease government regulation and increase the input of the market yet all they are doing is spoon...

For 10 a I got 34.6, working is attached but it is messy. Basically you need to get two simultaneous equations using Tn and Sn formula for an AP. Then find a and d and then solve for T8 plus T1 or a. Edit: same as above

~200km/h in the dessert/outback, I wasn't driving though Fastest speed I have ever gone - 1200km/h flying to Hong Kong

Interesting article although most people on this forum seem to be maths/science orientated. The forum certainly doesn't represent the greater student body http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/geography-loses-as-hsc-students-map-their-futures-20131004-2uzpq.html

And GL to all you 2013's in the upcoming weeks

Hey guys i'm Doing: Advanced English Mathematics Ext 1 Physics EES Ancient History PDHPE As for ATAR I'd be extremely happy with 95+ but 90+ i'd still be happy I'd like to do Science/Advanced science at Usyd or UNSW