Year 10: Military - US/Australia Alliance

1. Steven Smith is US Defence Minister 

2. The Brooking Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, DC.

3. The strategic discussions include making sure we are postured to be able to respond in a timely and effective way to a range of contingencies that may arise in our region, including humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

4. The fact that nothern Australia is growing and Australia is in the affair and can communicate with other countries.

5. For almost 50 years, through the joint defence facilities in Australia, we have made a significant contribution to US national security by hosting or supporting some of the US's most sensitive and critical strategic capabilities," Mr Smith said.

6. Mr Smith is suspicious about Beijing with the admissions of Australia is the "southern tier" of America's strategic interest. 

7. "Have greater access to Australian training and test ranges, such as Shoalwater Bay in Queensland and Woomera." He tells about his plan to the public because he wants to let the people know about his future success gaining trust and support from the media and public.

8. The country central to Australia's relationships in the region is China

9.Australia is trying to foster Future security challenges and change.

10. This is important to Australia because then we can be prepared for future security challenges.

Year 10: Immigration

1. What is an asylum seeker? 
The definition of An asylum seeker is a person who has fled their own country and applies to the government of another country for protection as a refugee.

2.What reasons would they leave their country and come to Australia? 
To get a much better life in a so much better country than their own home country. Most of the time they are fleeing the terrors of their home country.

3.What reasons will allow them to be approved for asylum? 

The reasons why  is that they have no choice in coming to Australia as they will be treated worst back in their home country anyway. 

4. From what countries are most asylum seekers coming? 

The countries Majority asylum seekers are from mainly Africa, the middle east and south west Asia.  Also in countries they come from are such as liberia, Iraq etc.

Year 10: Monday 25/7 Period 4

1. What title does Kevin Rudd have in the Australian Government? Explain what this role entails.

Kevin Rudd was used to be Australian prime minister but Julia Gillard has replaced the place and she became the prime minister and Kevin Rudd became the Australian politican.

1. What is Kevin Rudd's concern?

He wasinterventioned by Foreign Minister Pak U’i-chu’un at the ASEAN Regional Forum blaming the US, South Korea and Japan for  provoking the current dangerous instability on the Korean Peninsula.

1. What forum was he at to express his concerns?

He was at ASEAN Regional Forum.

1. What actions have North Korea performed recently which have Rudd alarmed and the region lacking stability?

 Mr Rudd told Mr Pak it was “unacceptable” for North Korea to blame on others the security problems it had caused for the whole region, having recently torpedoed a South Korean naval frigate, shelled civilians’ homes across the border  and defied two UN Security Council resolutions by pursuing an enriched uranium weapons program.

1. What is a 'direct threat' to Australia according to Rudd?

Mr Rudd said North Korea’s uranium weaponisation program had the objective of putting nuclear warheads on long-range missiles was a direct threat to Australia.

1. What do you think that Rudd is trying to accomplish diplomatically by calling out his North Korean counterpart publicly? How does this relate to Australia's relationship and role in the region? 

He wants to develop a strategy to try and stop the making of uranium or nuclear bombs in NK.

Year 10: Australian Aid

Question 1

• The author is trying to present to us that in the past five years Australia's overseas aid budget has doubled.
• By 2015, Australia will be spending $8 billion a year on helping people overseas.
• Kevin Rudd has announced a review of Australia's overseas aid program by an impressive panel of experts.
• spending money in ways that makes no difference doesn't help anyone.
• The vast bulk of our aid is supposed to help overcome long-term poverty.
• First, poverty, is being overcome. In 1981, 54 per cent of the world's people lived in extreme poverty.
• Second, its not being beaten by aid, but by economic growth.
• we used to call "the developing world" has in the past few years overtaken "the developed world" in economic output. In china, economic growth has lifted half a billion people out of poverty since 1990.