australia in the global economy
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Patrick Carvalho Associate Lecturer
ANU Research School of Economics
March 21st, 2013 Canberra Museum and Gallery St Olaf College Group
Guest Lecturer: Patrick Carvalho
Associate Lecturer
ANU Research School of Economics [email protected]
http://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickcarvalho
Date: March 21st, 2013
Venue: Canberra Museum and Gallery
Audience: St. Olaf College, USA
Programme: Globalinks Learning Abroad
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The Tyranny of Distance vs. The Power of Proximity
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Population: 23 million Area: 7,692,000 km² Federation since 1901 with 6 States and 2 major mainland territories Constitutional Monarchy Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (Governor-General: Quentin Bryce) Bicameral Parliamentary System Head of Government: Julia Gillard (Prime Minister since 2010)
Commonwealth of Australia
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LABOR PARTY LIBERAL COALITION
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Prime Minister (since June 2010)
Leader of the Opposition (since December 2009)
• Centre-left • Support from Labor Unions • Mining Tax and Carbon Tax • More Government
• Centre-right • Support for more flexible labor laws • Oppose Mining Tax and Carbon Tax • Less Government
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT • 1996 National Agreement on Firearms
(Self-defence is not accepted as a reason for issuing a license) • Offshore Illegal Immigration • Balanced Government Budgets
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11 Source: DFAT, Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication
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Source: IMF, 2012 estimate
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Source: IMF, 2011
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Source: CIA World Factbook / The Economist
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Source: CIA World Factbook / The Economist
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Source: Australian Treasury, 2012
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Source: CIA World Factbook / The Economist
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Source: OECD, 2012
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Source: OECD, 2012
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Source: OECD, data for “late-2000s”
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Source: DFAT Factsheet 2011-12
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Source: Datastream, Thomson Reuters
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Source: DFAT Factsheet 2011-12
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25 Source: DFAT, Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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Source: DFAT, Trade at a Glance 2012 Publication.
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• 1901 White Australia Policy (Immigration Restriction Act)
• Transition from 1943 to 1973
• By 2000s, Australia has one of the highest rates of interracial marriages.
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• In 2010, around 6 million (27%) of the Australian resident population were born outside Australia.
• Top Countries of births outside Australia among residents: UK (1.2m), NZ (544K), China (380K), India (341K), Italy (216K), Vietnam (211K), Philippines (156K).
Source: ABS.
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Net Overseas Migration
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Thank you!
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Patrick Carvalho Associate Lecturer
ANU Research School of Economics
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