THE STORY OF A NATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH ITS PEOPLE

Cate Blanchett

Miranda KerrHugh JackmanAlex perry Dion LeeIan ThorpeCurtis Stone

A LITTLE COUNTRY WITH BIG HEART

Government agencies, humanitar-ian groups, corporations and communities are known for their

big hearts when people are in need. The Australian Government provided an es-timated $3.818 billion in official develop-ment assistance (ODA) in 2009–10 and remains committed to increasing ODA to 0.5 per cent of gross national income by 2015–16.

Projects include a $464 million four-year initiative to improve food security through rural development and a $454 million four-year commitment to the maternal and child health; and combating HIV.

During 2009−2010, Australia responded to more than 30 humanitarian emergencies across the globe. In our region we have responded to floods, cyclones, earthquakes, droughts and tsunamis in Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Laos, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Humanitarian aid is not limited to the Asia Pacific Region – Australia has assisted people affected by prolonged conflicts in countries such as the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Yemen. Australia provided $24 million to assist Haiti after the killer earthquake in January 2010

through emergency humanitarian relief and support for early recovery and reconstruction efforts.

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A LITTLECOUNTRY WITHA BIG HEART

When it comes to helping out, Australia is not held back by its relatively small size. Government agencies, humanitarian groups, corporations and communities are known for their big hearts when people are in need.

The Australian Government provided an estimated $3.818 billion in official development assistance (ODA) in 2009–10 and remains committed to increasing ODA to 0.5 per cent of gross national income by 2015–16.

Projects include a $464 million four-year initiative to improve food security through rural development and a $454 million four-year commitment to the maternal and child health; and combating HIV.

During 2009−2010, Australia responded to more than 30 humanitarian emergencies across the globe. In our region we have responded to floods, cyclones, earthquakes, droughts and tsunamis in Indonesia, Samoa, Tonga, Fiji, Laos, Timor-Leste, Vietnam and the Philippines.

Humanitarian aid is not limited to the Asia Pacific Region – Australia has assisted people affected by prolonged conflicts in countries such as the Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Yemen. Australia provided $24 million to assist Haiti after the killer earthquake in January 2010 through emergency humanitarian relief and support for early recovery and reconstruction efforts.

THE STORY OF A NATION’S ACHIEVEMENTS THROUGH ITS PEOPLE

Hugh Jackman

Cate BlanchettMiranda Kerr

Alex perry Dion Lee

Ian ThorpeCurtis Stone

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A LITTLECOUNTRY WITH A BIG HEART

CHRISTMAS TREE ICE CREAM

Author: Guillaume Brahimi, Guillaume at Bennelong restaurant Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday December 15, 2010

We start celebrations on Christmas eve. My three girls put a carrot out for the reindeer and a beer for Santa.Then on Christmas Day we drive to my parents-in-law’s on the northern beaches where we open presents, have breakfast and swim. I don’t do any cooking on Christmas Day. There’s always plenty of ham and turkey but everything is cold. My wife’s aunty first made this Christmas tree ice-cream cake for us about 10 years ago. Not only are the kids always queuing up for it but the adults are, too. It’s a fun thing you can make the night before and all the kids love to make it and eat it. For the first time in a long time we will spend Christmas this year in Paris, where we’ll no doubt eat traditional French food like oysters and a buche de noel.

LEMON FISH PARCELS

Seven year old Elyse goes fishing with her father from their kayak in Clovelly, she tells me. She knows all about gutting and filleting and the importance of freshness and sustainability and it’s been a while since the family has bought fish, she says. We forge ahead with the less adventurous, bought variety; fillets of ocean trout. We peel the lemon and slice the rind into fine julienne: a girl who knows about filleting is a dab hand at this essential junior chef skill.

ROAST TURKEY

I don’t remember when we started cooking turkey for Christmas but I have vivid childhood memories of running my tiny fingers over the bones and picking off bits of delicious meat. Perhaps it was during the days when my mother worked as a cook for the British, perhaps it was for friends.

ROAST TURKEY

EMILY BELL’S CHRISTMAS PUDDING

One is usually advised to make puddings and cakes well before Christmas, mostly to avoid that feeling of having too much to do and not enough time to do it in. But one year I made puddings only 10 days before Christmas and they still tasted very good.Makes 2 puddings, each of which will serve 6 people. Serve with almond custard or ice cream, or flame the turned-out pudding with warmed brandy. We start celebrations on Christmas eve. My three girls put a carrot out for the reindeer and a beer for Santa.Then

WHITE CHRISTMAS

Christmas is a joyful mix of food, festive cheer, friends and family but it’s also about giving and receiving. A homemade gift is special whether it’s jam, relish, sweets or biscuits. Something from your kitchen is also personal and will certainly outrate a store

CHRISTMAS HAM GLAZE Ham

Mix the zest and juice of one orange with two tablespoons of Dijon mustard and three tablespoons of brown sugar. Slice the skin off the ham, score the fat into diamonds, and stud each diamond with a clove. Pour a little white wine into a baking dish, put the ham in the dish, rub in the glaze and bake in a 180C oven for 20 minutes until the ham looks rich and shiny.

on Christmas Day we drive to my parents-in-law’s on the northern beaches where we open presents, have breakfast and swim. I don’t do any cooking on Christmas Day. There’s always plenty of ham and turkey but everything is cold. My wife’s aunty first made this Christmas tree ice-cream cake for us about 10 years ago. Not only are the kids always queuing up for it but the adults are, too. It’s a fun thing you can make the night before and all the kids love to make it and eat it. For the first time in a long time we will spend Christmas this year in Paris, where we’ll no doubt eat traditional French food like oysters and a buche de noel.

CHRISTMAS ROAST LAMB

We’d always par-cook the lamb the day before and let it cook slowly until lunch on Christmas Day. We still do it no matter what the weather is like and never cook fewer than two legs of lamb. The lamb is very fragrant - cooked with allspice and garlic cloves and rosemary.

I don’t remember when we started cooking turkey for Christmas but I have vivid childhood memories of running my tiny fingers over the bones and picking off bits of delicious meat. Perhaps it was during the days when my mother worked as a cook for the British, perhaps it was for friends.