“…This book introduces the grammatical features and semantic structures of Oceanic, Papuan, and Australian languages. It places them in their historical and geographical context, discusses the linguistic evidence for the settlement of the Pacific, and speculates on the reason for the region's many languages. …”

“…In this memoir the author describes her isolated childhood in the Australian outback. She became her father's farmhand, and when he died prematurely, she moved to Sydney, aged 11 years, and had to learn to adapt to a new and alien set of rules. …”

“…Award-winning filmmakers David Parer and Liz Parer-Cook explore the lifestyle of this special Australian. In the past Devils have had their share of bad press. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Preliminary -- Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: Changing Spatial Patterns of Immigrant Settlement -- Chapter 2: Politics, Public Policy and Multiculturalism -- Chapter 3: Multilingualism, Multiculturalism and Integration -- Chapter 4: Multicultural Integration in Political Theory -- Chapter 5: Attitudes to Multiculturalism and Cultural Diversity -- Chapter 6: Intermarriage, Integration and Multiculturalism: A Demographic Perspective -- Chapter 7: The Cost of Fluency -- Chapter 8: Religion and Integration in a Multi-faith Society -- Chapter 9: The Incorporation of Australian Youth in a Multicultural and Transnational World -- Chapter 10: Dynamics of the Integration/Multicultural Connection -- Epilogue: A Multicultural Future -- Bibliography -- Index…”

“…His warm humanity in recording ordinary people’s lives as well as his balanced examination of historical incidents and issues from both Australian and Japanese perspectives are a hallmark of his scholarship…”

“…—Dr Graeme Smith, The Australian National University ‘This book breaks new ground by examining a little-known dimension of China’s foreign policy: trilateral aid cooperation. …”

“…"Between 1860 and 1910, Australian governments sanctioned and then tried to stop the trafficking of South Sea Islanders ​to Queensland as forced labourers. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cross-Sector Working: The rhetoric and the reality -- Overview -- Meredith Edwards -- From New Public Management to New Public Governance: The implications for a 'new public service' -- Helen Dickinson -- Partnerships between Government and the Third Sector at a Subnational Level: The experience of an Australian subnational government -- David J. Gilchrist -- The Contribution of Not-for-Profits to Democratic Process -- Tessa Boyd-Caine -- Part 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Section I: Rainwater Harvesting and Condensate Recovery Systems -- Chapter 1: Performance and economics of internally plumbed rainwater tanks: An Australian perspective -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Background -- 1.2.1 IPRWT systems in Australia -- 1.2.2 RWH and IPRWTs around the globe -- 1.3 Australian Case Study -- 1.3.1 Context of investigation -- 1.3.2 Data gathering and end-use study experimental procedure -- 1.3.3 IPRWT modelling -- 1.3.4 Life cycle cost analysis -- 1.3.5 Sensitivity analysis -- 1.4 International Comparisons -- 1.5 Discussion -- 1.6 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Evaluating rain tank pump performance at a micro-component level -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Background -- 2.2.1 Pump energy intensity and associated costs -- 2.2.2 Common configurations for rainwater tank systems -- 2.2.3 Previous studies -- 2.3 Australian End-Use Pump Performance Study -- 2.3.1 Research objectives -- 2.3.2 Methodology -- 2.3.3 Results and analysis -- 2.4 Alternative Supply Spectrum Comparisons -- 2.5 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 3: The verification of a behavioural model for simulating the hydraulic performance of rainwater harvesting systems -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The Rainwater Harvesting System and Instrumentation -- 3.3 Field Testing Results and Discussion -- 3.4 Modelling System Performance -- 3.5 Verification of the Rainwater Harvesting System Model -- 3.5.1 Time interval sensitivity -- 3.5.2 Rainfall loss sensitivity -- 3.5.3 WC demand sensitivity -- 3.6 Design Curves -- 3.7 Discussion -- 3.8 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Rainwater harvesting for domestic water demand and stormwater management -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.1.1 Types of RWH -- 4.1.2 The background research -- 4.2 Uncertainties Associated with Designing RWH Tanks for Stormwater Control -- 4.3 The Stormwater Sizing Methodology -- 4.4 The Pilot Study -? …”

“…This book, a product of the inaugural Timor-Leste Update held at The Australian National University in 2013 to mark the end of Timor-Leste’s first decade as a new nation, brings together a vibrant collection of papers from leading and emerging scholars and policy analysts. …”