| A | B |
|---|
| annex | take control and use territory claimed by another country |
| archipeligo | group of islands in a large body of water |
| autonomous | self-governing, independent |
| constituent assembly | group with power to make or change a constitution |
| containment | prevention of expansion of communism |
| forward defence | policy of fighting to prevent expansion of communism i by stopping it expanding elsewhere |
| global citizen | nation actively involved the world community |
| globalisation | process to make finance, trade and investment operations easier internationally |
| humanitarian | concern for interests and needs of human beings |
| mandate | area of responsibility |
| mandatory detention | policy of imprisoning asylum seekers without valid visas |
| militia | group of solidiers called out periodically for training and military exercises |
| ratify | confirm and agreement made by someone representing the government |
| subsistence farming | farming without producing a surplus |
| subversion | act of overthrowing or undermining a government |
| sustainable development | development to maintain high economic growth and careful environmental use |
| asylum seeker | person seeking economic or political refuge in another country |
| Bali bombing | terrorist bombing on 12 October killing 202 Australians |
| by-election | election held in a seat that has been vacated by the sitting member |
| double dissolution | dissolving of both the upper and lower houses of parliament |
| Greens | Australian Green Party |
| inflation | excessive expansion or increase of currency |
| major party | political party capable of forming a majority parliament |
| minor party | political party unable to form a majority in any house of parliament |
| nationalisation | acquisition by the government of formerly private enterprises |
| private enterprise | privately owned businesses |
| September 11 | terrorist attack on USA Trade Centre in New York |
| welfare state | state whose government looks after citizens through social security, unemployment and education |
| uranium | radioactive element used in nuclear weapons and power |
| Hanson | leader of the One Nation Party in the late 1990s |
| Afghanistan | UN mission in 2002 as part of the 'War on Terror' |
| Korea | first place where Australia was involved in UN sanctioned missions |
| Evatt | Australian who helped write the UN charter |
| Whitlam | Prime Minister who was dismissed in 1975 |
| Mundy | leader of the Builder's Labourer's Federation who led the Green Bans |
| Green Bans | movement to stop development and led to laws on protecting our heritage |
| Cambodia | place where Australia supported free elections in 1993 as part of the UN peacekeeping |
| East Timor | place where Australia helped protect people from Indonesian-backed militia groups in 1999 |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation |
| Columbo | plan to assist Asia-Pacific nations with financial, technical, medical and educational help |
| Solomon Islands | place where Australia provided humanitarian aid in 2003 |
| APEC | Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Group for free and open trade and investment |
| API | Advance Passenger Information system set up by APEC as part of the anti-terrorist action |
| peacekeeping | one of the main function of the United Nations |
| conventions | an agreement between nations |
| Kofi Annan | 7th UN Secretary General 1997 - 2007 |
| Kelly's Bush | public open space on the harbour that the BLF campaigned to stop rezoning for building |
| Sir John Kerr | Governor General who dismissed Gough Whitlam, Labour PM in 1975 |
| Sir Garfield Barwick | Chief Justice of the High Court who advised the Governor General to use his powers to dismiss Whitlam |
| Malcolm Fraser | Liberal leader who became caretaker Prime Minister after Whitlam's dismissal in 1975 |
