Under One Flag: the 1980 Northern Territory Election

The Northern Territory, Australia.

THE NORTHERN TERRITORY Situated in the centre of Australia, the Northern Territory is the third largest state in Australia and is roughly the size of France, Spain and Italy combined (figures 1 and 2). It has a unique environment that ranges from arid desert down south to tropical regions on the coast in the north. The Northern Territory is often considered the quintessential Australian outback...

Suicide in the Northern Territory, 1981-2002.

OBJECTIVE To examine trends in suicide in the Northern Territory between 1981 and 2002, and demographic and other characteristics of people completing suicide in the Top End region in 2000-2002. DESIGN Retrospective descriptive analysis of Australian Bureau of Statistics death registration data and data from the NT Coroner's Office. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All residents of the NT who compl...

Voting and registration in the election of November 1980.

By Amie Jamieson, Hyon B. Shin, and Jennifer Day The right to vote is arguably one of the most important rights of citizenship in a democratic country, yet a substantial number of U.S. citizens choose not to exercise this right. This report examines the levels of voting and registration in the November 2000 Presidential election, the characteristics of people who reported that they voted or wer...

Voluntary euthanasia in the Northern Territory--Australia.

Q Fever Cases in the Northern Territory

Q fever (infection with Coxiella burnetii) has been uncommon in Australia’s Northern Territory, with no reported cases until 2002. Since then, twelve cases of Q fever have been reported, representing a much lower notification rate than in surrounding Australian states. Three cases were identified in Central Australia during 2006, prompting this review of clinical and epidemiological features of...