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}}The '''University of Western Australia''' ('''UWA''') is a [[public research university]] in the Australian state of [[Western Australia]]. The university's main campus is in [[Perth]], the state capital, with a secondary campus in [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] and various other facilities elsewhere.
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UWA was established in 1911 by an act of the [[Parliament of Western Australia]] and began teaching students two years later.<ref>https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_1020_homepage.html</ref> It is the sixth-oldest university in Australia and was Western Australia's only university until the establishment of [[Murdoch University]] in 1973.
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Alumni of UWA include one [[Prime Minister of Australia]] ([[Bob Hawke]]), five Justices of the [[High Court of Australia]] (including one [[Chief Justice of Australia|Chief Justice]], [[Robert French]], now Chancellor), one [[Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia|Governor of the Reserve Bank]] ([[H. C. Coombs]]), various federal cabinet ministers, and seven of Western Australia's eight most recent [[Premier of Western Australia|premiers]]. As of 2021, the university had produced 106 [[Rhodes Scholar]]s.<ref>https://www.scholarships.uwa.edu.au/community/western-australian-rhodes-scholars|access-date=2021-10-03</ref> Two members of the UWA faculty, [[Barry Marshall]] and [[Robin Warren]] won [[Nobel Prize]]s as a result of research at the university.
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==Population reduction==
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In [[2007]], [[Barry Walter]], clinical associate professor of obstetric medicine at the University of Western Australia and the [[King Edward Memorial Hospital]] in [[Perth]], suggested every couple with more than two children should be taxed to pay for enough [[trees]] to offset the [[carbon emissions]] generated over each child's lifetime. "Every newborn baby in [[Australia]] represents a potent source of [[greenhouse gas emissions]] for an average of 80 years, not simply by breathing but by the profligate consumption of resources typical of our society," he wrote, while calling for condoms and "greenhouse-friendly" services such as [[sterilisation|sterilisation procedures]] to earn [[carbon credits]].<ref>https://www.news.com.au/finance/baby-tax-needed-to-save-planet-claims-expert/news-story/db82e57db8886b4a64718a31fc2ed63f</ref>
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Latest revision as of 08:44, 29 November 2023

Group.png University of Western Australia  
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AbbreviationUWA
Formation1911
HeadquartersPerth, Western Australia
Type•  public
•  research
Western Australia University with 106 Rhodes Scholars

The University of Western Australia (UWA) is a public research university in the Australian state of Western Australia. The university's main campus is in Perth, the state capital, with a secondary campus in Albany and various other facilities elsewhere.

UWA was established in 1911 by an act of the Parliament of Western Australia and began teaching students two years later.[1] It is the sixth-oldest university in Australia and was Western Australia's only university until the establishment of Murdoch University in 1973.

Alumni of UWA include one Prime Minister of Australia (Bob Hawke), five Justices of the High Court of Australia (including one Chief Justice, Robert French, now Chancellor), one Governor of the Reserve Bank (H. C. Coombs), various federal cabinet ministers, and seven of Western Australia's eight most recent premiers. As of 2021, the university had produced 106 Rhodes Scholars.[2] Two members of the UWA faculty, Barry Marshall and Robin Warren won Nobel Prizes as a result of research at the university.

Population reduction

In 2007, Barry Walter, clinical associate professor of obstetric medicine at the University of Western Australia and the King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth, suggested every couple with more than two children should be taxed to pay for enough trees to offset the carbon emissions generated over each child's lifetime. "Every newborn baby in Australia represents a potent source of greenhouse gas emissions for an average of 80 years, not simply by breathing but by the profligate consumption of resources typical of our society," he wrote, while calling for condoms and "greenhouse-friendly" services such as sterilisation procedures to earn carbon credits.[3]



 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Kim Beazley14 December 1948PoliticianAustralian politician with spooky overtones
Robert Holmes à Court27 July 19372 September 1990Billionaire
Businessperson
Rhodesian-Australian businessman who became the country's first billionaire, before dying suddenly of a heart attack in 1990 at the age of 53
Simon Holmes à Court30 May 1972AustraliaBillionaireConvenor of Climate 200.
Andrew Forrest18 November 1961AustraliaDeep state operative
Businessperson
Australia's richest man
Bob Hawke9 December 192916 May 2019Politician
Union organizer
Deep state operative
Australian Prime Minister and informant to US services.
David Irvine10 January 1947SpookASIO Director-General of Security. Bugged dirt-poor neighbour East Timor to gain advantage in oil and gas treaty.
Guy Lawson26 January 1963Author
Lawyer
Canadian American journalist and true crime writer
Greg Moriarty4 April 1964AustraliaDiplomat
Spook
Spook pushing for increased budgets and powers.
Mark PymanUKPropagandistInstitute for Statecraft specialist in "anti-corruption"
David Sadleir20 February 1936AustraliaDiplomat
Spook
Businessperson
ASIO Director-General of Security
Kim Beazley Sr.30 September 1917AustraliaPoliticianAustralian Labor Party politician with very close ties to the intelligence services. Mentioned as part of Australia/VIPaedophile, where he allegedly ‘ran kids for ASIO’ as part of what appeared to be a ‘dirty tricks’ counter-intelligence operation.
Maram Susli1987Australia
Syria
JournalistSyrian girl.
Briony Swire-ThompsonAustralia
UK
ResearcherFake news researcher
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