What is the "Pacific Solution" as proposed by Australia?

A) the annexation of Papua New Guinea to help improve its economy
B) a government policy designed to dissuade refugees from targeting Australia as their goal
C) to sink any ship laden with refugees from reaching Australian territorial waters
D) a bilateral agreement with New Zealand to close off the Tasman Sea to commercial fishing
from vessel which are not registered in Australia or New Zealand
E) a multinational agreement to ban nuclear weapons testing in the Pacific


B) a government policy designed to dissuade refugees from targeting Australia as their goal

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A) March B) September C) June D) January E) December

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Desert Steppe Taiga Tundra

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A student is preparing a sugar water solution to make rock candy. When the student continues to add sugar to the solution the sugar dissolves. Which kind of solution does the student have?

A) a saturated solution B) a supersaturated solution C) an unsaturated solution D) We cannot tell.

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