About the House Magazine – Issue 45 – Parliament of Australia

Issue 45 – August 2012

Parliamentarians from across the political spectrum say more must be done to protect the innocence of our children. Read full story.

Australians spend nearly $20 billion each year on gambling and most is poured into the country's 200,000 poker machines.

Australia should be investing now for a food boom to follow the mining boom, with commercial fishing and aquaculture playing a valuable role.

Opportunities, challenges and above all hope as parliamentary democracy is revived in Myanmar.

A parliamentary committee is throwing light on a medical condition affecting a growing number of Australians and their families.

Communities throughout Australia are feeling the effects of a workforce on the move.

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