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About the House: your free, colour magazine About the House is a free colour feature magazine produced quarterly by the Liaison & Projects Office of the House of Representatives. It covers the varied work of Members of the House, especially Committee investigations. The magazine is available through the offices of every Member of the House of Representatives, or can be ordered directly through the Liaison & Projects Office (telephone: freecall 1800 139 299, email: liaison.reps@aph.gov.au). The current About the House magazine is the September 2009 edition (Issue 38). Advertise in About the House

Current edition (September 2009)

• Full Magazine (2866kb)

Cover story:

• Crumbling Coast

Feature articles:

• Attack of the zombies
• Nature's way
• When fat becomes the norm
• Delivering the goods
• Better weather ahead
• The bolder the better

Previous editions:

• Issue 37 (June 2009) - The farmer wants a future
• Issue 36 (March 2009) - 24/7 Teens
• Issue 35 (December 2008) - Hook, line and stinker
• Issue 34 (September 2008) - Shattered lives
• Issue 33 (June 2008) - A house for the people
• Issue 32 (September 2007) – Billion Dollar Bees
• Issue 31 (June 2007) – Navigating the Ageing Minefield - Decisions we all face sooner or later
• Issue 30 (March 2007) – Every second counts - Fighting the allergy epidemic
• Issue 29 (December 2006) – Australia's most wanted - Tourism's big challenge
• Issue 28 (September 2006) – Prescription for trouble - Could Dr Death happen again?
• Issue 27 (June 2006) – Ready Set Grow - Saving your future
• Issue 26 (March 2006) – Ready, or not - Are teachers prepared to teach
• Issue 25 (November 2005) – Cities worth living in
• Issue 24 (August 2005) – 10 Fixes for our health system
• Issue 23 (May 2005) - What's eating up our time?

Cover Story - September 2009:
Crumbling Coast

Our coastal lifestyle is under threat, and there are warnings we need to prepare for worse to come.

Story: Kirsten Maguire and Georgie Oakeshott

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (405kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Attack of the zombies

They only used to appear in horror movies, but now zombies are affecting our daily lives.

Story: Simon Grose

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (400kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Nature's way

An answer to climate change could be right under our feet.

Story: Georgie Oakshott

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (247 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

When fat becomes the norm

Australians are becoming fatter and the rate of obesity is accelerating. A report by the House of Representatives Health Committee has called for action to tackle a serious and growing national health problem.

Story: Geoffrey Maslen

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (439 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Delivering the goods

Some of the answers to a healthier future for Indigenous people in remote parts of Australia can already be found within the communities themselves.

Story: Andrew Dawson

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (177 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Better weather ahead

More accurate weather forecasts will help people rely on them.

Story: James Nicholson

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (441 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

The bolder the better

Challenging times need innovative responses, say local governments.

Story: David Kirkpatrick

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (155 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

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