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Parliamentary Library Briefing Book: Key Issues for the 42nd Parliament

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Introduction
The 2007 Election and the Australian Parliament
  The 2007 election and the Australian Parliament
  Lapsed Bills and Inquiries
Parliament
  Parliamentary Issues
  Parliamentary Entitlements
  Copyright and the Parliament
Political and Public Service
  Electoral Law Changes
  Government Advertising
  Australian Public Service
  Freedom of Information
Federal-State Relations
  Intersection of Commonwealth-State Responsibilities
  Regulatory Harmonisation
  Specific Purpose Payments
Environment—Climate Change
  Overview
  Policy and Regulatory Responses to Climate Change
  International Security Issues
EnvironmentNatural Resources
  Murray-Darling Basin Water Management
  Pulp Mill in Tasmania
  National Facilities for Radioactive Wastes
Energy and Resources
  Fossil Fuels and Uranium Supply
  Renewable Energy Technologies and Policies
  Biofuels, Energy and Agriculture
Communications, Media and the Arts
  Overview
  Broadband Policy
  Media Ownership
  Content Regulation
  Arts
Defence, Security and Terrorism
  Overview
  Current Australian Defence Force Deployments
  Key Defence Acquisitions
  The Efficacy of the Australian Military Justice System
  Military Superannuation
  Counter-Terrorism Legislation
Economics—Policy and Outlook
  Overview
  Interest Rates and Role of Parliament
  Mortgage Interest Rates and Home Loan Repayments
  World Economy—Growth Prospects and Risks
  Impact of the US Mortgage Crisis
  Agricultural Trade Liberalisation after Doha
  Australia’s Mineral Commodity Exports
  Microeconomic Reform Agenda—Progress and Prospects
  Oil Prices and the Australian Economy
  Retail Petrol Prices
  Home Loan Affordability
  Recent Trends in Productivity
Economics—Reducing Regulatory Burden
  Financial and Corporate Regulation
  Tax Reform
Economics—Industry Policy
  The State of Manufacturing
 

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Economics—Other Key Issues
  Biosecurity
  Genetically Modified Canola
  The Australian Drought
  Commonwealth Road Funding
Social Policy—Education
  Overview
  School Education
  Higher Education
  Vocational Education and Training
Social Policy—Health
  Overview
  Health Workforce
  Obesity
  Dental Health
  Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme Reform
  Residential Aged Care
  The Australian New Zealand Therapeutic Products Authority
Social Policy—Welfare
  Welfare to Work and the Changing Nature of Jobseekers
  Child Care
  Provision for the Aged Pension in the Future
Social Policy – Immigration and Population Ageing
  Immigration
  Population Ageing
Social Policy - Indigenous Affairs
  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
  National Emergency Intervention in the Northern Territory
Foreign Affairs
  Overview
  Australia-Indonesia Relations
  Timor-Leste—the Future of Australia’s Engagement
  Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI)
  The United States and East Asia
  East Asia Issues
  Middle East—Iraq, Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
  Implementing the White Paper—Aid Budget 2007–08
Human Rights and Privacy
  Privacy Regulation in Australia
  Same Sex Relationships—Recent Legal and Policy Developments
Superannuation
  Overview
  Adequacy of Superannuation
  Future Fund
  Second Intergenerational Report
Workplace Relations
  Workplace Legislation and Labor’s Transitional Bill
   
 

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