About the House: your free, colour magazine
 About the House is a free colour feature magazine produced up to five times a year 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 June 2007 edition (Issue 31).
Current edition (June 2007)
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Previous editions
Cover Story - June 2007:
Navigating the ageing minefield
As we get older, there’s much we have to face up to. Who will look after us in our latter
years? How will we manage our finances? What will happen if we fall sick? What if we lose
our capacity to make decisions? Feature: Sharon Palmer & Georgie Oakeshott
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document, or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
The art of teaching
A unified national approach to improve teacher education in Australia is the main
theme of a report by the House of Representatives Education Committee. Now the
Government is considering its sweeping recommendations. Story: Geoffrey Maslen
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document, or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
A slice of the action
The Asian health market is projected to be worth $600 billion in the next five years and parliament is examining ways Australia could get a chunk of that medical tourism pie. Story: Andrew Dawson
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (127 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Taking the long view
Our future depends on longer term thinking to create more connected communities, a parliamentary committee has heard in its quest to develop a sustainability charter for Australia. Story: Nic Barnard
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (117 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
The talent drought
Yound people are leaving the land in droves and a parliamentary report has found it is not just the drought deterring them for a future in agriculture. Story: Georgie Oakeshott
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (140 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Spinning a good yarn
Weathering predictions of gloom and doom, Australian manufactures of textiles, clothing and footwear are showing signs of resurgence, but still have many challenges to face. Story: Kate Hancock
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (129 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Wasted lives
The effects of drug use go way beyond the user and can have devastating consequences for families. Story: James Nicholson
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (122 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
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