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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 March 2009 edition (Issue 36). Advertise in About the House

Current edition (March 2009)

• Full Magazine (4024kb)

Cover story:

• 24/7 Teens

Feature articles:

• Hungry planet
• Beyond China
• Access all areas
• Bombs away
• Fair and square
• Start your engines

Previous editions:

• 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 sonner 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?
• Issue 22 (August 2004) - The core of our being
• Issue 21 (June 2004) - The assault on salt

Cover Story - March 2009:
24/7 Teens

More than half of Australia's senior secondary students are juggling the demands of school and part-time work. For many, the cost is high.

Story: Geoffrey Maslen

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (456kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Hungry planet

Already beset by tough economic times, the world community has another major challenge on its plate.

Story: Simon Grouse

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (715kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Beyond China

With changing economic circumstances in Asia, Australia's focus is also adjusting, but not without some warnings.

Story: Andrew Dawson

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (712 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Access all areas

The community is being consulted on new disability access standards for buildings.

Story: David Kirkpatrick

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (504 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Bombs away

Australia is ramping up efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and advance nuclear disarmament.

Story: James Nicholson

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (386 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Fair and square

Australian women are getting tired of waiting for pay equity says the chair of a parliamentary committee investigating the issue.

Story: Peter Cotton

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (1710 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Start your engines

A unique competition is addressing the engineering skills shortage and boosting our future as a nation of innovators.

Story: Georgie Oakeshott

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (473 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

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