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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 March 2007 edition (Issue 30).

In the current edition (March 2007)

Cover story:

• Every second counts - Fighting the allergy epidemic

Feature articles:

• Coming of age
• Food for thought
• Skills at a premium
• Balancing acts
• Taken for a ride
• Beyond the headlines

Previous editions

• Issue 29 (December 2007) – 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
• Issue 20 (March 2004) - Hannifey's Rules
• Issue 19 (December 2003) - Understanding Indonesia
• Issue 18 (September/October 2003) - Creating smart cities
• Issue 17 (July/August 2003) - Let the games begin
• Issue 16 (May/June 2003) - The next step for our children
• Issue 15 (March/April 2003) - Quenching our thirst for water
• Issue 14 (November/December 2002) - Hot property: the global market for skills
• Issue 13 (September/October 2002) - Local government at the crossroads
• Issue 12 (July/August 2002) - On the trail of better auditing
• Issue 11 (May/June 2002) - Parliament Channel: Must See TV?

As the number of children suffering life-threatening food allergies continues to increase, federal MPs are looking for better ways to help protect anaphylactic children while in the care of their schools, preschools and day care centres. Story: 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.

As Australia’s population ages, the legal rights of older Australians are attracting more attention. Carolyn Sappideen and Sue Field examine some of the issues confronting a House of Representatives inquiry into seniors and the law.

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

Food for thought

Breastfeeding rates are well below national guidelines, despite the widely-accepted health benefits, prompting a public inquiry. Story: Nic Barnard

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.

Skills at a premium

A desperate shortage of skilled tradespeople and professionals has led Australian employers to recruit more than 50,000 foreigners on temporary visas in the past 12 months. Some ask what’s wrong with that, while others say it’s the wrong way to go. Story: Geoffrey Maslen

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.

Balancing acts

A new parliamentary report looks for answers on how best to balance work and family. Story: James Nicholson

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.

Taken for a ride

Rogue operators are threatening Australia's reputation in one of our growing tourist markets. Story: Andrew Dawson

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.

Beyond the headlines

How effective are parliamentary committees? Do they really make a difference to the policy making process? About the House talks to three MPs who have experienced the benefits of committee investigations from both the front and backbenches of parliament.

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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