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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 2008 edition (Issue 34).
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Current edition (September 2008)
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Cover Story - September 2008:
Shattered lives
Desperate cares speak up about the pressures of looking after family and friends, and the support they need to keep going. Story: Andrew Dawson
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (405kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Fighting fat
If inactivity is one cause of obesity, it may also be accentuating the problem. Story: Nic Barnard
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (379kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Crunch time
Interest rate pressures, mortgage stress and a tighter credit market present a challenging backdrop to a new parliamentary inquiry into competition in the banking and non-banking sectors.
Story: Geoffrey Maslen
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (587 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Afterburn
The devastating repercussions of an F-111 cleaning program are still being felt.
Story: James Nicholson
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (277 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Coastal retreat
The coastal lifestyle so many Australians enjoy is facing a number of significant threats.
Story: David Kirkpatrick
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (502 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
Forget me not
Amid concerns about growing complacency towards HIV/AIDS, federal MPs are calling for a fresh attack on a disease which is still one of the leading causes of death around the world, and is still without a cure.
Story: Georgie Oakeshott
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (502 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
You're welcome
Connecting young people with the political process is easier said than done, but at least some MPs are trying.
Story: Phoebe Smith and Georgie Oakeshott
To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (502 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.
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