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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 December 2006 edition (Issue 29).

In the current edition (December 2006)

Cover story:

• Australia's most wanted - Tourism's big challenge

Feature articles:

• Tug of war
• Boom or gloom
• Dollars for degrees
• Deep down
• More than a job
• Community connection
• Indian summer

Previous editions

• 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?

Tourists may be flocking to our premier holiday destinations, but the same can't be said for the workers needed to keep the resorts running. Story: Andrew Dawson

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With family pressures having an impact on recruitment and retention of service personnel, some suggestions have emerged during House of Representatives Committee hearings. Story:

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

Boom or gloom

Assessments about the future of Australian manufacturing range from pessimistic to upbeat. Story: Nic Barnard

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Dollars for degrees

Exporting education is one of Australia's great success stories and now generates nearly $10 billion a year for the national economy. But can the boom last? 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.

Deep down

Could one of the solutions to our greenhouse gas issues be underground. Story: Georgie Oakshott

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More than a job

Successful employment initiatives are leading to a better quality of life fro many indigenous Australians and have become a sourse of inspiration. 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.

Community connection

Community broadcasters provide an important local connection for a variety of communities, but they face a range of challenges, particularly in the digital age. Story: Tom Abbott

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.

Indian Summer

We're paying a lot more attention to India laely, for a whole range of reasons. Story: Fiona Edwards

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.

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