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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 June 2009 edition (Issue 37). Advertise in About the House

Current edition (June 2009)

• Full Magazine (3463kb)

Cover story:

• The farmer wants a future

Feature articles:

• Figuring it out
• Go with the flow
• Edge of extinction
• The salsa trail
• Dire straits
• Back to the land

Previous editions:

• Issue 36 (March 2009) - 24/7 Teens
• 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 sooner 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

Cover Story - June 2009:
The farmer wants a future

The future of farming in Australia, and our access to the freshest food at the best price, will depend on how well farmers adapt to the changing conditions they face on the land.

Story: Georgie Oakeshott and Geoffrey Maslen

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (660kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Figuring it out

Getting the right advice is a key to surviving the financial crisis and making the most of the recovery when it comes.

Story: Nic Barnard

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

Go with the flow

Could Australia's next major energy source already be lapping at our shores?

Story: Simon Grose

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (436 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Edge of extinction

Australia could be facing its first mammal extinction in 50 years.

Story: Georgie Oakeshott

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (175 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

The salsa trail

Dancing to a Latin beat could help provide the boost we need in these tough economic times.

Story: James Nicholson

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (584 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Dire straits

The high cost of living and problems accessing fresh food are affecting health and well-being in remote communities.

Story: Andrew Dawson and Matthew Kerwin

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (342 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

Back to the land

With the end of the mining boom, farming and food production offer renewed opportunities for economic development in regional Australia.

Story: David Kirkpatrick

To read the entire article, you can open this pdf document (322 kb), or ask the Liaison & Projects Office for a copy of the magazine.

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