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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs

Including Australian indigenous affairs
Business, industry and corporate affairs

Including administration, organisations and private sector
Communications and media

Including telecommunications and the Internet, broadcasting and publishing
Communities and families

Including children, women and youth

Community grants: a quick guide to key internet links
Population

Including demography and population size
Rural and regional affairs

Including agriculture, food, animals and country towns
Science and technology

Including medicine, information technology and earth sciences
Social issues

Including multiculturalism, ageing and disability
Statistics

Including data collection and surveys
Transportation
Including aviation, space flight, and travel
Urban affairs
Including local government, buildings, cities and real estate
Welfare

Including social security

International relations and trade

Including Foreign affairs, International aid, and international organisations
Law

Including copyright, human rights, judiciary and legislation

Key internet links on Law
Parliament, government and politics

Including government policy, federalism, parliamentary procedure and women in politics

Composition of Australian parliaments by party and gender: a quick guide
Current Ministry
Shadow Ministry
‘What's the difference?’: explaining parliamentary terms
Culture, arts and recreation

Including film and sport

The arts and culture: a quick guide to key internet links
Defence and national security

Including terrorism, military operations, peace keeping and defence organisation

Crime and law enforcement: a quick guide to key Internet links
Defence: a quick guide to key internet links
National security: a quick guide to key internet links
Economics and finance

Including fiscal and monetary policy, markets, trade and investment

Key internet links on Economics
Education

Including early childhood, school, tertiary and vocational education and training

School education: a quick guide to key internet links
Tertiary education: a quick guide to key internet links
Employment and training

Including industrial relations, personnel management and labour market
Environment, energy and resources

Including climate, pollution and mining
Health

Including health care, financing arrangements, pharmaceuticals, workforce and training

Health in Australia: a quick guide
Medicare: a quick guide
The Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: a quick guide
Private Health Insurance: a quick guide
Aged Care: a quick guide
Immigration

Including refugees, asylum and detention centres

Humanitarian entrants and asylum seekers: a quick guide to key internet links
Permanent and temporary migration: a quick guide to key internet links

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