Parliamentary Library Briefing Book: Key issues for the 46th Parliament [PDF 4.8MB] Publication date: July 2019
Foreword by the Parliamentary Librarian Introduction to the Parliamentary Library
Australia in numbers
Cybersecurity Responding to fake news The data economy Regulation of Australian online content: cybersafety and harm Public sector digital transformation
Climate change Oceans Water management Environmental law review
27 years and counting since Australia’s last recession Inequality and disadvantage Wage developments in Australia Labour market and workplace relations Energy challenges Regional telecommunications Australia’s cost of living over the last decade Science and technology Multinational taxation and the digital economy Superannuation and retirement incomes Australia’s productivity challenge Competition policy—further progress required
Population Migration–permanent and temporary visa trends Declining home ownership rates in Australia The adequacy of jobseeker payments Reforming employment services Closing the Gap Indigenous constitutional recognition and representation Tertiary education—where to for reform? School funding and improving education outcomes Child care and early childhood education Improving aged care Health workforce Reforming veterans’ affairs Media and broadcasting in the digital age Reform of family law
National security Intelligence community reforms Transnational, serious and organised crime Defence capability The fall of the ISIS ‘caliphate’ The United Nations and Australia Southeast Asia—political snapshots Southeast Asia update Refugees and asylum seekers—where to from here?
The 2019 federal election Corruption and integrity issues Citizenship Political finance The Australian Public Service Financial Services Royal Commission Reform of defamation law
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