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| Membership of committee |
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| Foreword |
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| Abbreviations |
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| Chapter One - Introduction |
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Reference
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgments
Scope of the report
Note on references |
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| Chapter Two - The Australian expatriates phenomenon |
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Introduction
Defining an expatriate
Characteristics of expatriates
Why Australians go overseas
Evidence from submissions
Evidence from the Hugo 2002 survey
Why some Australian expatriates stay overseas long-term or permanently
Work opportunities
Remuneration and financial issues
Friends and family
The lure of the lifestyle
Stasis
Still call Australia home?
Implications for Australia
Brain drain or brain gain?
The Committee's view |
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| Chapter Three - The extent of Australia's expatriate community |
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Determining the extent of Australia's expatriate community
Possible ways of more accurately determining the number of Australian expatriates
The Committee's view |
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| Chapter Four - Communication, policy formulation, and the role of Government |
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Communication, access to information, and use of the Internet
A web portal?
Enhancing mission websites?
Lack of coordination of government policy |
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| Chapter Five - The legal concerns of overseas Australians |
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Citizenship issues
Background and history of Australian citizenship
Dual citizenship: the repeal of section 17
Dual citizenship: renunciation of citizenship under section 18
Other citizenship issues
Information and awareness relating to citizenship
Voting issues
Statistics on overseas voters
Current requirements under the Commonwealth Electoral Act
Should the enrolment restrictions be relaxed for Australians overseas?
The Committee's view
Administrative considerations
Education and information on voting for overseas Australians |
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| Chapter Six - Repatriation and related concerns |
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Do expatriates want to return to Australia? And will they?
Assistance for repatriation?
Realities of repatriation
Employment |
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| Chapter Seven - Other concerns of expatriates |
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Taxation issues
Income tax rates
Withholding tax for expatriates
Lack of a tax-free threshold for expatriates on superannuation pensions
Section 23AF of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 (expatriates working in countries with no personal income tax)
Superannuation
Portability of superannuation
Residency requirements for small superannuation funds
Driver's licence issues
Medical insurance issues
Social security agreements
Working holiday arrangements |
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| Chapter Eight - Measures taken by other countries regarding their expatriates |
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Introduction
Legislative representation of expatriates
Expatriates' representative bodies sponsored by government
France
Greece
Switzerland
India
Ireland
Other countries
Identification cards for expatriates
Awards for expatriates
Schemes to encourage the return of expatriates
Other measures
Registers of expatriates
Measures to facilitate economic development |
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| Chapter Nine - Promoting Australia's interests through its expatriates |
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Introduction
Engaging with academic expatriates
Fellowship schemes
Short-term return schemes
Networking of researchers
Engaging with expatriate professionals
Attracting expatriate professionals
Networking of expatriate professionals
Engaging with expatriates at overseas posts
Encouraging expatriates to invest in Australia
Expatriate networks |
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| Chapter Ten - The Committee's conclusions |
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Communication and access to information
Policy formulation and coordination
Australian missions overseas
Concerns regarding voting and citizenship rights
Citizenship issues
Voting issues
Engagement with expatriates |
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| Additional comments by Government senators |
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Communication and access to information
Policy formulation and coordination
Australian missions overseas
Concerns regarding voting and citizenship rights
voting issues
Engagement with expatriates |
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| Appendix One - Organisations and individuals that provided the committee with submissions |
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| Appendix Two - Witnesses who appeared before the Committee |
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Sydney, Tuesday 27 July 2004
Melbourne, Wednesday 28 July 2004
Canberra, Thursday 29 July 2004
Canberra, Wednesday 4 August 2004 |