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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 144, 2012-13 18 June 2013 Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (Increased Concessional Contributions Cap and Other Measures) Bill 2013 [and] Superannuation (Sustaining the Superannuation Contribution Concession) Imposition Bill 2013 Kai Swoboda Economics Section Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................... 3 The Bills Digest at a glance ...................................................................................................................... 4

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 141, 2012-13 14 June 2013 Social Security Amendment (Supporting More Australians into Work) Bill 2013 Peter Yeend Social Policy Section Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 4 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 4 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4 Increase and index the allowance rate

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 140, 2013-14 13 June 2013 Appropriation (Parliamentary Departments) Bill (No. 1) 2013-2014 Rob Dossor Economics Section Contents Purpose ................................................................................................................................................... 2 Main issues.............................................................................................................................................. 2 Funding statements ............................................................................................................................. 3 New measures ..................................................................................................................................... 3 Chamber departments .................................................................................................................... 3 Department of Parliamentary Services ........................................................................................... 4 Parliamentary Budget Office ...........................................................................................................

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 128, 2012-13 5 June 2013 Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (Registration Fees) Bill 2013 Moira Coombs Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards Scheme .......................................................................... 2 Independent review of the WELS scheme

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 131, 2012-13 5 June 2013 Export Finance and Insurance Corporation Amendment (New Mandate and Other Measures) Bill 2013 Eugenia Karanikolas Economics Section Jaan Murphy Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 3 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 3 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 4

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 123, 2012-13 31 May 2013 Private Health Insurance Legislation Amendment (Base Premium) Bill 2013 Amanda Biggs Social Policy Section This Bills Digest replaces an earlier version dated 30 May 2013, to include references to DisabilityCare. Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2

MAY 28, 2013 The African Union’s Golden Jubilee: reflections on Australia’s relationship with Africa By Nina Markovic Image source: African Union On 25 May 2013 (Africa Day), the African Union celebrated its 50th anniversary. Originally established in 1963 as The Organization of African Unity with 30 states, it now has

ISSN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services RESEARCH PAPER NO. 3, 2012-13 May 2013 Budget Review 2013-14 The budgetary outlook is quite different to a year ago. Large write-downs in forecast tax receipts have significantly redrawn the starting point for 2013-14 and beyond. At the same time the