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ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 113, 2012-13 15 May 2013 Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Amendment Bill 2013 Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Addressing Indigenous disadvantage—the policy framework ............................................................ 2 The Indigenous Education (Targeted Assistance) Act 2000 ................................................................ 3 School Nutrition

16, 2013 And then there were none: HECS discounts Image source: WA Dept of Commerce On 13 April 2013 the Australian government released a Statement on Higher Education. One of the three savings measures announced is ‘removal of the 10 per cent discount on paying university fees upfront and the

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 96, 2012-13 26 March 2013 Higher Education Support Amendment (Asian Century) Bill 2013 Leonie Doyle Social Policy Section Contents Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 2 Background ............................................................................................................................................. 2 OS-HELP ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Asian Century White Paper.............................................................................................................. 3 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 4 House Standing Committee on Education

MARCH 13, 2013 Australian Government funding for schools Image source: UK Government There is much anticipation about the future of school funding with the Australian Government’s proposed new arrangements for school funding expected to be presented to the Council of Australian Governments’ meeting in April this year. The proposed changes

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE Updated 8 March 2013 Australian Government funding for schools explained Marilyn Harrington Social Policy Section Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 The Australian Government’s role in school education .......................................................................... 2 A brief history of Australian Government funding for schools to 2008 .................................................. 2

FEBRUARY 20, 2013 Good food=Good health: making it add up Image: Hawkesbury Council A healthy diet is fundamental to good health, acknowledges the latest Australian Dietary Guidelines prepared by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) this week. Based on a stringent review of over 55,000 scientific publications, the

DECEMBER 20, 2012 Buyer beware? An update on the rules that relate to the use of gift cards and what methods consumers can take to protect themselves this Christmas Image source: Treasury In December 2011, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer released the Commonwealth Consumer Affairs Advisory Council (CCAAC) issues

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Permanent skilled migration ............................................................................................................... 2 Recent reforms .............................................................................................................................. 4 Temporary skilled migration ............................................................................................................... 9 Temporary business (subclass 457) visas ....................................................................................... 9 Rural and regional skilled migration .................................................................................................. 13 Working holiday makers .............................................................................................................. 16 Source countries............................................................................................................................... 17 Concluding comments ......................................................................................................................