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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 What the Dow Review recommends .................................................................................................. 4 What is the Government planning to do? .......................................................................................... 6 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 7 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 7 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 8 Schedule 1—Student Income Support Reforms ................................................................................. 8

  MAY 9, 2011 The Health Budget - a summary of pre-budget speculation and advocacy On Budget eve, the Government has already made several announcements about the contents of the 2011-12 health Budget. There have been some announcements regarding capital expenditures. These include $220 million to Tamworth Hospital, redevelopments to

    MARCH 18, 2011 Regional unemployment rates - February 2011 On Thursday 17 March the ABS released the latest regional labour force statistics. These statistics reveal that the unemployment rate around Australia ranged from 1.3 per cent in the South Eastern Statistical Region of New South Wales to 13.0

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of minor parties/independents .................................................................................. 5 Position of major interest groups ....................................................................................................... 5 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 6 Main issues............................................................................................................................................... 7 Constitutional issues ........................................................................................................................... 7

NOVEMBER 22, 2010 Opposition Youth Allowance bill referred to committee A Private Member's Bill, introduced by Senator Fiona Nash, seeking to make it easier for students in inner regional areas to qualify for Independent Youth Allowance has been referred to the Senate Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Committee for inquiry

Parliamentary library briefing book: Key Issues for the 43rd Parliament Page | 40 Page | 41 Population and infrastructure introduction one aspect of the current public discussion about sustainable population is spatial distribution. australia’s larger capital cities are often said to be ‘full’ yet continue to account for the vast

AUGUST 25, 2010 Coastal properties feel climate change price signal The NSW Valuer-General has announced a significant cut in the valuation of beachfront properties at Belongil Beach on the Northern NSW coast. Although this will only affect the the calculation of rates and levy land tax, it sends a signal