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ISSN 1835-6389 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services The Statistics and Mapping Section produces a selection of the latest economic and social statistics in this Monthly Statistical Bulletin which is updated at the beginning of each month. As a companion to the Bulletin, longer time series of the statistics

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services This 'Anzac Day Kit' has been compiled over a number of years by various staff members of the Parliamentary Library, and is updated annually. In particular the Library would like to acknowledge the work of John Moremon and Laura Rayner, both of whom

ISSN 1328-8091 BILLS DIGEST NO. 97, 2012-13 27 March 2013 Tax and Superannuation Laws Amendment (2013 Measures No. 1) Bill 2013 Kai Swoboda and Paige Darby Economics Section Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose of the Bill ................................................................................................................................... 5 Structure of the Bill ................................................................................................................................. 6 Committee consideration ....................................................................................................................... 6 Schedule 1-Interest

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 What was Australia’s detention policy before 1992? .......................................................................... 2 Why was mandatory detention introduced? ....................................................................................... 5 What has happened since 1992? ........................................................................................................ 8 Howard Government ..................................................................................................................... 8 Rudd/Gillard Governments .......................................................................................................... 11 Rudd Government .................................................................................................................. 11 Gillard Government ................................................................................................................ 14

MARCH 8, 2013 Women in the Australian workforce: A 2013 update Image source: Australian Human Rights Commission First observed as an international event in 1911, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated around the world on March 8 each year. Originally emerging from female labour movements in North America and Europe,

MARCH 5, 2013 ‘Ice’ and other amphetamine-type stimulants: international and Australian trends Image source: Customs On 28 February, the Joint Organised Crime Group (comprising the Australian Federal Police (AFP), NSW Police, NSW Crime Commission, Australian Crime Commission (ACC) and the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (Customs)) announced it had

ISSN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services RESEARCH PAPER NO. 2, 2012-13 28 February 2013 The people smugglers’ business model Cat Barker Foreign Affairs, Defence and Security Section Executive summary • Since the late 1990s, people smuggling has been a key focus of political debate on irregular migration