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ISSN 1328-8091 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Schedules 1 and 2—Family payments ..................................................................................................... 4 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 Financial implications.......................................................................................................................... 6 Key provisions ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Schedule 3—Assessing qualification for Disability Support Pension ....................................................... 8 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 8 Financial implications.......................................................................................................................... 8 Changed Disability

JUNE 10, 2011 Australia's military involvement in Afghanistan - update This FlagPost entry updates material previously posted for the Parliamentary debate on Afghanistan (see Australia’s involvement in Afghanistan - frequently asked questions, 15 October 2010). The following information has been compiled to assist Members and Senators prepare condolence motions for

ISBN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Executive summary • Tables and charts are presented for a broad range of social and economic indicators across all Australian states and territories, and where appropriate, compared directly to either Australian or state totals. • Each table contains data for the last

May 2011, 2010-11 Population, immigration and asylum seekers: patterns in Australian public opinion Professor Murray Goot and Dr Ian Watson, Macquarie University Executive summary Surveys show that issues to do with population—migrant numbers, asylum seekers and, to a lesser extent, population size—are matters of growing concern, though whether opposition to

ISBN 1834-9854 Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Executive summary • This research paper summarises the performance of the economy during each administration from Whitlam through to Rudd/Gillard by providing period averages across a range of economic indicators. Though this approach has its limitations, it provides a useful overview and

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Public broadcasting ....................................................................................................................... 1 Establishing the Australian national broadcaster ................................................................................ 2 Charter and national identity ......................................................................................................... 3 Regulation .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Codes, classifications and complaints ............................................................................................ 4 Codes ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Box 1: one man's satire—another man's distress ...................................................................... 4 Classifications ...........................................................................................................................

  APRIL 15, 2011 Time in Government since Federation On Monday 28 March 2011 Barry O’Farrell was sworn in as Premier of New South Wales thus ending the Labor Party’s 16-year period in office. The Liberal/National Coalition’s win in NSW brings to three the current number of non-Labor governments in

  APRIL 7, 2011 Disability Support Pension Customers: Statistical Summary The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is a means tested payment for people with a disability. To be eligible for the DSP a person must be permanently blind or have a permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairment. To qualify for the