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RJS AD-E (J Collection) 8TRALIA YOUTH PALL 200 Youth Poll 2008 (also available at www.natashastottdespoja.com ) provides an insight into how young Australians feel about themselves, their place in society, and the issues important to them. While Youth Poll reveals a diversity of opinions on various issues, the results show

Photo courtesy of Daniel Noone Australia’s Human Rights shame: Human Rights and t h e Howard Government just don’t gel. The Government has t h u m b e d i t s nose a t t h e international community by failing t o implement i t s c

People with Disabilities AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS ACTION PLAN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DISABILITY People with disabilities are stuck with services that are inefficient, dysfunctional and in many cases incapable of meeting their needs and carers are exhausted by the demands placed on them. Chronic under funding of disability services by all levels

Telecommunications AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS ACTION PLAN TELECOMMUNICATIONS, IT AND BROADBAND MODERN ECONOMY Failure to invest in broadband has put Australia’s social capacity, economic growth, e-commerce growth and our future competitiveness at risk - particularly in regional and rural Australia. Effective service across Australia can only be ensured through Government creating a

Investing in Infrastructure AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS ACTION PLAN INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE MODERN ECONOMY The Australian Democrats recognise that high-quality infrastructure is essential for social wellbeing, environmental health, economic prosperity and protection of public safety. Infrastructure is often thought of as just hardware, like our public transport network, roads, rail, ports, airports,

Land Transport AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS ACTION PLAN LAND TRANSPORT SERVICING THE COMMON GOOD The old ways of planning and funding transport must change dramatically to deal with the triple whammy of unchecked and growing greenhouse emissions from the transport sector, the rise in fuel cost associated with looming peak in world

The GST and the New Tax System AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS ACTION PLAN TAXATION, FINANCE & CORPORATE AFFAIRS THE GST AND THE NEW TAX SYSTEM Australia has moved on. The divisive debate on the introduction of the GST is over. Yet the GST is still raised as an issue for the Democrats,