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2 March 2015

Parliamentary Library (Australia)

This dictionary is intended to be the authoritative source of data definitions used by BreastScreen Australia to meet the need for national consistency in data collected for program monitoring and evaluation, and for accreditation of BreastScreen Australia services.

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Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts? March 2015 update

2 March 2015

Janet Phillips

Presents information on asylum claims, unauthorised arrivals and irregular migration in Australia and Europe, to help address some of the popular misconceptions that surround asylum issues.

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Value of a community football club

AFL Victoria, Centre for Sport and Social Impact (LaTrobe)

27 February 2015

Centre for Sport and Social Impact (LaTrobe)

The Centre for Sport and Social Impact (CSSI) at La Trobe University was commissioned by AFL Victoria to determine the social value of a 'typical' community football club; specifically its social, health and community impact.

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Advisory report on the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill 2014

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

27 February 2015

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

This report recommends the Federal Government introduce a data retention scheme, but also recommends several changes to the proposed legislation.

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One sport – the future course: independent review of athletics in Australia

Athletics Australia, Australian Sports Commission

27 February 2015

John Buchanan

This review calls for major governance reform, an overhaul of Athletics Australia’s high performance practices and for the sport to be united under one structure.

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A new start?: Implications of Work for the Dole on mental health of unemployed young Australians

Children and Youth Research Centre

26 February 2015

T. Philip, Kerry Mallan

This paper summarises literature on unemployment, mental health and Work for the Dole programs.

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Australia’s international tourism industry

Productivity Commission

26 February 2015

Productivity Commission

Examines the trends and drivers of growth in Australian international tourism with a view to understanding their implications for government policy.

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Hearing health outreach services to Indigenous children and young people in the Northern Territory 2012–13 and 2013–14

26 February 2015

Presents analyses on hearing health outreach services provided to Indigenous children and young people in the Northern Territory.

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Searching for Pacific climate change solutions

2015

The never-ending climate change negotiations and the doubtful efficacy of belated implementation of adaptation/mitigation solutions necessitate exploration of other solutions to the existential crisis facing the microstates of the Pacific region. We can think of at least five alternatives,...

Facing a changing security environment

2015

New Zealand faces a changing security environment. It can no longer rely on its distance from the world's trouble spots for safety. The rapid rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, is a game changer for this country. A well-resourced, globally focused terrorist entity,...

Global diplomats: The second tier

2015

Norman Kirk, David Lange, Jim Bolger and Helen Clark - the prime ministers who have best promoted global diplomacy for New Zealand since 1945 - have already been highlighted in previous issues of this journal. The other players, a prime ministerial XI, are this article's album of record....

Towards an all-hazards approach

2015

National security issues are complex in their character, have unclear boundaries as to their effects and involve stakeholders with both domestic and international agendas. The national security system must, therefore, deal with the issues on a system-wide rather than issue-by-issue basis, be...

Out of the cold: The cold war and its legacy [Book Review]

2015