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CONTENTS
Expanded Contents
| Preface
The principal reference work produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics |
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| Introduction
A comprehensive overview of the economic and social conditions of contemporary Australia |
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| Articles
List of articles contained in this issue |
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| Surf Lifesaving - An Australian icon in transition
Sunday, 6 February 1938, a day on which five people drowned and hundreds more were rescued ... |
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| Australians in Antarctica
The polar regions are remote areas of the planet Earth that have profound significance for Earth's climate and ultimately environments, ecosystems and human society. |
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| Discovering the continent of ice - Antarctica in world history
Only in the last century have humans started to come to terms with the massive continental ice cap clinging to the southern pole of their planet. |
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| Antarctica - in from the cold
'We stumble and struggle through the Stygian gloom; the merciless blast - an incubus of vengeance - stabs, buffets and freezes; the stinging drift blinds and chokes.' |
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| Geography and climate
Includes: Geography, Climate |
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| Government
Includes: Constitutional Basis, The Sovereign, Australian Government, The Governor-General, Commonwealth Parliament, Australian Public Service, Commonwealth Elections, State, Territory and Local government, Political Parties |
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| International relations
Includes: Credentials/place in international system, Bilateral relationships, Security, Economic/Environment interests, Engagement with UN,The Commonwealth, Human rights policy, DFAT, AusAid, ACIAR |
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| Defence
Includes: Strategic environment, Operations, Resources, Capabilities, People |
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| Population
Includes: Size and growth, Projections, Geographic distribution, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, Births, Deaths, International migration, Country of birth, Marriages, divorces, de facto relationships, Households and families |
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| Labour
Includes: Labour market, Labour force, Employed, Unemployed, Not in the labour force, Underutilised labour, Earnings, Industrial relations, Job vacancies |
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| Income and welfare
Includes: Household income, expenditure and wealth, Income support and other community support programs |
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| Housing
Includes: Types of dwellings, Housing utilisation, Home owners and renters, Housing costs, Home buyers, Housing and life cycle stages, Housing assistance |
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| Health
Includes: National information, How Australians rate their health, Health status, Disability status, Risk factors, Chronic disease, Communicable diseases, Care delivery and financing |
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| Education and training
Includes: Government responsibilities, Early childhood, Primary, Secondary, Vocational, Higher education, Adult/community education, Participation, Attainment, Expenditure |
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| Crime and justice
Includes: Criminal justice system, Expenditure on public order and safety, Police, National crime statistics, Crimes recorded by police, Drug offences, Outcomes of police investigations, Courts, Corrective services, Prisoners, Most serious offence, Community-based corrections, Deaths in custody |
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| Culture and recreation
Includes: Arts, Heritage, Sports and physical recreation, Cultural diversity |
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| Industry structure and performance
Includes: Evolution of Australian industry, Value of goods and services produced by Australian industry, Employment in industries, Measures of industry structure and performance, Industry productivity |
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| Agriculture
Includes: Environment, Industry, Production |
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| Forestry and fishing
Includes: Forestry, Fishing |
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| Mining
Includes: Mineral, oil and gas resources, Expenditure on mineral and petroleum exploration, Mining industry, Production and trade of major minerals, oil, gas and petroleum, Profile of major minerals, oil and gas |
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| Energy
Includes: Resources, Supply and use, Production, International trade in energy products, Energy use |
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| Manufacturing
Includes: Industry, Commodities |
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| Construction
Includes: Industry, Activity, Residential building, Non-residential building, Engineering construction |
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| Service industries
Includes: Service industries sector, Selected service industries |
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| Tourism
Includes: Industry, International visitor arrivals, Australian resident departures, Visitor travel in Australia, Tourist accommodation |
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| Transport
Includes: Transport and storage industry, Transport activity, Accidents, injuries and fatalities, Transport equipment |
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| Information and communication technology
Includes: Telecommunication services industry, Internet activity, ICT sector, ICT-related research and experimental development, Government technology, Business use of information technology |
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| Environment and heritage
Includes: Biodiversity and land, Managing waste, Greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Water use and irrigation, Views and behaviour in Australian households, Environmental assets |
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| Science and innovation
Includes: Innovation, Expenditure and human resources devoted to R&D, Resources devoted to R&D |
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| Financial system
Includes: Regulatory framework, Inter-sectoral financial flows, Financial enterprises, Financial markets, Managed funds, Lending by financial institutions, Money and the payments system |
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| Government finance
Includes: Public sector, Government financial statements for 2004-05, Taxation revenue |
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| Prices
Includes: Concept of a price index, Consumer price index, House price indexes, Labour price index, Producer price indexes, International trade price indexes |
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| National accounts
Includes: Defining and measuring GDP, Volume or 'real' GDP, Chain price indexes and implicit price deflators, National income, expenditure and product accounts, State accounts, National balance sheet, Additional measures |
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| International accounts and trade
Includes: International accounts, International merchandise trade, International trade in services |
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| Acknowledgements
The ABS thanks the following people and organisations for their input into Year Book Australia 2007 |
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