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Gender at Work, Industry & Sector Policies, Labour Standards & Workers' Rights, Public Sector, Procurement & Privatisation
Working from Home, Not a Problem
Teenage gambling in Australia
Rates of expenditure and participation among 12-19-year-olds
Newspaper competition in Australia
Declining competition and increasing concentration in Australia’s newspaper market
Red Imported Fire Ants and Australian electorates
If allowed to spread across Australia, fire ants could cost households $1.03 billion, cause 570,800 medical visits and 30 deaths every year. The electorates most likely to be impacted are Durack (WA), Mayo (SA), Blair (QLD) and O’Connor (WA). Eradicating fire ants should be a major budget and policy priority.
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