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A socio-spatial analysis of voting for political parties at the 2007 federal election.
April 1, 2009... The 2007 federal election in Australia saw voters throw out of office the Howard Coalition Government, which had been in power for more than a decade, and elect the Rudd Labor Government. That represents a fundamental change in Australia's socio-political landscape. This paper provides an...

The cooking-immigration nexus.(Report)
April 1, 2009... There has been a meteoric rise in enrolments of overseas students in cooking courses in Australia from around 1019 in 2004 to 8242 in 2008. All are trained in full-time courses conducted mainly by private providers - rather than via the apprenticeship system as is the case for...

Review of Overloading Australia, Mark O'Connor and William J. Lines.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Australia's population is growing rapidly. In March 2009 it stood at 21.6 million. The current Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, takes it for granted that it will grow to 35 million by 2051. (1) In 1999 when Philip Ruddock was Minister for Immigration he told Australians that there was no need for...

The limitations of understanding multi-partner fertility in Australia.(Report)
December 1, 2008... INTRODUCTION Over the past few decades there have been enormous changes in family formation, structures and processes. In Australia, and many other western-industrialised countries, there has been a large increase in the proportion of people who cohabit outside of marriage, divorce is...

Migrant accountants--high numbers, poor outcomes.(Report)
December 1, 2008... The current Minister for Immigration, Senator Evans has said: 'The Prime Minister has made it clear, as I have, that the migration program needs to be sensitive to the economic needs and employment prospects of the country'. (1) The Minister has also stated that these needs are 'linked to the...