ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABS publications, including Year Book Australia, draw extensively on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated; without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
The ABS wishes to give a special thanks to the following persons and organisations for their input into Year Book Australia 2006:
- Michael Harrington (indexer)
Australian government departments and agencies:
- Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology
- Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Australian Wheat Board Limited
- Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics
- Department of Family and Community Services
- Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Department of Health and Ageing
- Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources
- Department of Veterans' Affairs
- Library of the Commonwealth Parliament