1301.0 - Year Book Australia, 2008  
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CONTENTS

    Preface
    Introduction
    Geography
      Geography of Australia
      Australia's climate
      2006 Drought (Article)
      Temperature
      Geography and climate Bibliography
    Environment
      Waste and recycling practices of households
      Energy use by households
      Transport use by households
      Household water use and conservation
      Environmental assets
      Environment Bibliography
    Water, land and air
      Water
      Murray-Darling Basin, 2004–05 (Article)
      Land
      Air
      Water, land and air Bibliography
    Government
      Constitutional basis of government
      The Sovereign
      The Governor-General
      Commonwealth Parliament
      Australian Government
      Commonwealth elections
      State government
      Territory government
      Local government
      Public service
      Political parties
      Reference notes
      Government Bibliography
    International Relations
      Australia's credentials and place in the international system
      Australia's bilateral relationships
      Australia's security interests
      Australia's economic interests
      Australia's environment interests
      Australia's engagement with the United Nations (UN)
      Australia and the Commonwealth
      Australia's human rights policy
      Services to the Australian community
      Australia's overseas aid program
      Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
      Lessening the impacts from agriculture (Article)
      International Relations Bibliography
    Defence
      Strategic environment
      Operations
      Resources
      Capabilities
      People
      Defence Bibliography
    Population
      Population size and growth
      Population projections
      Population projections – a tool for examining population ageing (Article)
      Geographic distribution of the population
      Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population
      Births
      Recent increases in Australia's fertility (Article)
      Deaths
      International migration
      Country of birth
      Marriages, divorces and de facto relationships
      Households and families
      Population Bibliography
    Labour
      Labour market statistics
      Labour force
      Employed people
      Forms of employment (Article)
      Labour mobility (Article)
      Child employment (Article)
      Unemployed people
      Persons not in the labour force
      Underutilised labour
      Earnings
      Industrial relations
      Work-related injuries (Article)
      Job vacancies
      Labour Bibliography
    Income and welfare
      Household income, expenditure and wealth
      Income and community support
      Australian Government disaster assistance (Article)
      Income and welfare Bibliography
    Housing
      Types of dwellings
      Housing utilisation
      Home owners and renters
      Housing costs
      Home buyers
      Housing and life-cycle stages
      Housing assistance
      Housing Bibliography
    Health
      National health information
      How Australians rate their health
      Health status
      Disability status
      Health risk behaviours
      Overweight and obesity in adults (Article)
      Chronic disease
      Diabetes mellitus (Article)
      Health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians
      Communicable disease
      Health care delivery and financing
      Health Bibliography
    Education and training
      Government responsibilities in education and training
      Early childhood education
      Primary and secondary education
      Australian School-based Apprenticeships (Article)
      Vocational education and training (VET)
      Higher education
      Adult and community education (ACE)
      Participation in education
      Educational attainment
      Financing education
      Higher Education Loan Programme (Article)
      Education and training Bibliography
    Crime and justice
      Criminal justice system
      Expenditure on public order and safety
      Police
      National crime statistics
      Drug offences
      Outcomes of police investigations
      Courts
      Corrective services
      Prisoners
      Most serious offence
      Community-based corrections
      Deaths in custody
      Crime and justice Bibliography
    Culture and recreation
      Arts
      Heritage
      Sports and physical recreation
      Cultural diversity
      Culture and recreation Bibliography
    Industry structure and performance
      Evolution of Australian industry
      Value of goods and services produced by Australian industry
      Employment in Australian industry
      Australian industry business entries and exits
      Industry productivity
      Industry structure and performance Bibliography
    Agriculture
      Agricultural environment
      Agriculture industry
      Agricultural production
      Livestock
      Potatoes - the world's favourite vegetable (Article)
      Agriculture Bibliography
    Forestry and fishing
      Forestry
      Fishing
      Forestry and fishing Bibliography
    Mining
      Mineral, oil and gas resources
      Expenditure on mineral and petroleum exploration
      Mining industry
      Production and trade of minerals
      Profile of major minerals, oil and gas
      Mining Bibliography
    Energy
      Resources
      Supply and use
      Production
      International trade in energy products
      Energy use
      Energy Bibliography
    Manufacturing
      Manufacturing industry
      Manufactured commodities
      Manufacturing Bibliography
    Construction
      Construction industry
      Construction activity
      Construction Bibliography
    Service industries
      Service industries sector
      Selected service industries
      Service industries Bibliography
    Tourism
      Tourism industry
      International visitor arrivals
      Australian resident departures
      Visitor travel in Australia
      Tourist accommodation
      Tourism Bibliography
    Transport
      Transport and storage industry
      Transport activity
      Accidents, injuries and fatalities
      Transport equipment
      Transport Bibliography
    Information and communication technology
      Information and communication technology (ICT) industries
      Use of information technology (IT)
      How Australia accesses and uses the Internet
      Information and communication technology Bibliography
    Research and innovation
      Research and development (R&D)
      Innovation activity of businesses
      Research and innovation Bibliography
    Financial system
      Regulatory framework
      Inter-sectoral financial flows
      Financial enterprises
      Financial markets
      Managed funds
      Lending by financial institutions
      Money and the payments system
      Financial system Bibliography
    Government finance
      Public sector
      Taxation revenue
      Government finance Bibliography
    Prices
      Concept of a price index
      Consumer price index (CPI)
      House price indexes
      Labour price index (LPI)
      Producer price indexes
      International trade price indexes
      Prices Bibliography
    National accounts
      Defining and measuring GDP
      National income, expenditure and product accounts
      State accounts
      National balance sheet
      Additional national accounts measures
      National accounts Bibliography
    International accounts
      Overview of the international accounts
      Components of the international accounts
      Statistical overview
      International accounts Bibliography