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The ABS thanks the following people and organisations for their contribution to Year Book Australia 2012:

Sheridan Roberts (Editor)
Derek Byars (Data specialist)
Michael Harrington (Indexer)

Ms Paula Kelly, State Library of Victoria
Ms Sue McKerracher, The Library Agency
Dr Killian Mullan, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Dr Galina Daraganova, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Ms Vanessa Pine, Australian Year of the Farmer
Ms Diana Forrester, Professional Public Relations
Ms Melina Morrison, Social Business Australia
Dr Blair Trewin, Bureau of Meteorology

Australian government departments, agencies and organisations:

Abacus – Australian Mutuals
Alfalfa House
AusAID
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences
Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Australian Institute of Family Studies
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Taxation Office
Australian Year of the Farmer Secretariat
bankmecu
Biological Farmers of Australia
Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Cooperative
Bureau of Meteorology
Bureau of Rural Sciences
Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics
Capricorn Society Limited
Centrelink
Cherbourg State School
Common Equity Housing Ltd
Community Child Care Co-operative
Co-operative Bulk Handling Group
Co-operative Federation of Victoria Ltd
Co-operatives Australia
Credit Union Foundation Australia
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
Department of Defence
Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Department of Health and Ageing
Department of Human Services, Victoria
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
Department of Infrastructure and Transport
Department of Parliamentary Services – Parliamentary Library
Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport
Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities
Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Fitzroy and Carlton Community Credit Co-operative Ltd
Geoscience Australia
Hepburn Community Wind Park Co-operative Ltd
International Year of Co-operatives – Social Business Australia
Macquarie University
Murray Goulburn Co-operative
Norco Co-operative Limited
NSW Fair Trading (NSW Government, Department of Finance and Services)
Nungera Co-operative Society
Plumbers’ Supplies Co-operative
Regional Development Australia – Mid North Coast NSW
Reserve Bank of Australia
State Library of Victoria
Terang Co-op
The Community Mutual Group
The Hospitals Contribution Fund (HCF)
The University of Sydney
The University of Western Australia
Tourism Research Australia
Traditional Credit Union