CCH Political Alert - Topic Guide
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Sub Topics
Aboriginal Affairs
Native Title/land rights
Reconciliation

Accountancy
Accounting standards
Professional development

Banking
ATM
Banks
Cash transactions
Cheques
Credit cards
Credit providers
EFT
Eftpos
Interest rates
Merchant banks

Broadcasting and Media
Advertising
Censorship
Digital television
Multimedia
Pay television
Print media ownership
Radio
Radio ownership
Television
Television ownership

Corporate Affairs
ACCC
ASIC
Insider trading
Insolvencies
Philanthropy
Policy
Receivership
Takeovers/mergers
Trusts

Defence
Armed forces
Contracts

Economics
Balance of payments
Commodity prices
Commonwealth - state relations
Consumer price index
Fair rates of exchange
Globalisation
Gov't financial statements
Industry surveys - forecasts
Interest rates
Policy
Premiers' conference
State OEM_sqlplus_input_finished development

Education
Adult
Austudy
Business funding
Distance education
ESL
Literacy and numeracy
Overseas qualifications
Policy
Primary
Research centres
Secondary
TAFE
Tertiary
Vocational

Emergency Services
Ambulance
Fire
Police
State emergency services

Energy
Alternative
Diesel fuel rebate
Electricity
LPG and LNG
Nuclear
Petroleum - exploration
Petroleum - retail
Pipelines

Environment
Antarctica
Australia heritage commission
CFC - ozone depletion
Carbon - tax emissions trading
Chemicals
Conservation
EPA
Energy labeling
Environmental audits
Forestry
Greenhouse
Hazardous waste
Impact statements
Landcare
Mapping
Pollution - air
Pollution - coastal
Pollution - noise
Recycling
Salinity
Waste management
Water resources
World heritage

Family and Community Services
Aged care
Child care
Disability services
Pensions
Veterans
Womens
Youth

Finance
ASX-SFE
E-commerce
Financial services
Foreign investment
Gov¿t investment
Securities industry
Venture capital

Food Industry
Canned food
Fisheries
Food technology
Fruit juice - soft drink
GMOs
Groceries
Irradiation
Meat
Packaging
Standards
Sugar

Foreign Affairs
Africa
Aid
Asia ¿ south east
China
Europe
Japan
Middle East
North America
Pacific
Policy
South America

Health
Aged care
Alcohol
Alternative medicine
Dental
Drug abuse
Hospitals
Insurance
Medical profession
Pharmaceutical-therapeutics
Research
Tobacco

Housing and Property
Architecture
Building materials
Contractors
Finance
Heritage listing
Industry surveys ¿ forecasts
Infrastructure development
Major projects
Planning
Property
Real estate
Strata management
Tenancy
Tenders
Urban affairs
Urban development

Immigration
Agents
Border Control
Business - professionals
General migration
Multiculturalism
Passports - visas
Population trends
Refugees

Industry
Biotechnology
Construction
Engineering
Film - video
Forestry
Information technology
Manufacturing
Motor vehicle
Paint
Plastics
Policy
Research and development

Info. Communication and Tech.
E-commerce
Internet
Mobile phones
Multi-media
Science
Telco carriers

Insurance
APRA
General
Life
Motor vehicle - CTP
Professional indemnity
Property
Public liability
Workers' compensation

Legal
Bankruptcy
Class actions
Conveyancing
Copyright
Courts
Crime
Defamation
Environment law
Family law
Freedom of information
Intellectual property
Privacy
Profession
Wills and inheritance

Local Government
Councils
Elections
Funding
Planning
Regional development
Tenders
Zoning

Mining and Minerals
Aluminium
Bauxite
Coal
Copper
Gold
Iron ore
Lead
Mineral sands
Phosphate
Policy
Rare earths
Royalties
Silver
Tin
Uranium
Zinc

Politics and Parliament
Lower house Bills list
Lower house committee hearings
Lower house daily program
Upper house Bills list
Upper house committee hearings
Upper house daily program

Public Service and Public Utilities
Aust' electoral commission
Corporatisation
Gov't business enterprises
Gov't tenders - contracts
Outsourcing
Privatisation
Public utilities - electricity
Public utilities - gas
Public utilities - water
Statutory authorities

Retail and Consumer Affairs
Fair trading
Franchising
Industry surveys - forecasts
Labelling
Marketing
Merchandising
Packaging
Prices
Product safety - liability
Small business
Supermarkets
Trading hours

Rural and Regional Affairs
Agribusiness
Agriculture exports - imports
Animal welfare
Aquaculture
Dairy
Farming
Fisheries
GMO's
Grains
Landcare
Poultry
Research and development
Rural economy
Wine
Wool

Social and Moral Issues
Bioethics
Euthanasia
IVF
Population trends
Pornography
Surrogacy
Vilification/discrimination

Sport and Recreation
Arts
Casinos
Clubs - hotels
Gambling
Libraries - public lending
Lotteries
Racing
Sports
Sports sponsorship

Superannuation
APRA
Financial planning
Rulings

Taxation
ATO
Charities - religious bodies
FBT
Film industry
GST
International
Land
New business tax system
Payroll
R concessions
Resource rent
Rulings - direct
Rulings - indirect
Stamp duty
Transfer pricing

Tourism
Accommodation
Australian made
Industry surveys - forecasts
Policy
Promotions
Travel agents

Trade
APEC ¿ Asia Pacific
Africa
Anti dumping
Asean
Austrade
Bounties
CER
China
Customs
Developing countries
Emdg's
European Union
Excise
Export control
Export finance
India
Indonesia
Japan
Korea
Manufactured exports
North America
Papua New Guinea
Phillipines
Quarantine
South Africa
South America
Tariffs
WTO

Transport
Air
Airports
Public transport
Rail
Road - construction funding
Road - freight
Road - safety
Shipping
Taxi - rental
Waterfront

Work Relations and Employment
EEO
Employee entitlements
Employee share acquisition
Employment networks
Enterprise bargaining
Industrial democracy
Industrial relations
Labour force data
OHS
Skilled vacancies
