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Briefing paper

Briefing paper

Inland rail industry briefing: May 2018


Inland Rail is the largest rail freight infrastructure project in Australia’s history. This briefing aims to provide information about opportunities for private sector participation in Inland Rail, current scheduling, an overview of the social performance requirements for businesses to work on Inland Rail.
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Tickets on themselves: How energy retailers could use movie tickets and other tricks to rip off consumers under draft electricity rule changes


This briefing note explains how a federal government proposal to protect households from high power prices is being undermined by the official electricity rule-setting body.
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Financial services and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs): background paper 12


This background paper provides information about small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Australia, and describes some ways that SMEs interact with providers of financial products. This paper also highlights that there is no single definition of an SME in Australia, and that data about SMEs is limited.
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NSW electorate profiles: 2016 Census


This paper presents data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2016 Census of Population and Housing for the 93 NSW State Electoral Districts (SEDs) as redistributed in 2013.
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NSW state electoral districts ranked by 2016 Census characteristics


​This paper presents data from the 2016 Census of Population and Housing for the 93 NSW State Electoral Districts (SEDs). Data is presented according to the electoral district boundaries announced in September 2013. A political party affiliation has been provided for each electoral district, as of May 2018. Where available, figures from the 2011 Census...