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www.oecd.org/australia is a one-stop-shop for OECD reports and statistics on Australia. Browse the documents in chronological order or by topic (e.g. economy, trade, development, environment, energy, social issues).

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OECD Statistical Profile of Australia

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08-Apr-2008

More than 100 indicators covering a wide range of areas. Click on the red i beside each indicator to obtain the unit of measure, a definition of the indicator and a list of references. To compare with other OECD countries, tables and charts are provided at the end of each row.

OECD urges Australia to strengthen its environmental efforts

19-Mar-2008

OECD says Australia should better manage the environment by protecting its natural resources, improving energy efficiency and using more environmentally friendly taxes and prices. While OECD welcomes Australia’s progress in tackling environmental issues over the past decade, it notes that Australia must take further steps to ‘green’ its economy and to face climate change and water challenges.

Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008 - Australia Country Note

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04-Mar-2008

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2008, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2007 priorities for Australia. 

OECD Economic Outlook No. 82 - Australia

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06-Dec-2007

Summary of economic developments and projections for Australia taken from the latest OECD Economic Outlook.

Babies and Bosses - Highlights - Australia

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29-Nov-2007

Public expenditure on families has risen significantly in Australia and is now amongst the highest in the OECD. Most spending is on Family Tax Benefit, and a large percentage is also devoted to lone ...

Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007 - Country chapter for Australia

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15-Nov-2007

This country chapter is extracted from the report "Aid for Trade at a Glance 2007" which provides the first comprehensive global picture of aid for trade and will enable the international community to assess what is being achieved, what is not, and where improvements are needed.

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Performance Budgeting in OECD countries

This book reviews the experiences of eight OECD countries (Australia, Canada, Denmark, Korea, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) which have developed and used performance information in the budget process.

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