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1
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Water
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National Resources
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Water - including rainfall, run-off, location, impact of El Nino, pollution, storage of water resources, usage (e.g. agriculture, industry, households)
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2
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Economy
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World
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Economy - including size and growth prospects in global, regional and national economies, inflationary pressures, savings levels
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3
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People
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World
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People - including population growth, ageing, poverty, income & wealth polarisation, emigration/immigration patterns
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4
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Ecology
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World
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Ecology - including environmentalism, global warming, water resources, carbon trading, ocean resources & depletion, forests & deforestation
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5
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World Trade
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World
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Trade - including trade liberalisation, WTO, export growth, type of trade in goods & services, booms & busts (esp. commodities)
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6
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Labour Skills
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National Resources
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Labour Skills - including educational attainment levels, continuous training, workforce flexibility, industrial relations
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7
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Energy
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National Resources
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Energy - including quantity, type & cleanness of energy mix, peak power usage capability, competition & pricing
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8
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Productivity
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Economy
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Productivity - including overall, by industry, lagging industries, methods of improvement
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9
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Workforce
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Labour
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Workforce - including size, growth, distribution, participation rate, shortages
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10
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Priorities
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Government
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Priorities - including long range priorities such as ageing, health, education, defence, workplace relations
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11
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Health
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Government
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Health - including cost of healthcare and distribution of payment responsibilities, PBS scheme
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12
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Growth
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Industry
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Growth - including development of new age & emerging industries (e.g. biotech, nanotechnology, service industries)
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13
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Minerals
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National Resources
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Minerals - including fuel reserves (e.g. oil, gas, coal, uranium), ore reserves (e.g. iron, bauxite, nickel), native rights
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14
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Our Region
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World
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Our Region - including Asia Pacific & sub-regions (e.g. South-East Asia), size & growth of region's nations, trade, capital flows, alliances & pacts
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15
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Labour
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World
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Labour - including employment & unemployment levels, comparative wage rates & conditions, trends to contractualism
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16
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Transport
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National Resources
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Transport - including state of road, rail, air and water infrastructure, type of ownership, competition, productivity & safety
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17
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Investment
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Economy
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Investment - including capital expenditure growth & disposition, by type & ownership
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18
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Governance
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Enterprise
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Governance - including ethical behaviour of directors, executives & employees, triple bottom line type assessments
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19
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Communications
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National Resources
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Communications - including broadband connectivity, speed, mobile phone density, industry competition
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20
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Agriculture
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National Resources
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Agriculture - including arable land (with water certainty), salination & degradation issues, crop suitability for land
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21
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Export
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Markets
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Export - including mix of exports (growth & non growth), destination (e.g. regions, countries), terms of trade
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22
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Ecology Issues
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National Resources
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Ecology - including environmental protection & integrity (e.g. air, water, land, flora, fauna), remediation (e.g. salination, water pollution)
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23
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Finance
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World
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Finance - including global equity & debt flows, derivatives (e.g. hedge funds), stock markets, private funds, interest rates, exchange rates
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24
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Key Industries
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Industry
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Key industries - identification of key industries, which change over time, for analysis & policy making
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25
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Australian Trade
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Economy
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Australian trade - including exports & imports by trade, destination, source
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26
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GDP
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Economy
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GDP - including size, growth, components, contribution by region
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27
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WBP
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Industry
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World's Best Practice - including knowledge & emulation of world's best practice across industry divisions
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28
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Interest Rates
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Finance
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Interest rates - including interest rates across various capital instruments
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29
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Accountability
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Government
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Accountability - including governments', ministers', public servants' responsibility for their actions, transparency
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30
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Profitability
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Enterprise
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Profitability - including meeting world's best practice of 4 times the bond rate as a return on shareholders funds
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31
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Industry mix
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Economy
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Industry mix - including industry importance, growth & non-growth industries, future structure
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32
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Strategic Goods
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Markets
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Strategic goods - including all pervasive materials (e.g. crude oil) availability, price movements
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33
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Health
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Community
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Health - including consciousness, fitness levels, obesity issues, diet regimes
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34
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Taxation
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Government
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Taxation - including level, mix, trends, world comparisons
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35
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Government
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World
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Government - including political ideologies, progress of democracy, emergence of regional & world governments, taxation levels
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36
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Inflation
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Economy
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Inflation - including overall inflation, CPI (and components)
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37
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Population
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Community
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Population - including size, growth & composition of population, geographic concentration (city vs. rural vs. coastal)
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38
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Intellectual Property
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National Resources
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Intellectual Property - including innovation (e.g. business, government, universities), R&D spending, IP protection mechanisms
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39
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Availability
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Finance
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Availability - including equity & debt, capital sources (e.g. banks, share markets, venture capital)
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40
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Government
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Markets
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Government - including government spending at federal, state & local level, type of spending by function
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41
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National Savings
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Economy
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National savings - including levels of distribution (e.g. household, business, government)
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42
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WBP
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Enterprise
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World's Best Practice - including world's best practice at functional level of enterprises (e.g. HR, governance, R&D)
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43
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Age Structure
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Community
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Age structure - including cohorts, generations, ageing issues & challenges
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44
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Exchange Rates
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Finance
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Exchange rates - including changes in exchange rates between countries, key trading & investment nations
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45
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Returns
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Finance
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Returns - comparative investment performance, share market, property, industry trusts, cash, gold, housing, overseas share market
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46
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Wages
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Labour
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Wages - including growth, by industry, by gender, by occupation
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47
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Forests
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National Resources
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Forests - including stock (native, plantation), reforestation, tropical rainforests & protection, logging
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48
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Regulation
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Government
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Regulation - including trends in business regulation at the state & federal level, impact
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49
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Personal Savings
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Community
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Personal savings - including total, compulsory (superannuation levy), voluntary
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50
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Communications
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World
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Communications - freedom of speech, changing media mix, media ownership & concentration, Internet, broadband connectivity & speed
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51
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Current Account
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Economy
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Current account - including deficit (% of GDP), components (e.g. trade, income), foreign debt
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52
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Debt
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Community
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Debt - including total household debt, mortgage debt, other debt (e.g. loans, credit cards)
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53
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Investment Flows
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Finance
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Investment flows - including foreign & domestic capital flows
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54
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Incomes
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Community
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Incomes - including income levels, growth components, distribution (polarisation)
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55
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Budget
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Government
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Budget - including budgets & performance to budget across federal & state
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56
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Immigration
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Community
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Immigration - including growth, origin by country/region, impact, existing & future ethnicity
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57
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Federalism
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Government
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Federalism - the changing role of national & state governments
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58
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Unemployment
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Labour
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Unemployment - including level, change, location (states), age structure, youth unemployment, length of employment
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59
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Performance
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Finance
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Performance - including liquidity, interest cover, EVA, ROSF
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60
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Industrial
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Markets
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Industrial - including distribution trends, logistics
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61
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Wealth
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Community
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Wealth - including total, growth, gross vs. net wealth, components of wealth by asset (category), polarisation
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62
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Consumption
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Economy
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Consumption - including household & government consumption components
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63
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Tourism
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National Resources
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Tourism - including topographic resources for tourism (e.g. beaches, tropical forests, the outback, eco-tourism)
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64
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Working Conditions
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Labour
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Working conditions - including OH&S issues, working from home (part or full-time), wage-related conditions (e.g. leave, holidays)
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65
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Housing
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Economy
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Housing - including investment by type (e.g. housing, apartments, alterations & additions), by purpose (e.g. owner-occupier, investor)
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66
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Expenditure
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Community
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Expenditure - including distribution of household expenditure, health expenditure, gambling
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67
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Security
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World
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Security - including regional & global pacts, role of UN, role of US, Australian pacts & treaties, contribution to regional defence & safety
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68
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Fishing
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National Resources
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Fishing - including stocks (e.g. ocean), aquaculture, pearling, over-fishing (domestic or international operators), pollution
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69
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Generations
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Labour
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Generations - including workforce by generation, & their attitudes & behaviors towards work
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70
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Hours of Work
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Labour
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Hours of work - including full time, casual, part-time, etc.
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71
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Consumer
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Markets
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Consumer - including household spending, locations (e.g. retail, online), composition, etc.
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72
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Mix
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Enterprise
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Mix - including the changing importance & role of large, medium & small enterprises, etc.
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73
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War/Terrorism
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World
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War/Terrorism - including civil wars, ethnic conflicts, terrorism, nuclear capabilities, war, rogue states, international judicial apparatus
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74
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Auditing
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Finance
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Auditing - including good governance, internal & external auditing, etc.
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75
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Disease
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World
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Disease - including human & animal-originated pandemics (e.g. SARS, Bird Flu, BSE), malaria & other eradicable diseases
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76
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Crime
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Community
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Crime - including incidence of crime, world comparisons, prison population, efficacy of judicial system, rehabilitation
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77
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Drugs
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Community
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Drugs - including drug use, availability, addiction, rehabilitation
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78
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Old Sectors
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Industry
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Old sectors - including future of agriculture (<3% of GDP), manufacturing (heading for just 7% of GDP from 30% in 1960)
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79
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Imports
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Markets
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Imports - including mix, availability, price movements of imported materials & finished goods, equipment, machinery, etc.
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80
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Government
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Enterprise
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Government - including the future role (if any) of GBEs (Government Business Enterprises), etc.
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81
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Use of Time
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Community
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Use of time - including changing use of time (e.g. work, leisure), leisure activities, etc.
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82
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Defence
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Government
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Defence - including funding, manpower, equipping, structure, alliances, effectiveness, flexibility, etc.
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83
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Contractualism
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Labour
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Contractualism - employee concept to contracted services (i.e. turning the employer-employee relationship into a b2b relationship)
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84
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Local
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Markets
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Local - including mix, availability, price movements of locally sourced inputs, etc.
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85
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Subsidies
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Government
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Subsidies - including efficient use of subsidies, welfare & relief to business & individuals, etc.
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86
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Outsourcing
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Services
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Outsourcing - outsourced functions & activities, supply arrangements, pricing issues, documentation & negotiation issues
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87
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Disasters
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World
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Disasters - natural disasters, nuclear plant meltdowns, major chemical disasters, water source contamination
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88
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Derivatives
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Finance
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Derivatives - including hedge funds, futures markets, company risk, national risks, etc.
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89
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Marketing
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Markets
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Marketing - including changing mix of marketing (e.g. above & below line advertising expenditure), direct marketing
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90
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Subcontracting
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Services
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Subcontracting - including the difference between outsourcing & subcontracting, onshore & offshore subcontracting, etc.
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91
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Family Formation
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Community
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Family formation - including marriages, separations, divorces, etc.
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92
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Households
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Community
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Households - including number, growth, composition, etc.
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93
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Religion
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World
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Religion - including major religions, radicalism/fundamentalism/extremism, role in economy & welfare of nations, etc.
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94
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Parties
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Government
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Parties - including parties in power (state and federal), platforms, performance, etc.
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95
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Ideologies
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Government
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Ideologies - including socialism, capitalism, humanism, rationalism, environmentalism, etc.
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96
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Sport
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Community
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Sport - including participation levels, types of sport, etc.
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97
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Unionism
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Labour
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Unionism - including levels, direction, disposition of union membership, etc.
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98
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Franchising
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Services
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Franchising - including the growth & disposition of franchising, legal issues, etc.
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99
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Republic
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Government
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Republic - the importance & consequences of becoming a republic, etc.
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100
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Religious Adherence
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Community
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Religious adherence - including religious affiliations, practicing vs. nominal, etc.
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