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The Global Financial Crisis and regional Australia

23 November 2009

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 109KB)
Foreword Membership of the Committee Committee Secretariat Terms of reference List of abbreviations List of recommendations

Chapter 1 The global financial crisis and regional Australia	(PDF 77KB)
Regional Australia The global financial crisis Aim and scope of the report Conduct of the inquiry

Chapter 2 Impact of the GFC on regional business	(PDF 293KB)
Introduction Resources sector Manufacturing sector Tourism sector Retail sector Construction sector Primary industries Banking and lending sector Business and downturns

Chapter 3 Impact of the GFC on regional populations	(PDF 171KB)
Introduction Job losses in regional Australia Mortgage stress in regional Australia The impact of the GFC on social services in regional Australia

Chapter 4 Impact of the GFC on local government	(PDF 93KB)

Chapter 5 Strengthening Australia’s regions	(PDF 194KB)
Regional development policy in Australia Regional development and the post-trade liberalisation era Three pillars of regional development policy Facilitating regional cooperation Conclusion

Appendix A – List of Submissions	(PDF 57KB)

Appendix B – List of Exhibits	(PDF 49KB)

Appendix C – List of Witnesses & Public Hearings	(PDF 86KB)

Appendix D – The Canadian Mortgage Bond Program	(PDF 56KB)