Cadre Management

LINKS

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)
www.abs.gov.au
The Australian Bureau of Statistics site contains a statistical profile of Australia including information on population, government, education, income, transport and industry sectors.

Australian Business Register (ABR)
www.abr.gov.au
The Australian Business Register(ABR) is designed to be a comprehensive register of information provided by businesses when they register for an Australian Business Number (ABN). The main objective of the ABR and ABN system is to prevent other businesses from being required to withhold tax from payments, to provide a single number for GST registrations and to provide all levels of government with a unique business identifier. The ABR site can be used to search for business ABNs or to apply for an ABN.

Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
www.accc.gov.au
The Commissioner is the national agency dealing with competition matters and has responsibility for enforcement of the Trade Practices Act and associated State/Territory legislation. The site includes information on issues such as anti-competitive and unfair market practices, mergers or acquisitions of companies, product safety/liability, and third-party access to facilities of national significance.

Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
www.tradewatch.dfat.gov.au
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has established the Tradewatch site to provide information on the latest trade and economic developments in Australia's trading partners.
The site includes: Australian Government Market Access Priorities; Economic Outlook and Developments; Investing; New Developments; Upcoming Bilateral Economic Events; Useful Contacts; Country Fact Sheets.

Australian Government's Business Entry Point (BEP)
www.business.gov.au
The Australian Government's Business Entry Point (BEP) site, contains information on government business initatives, grants, licensing and tendering. It provides contact details for government agencies and industry associations, business case studies, industry information and answers to common business questions.

Australian Human Resources Institute
www.ahri.com.au
The Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) is Australia's peak human resource and people management association. With more than 25,000 stakeholders nationally and internationally, AHRI has responsibility for leading the continued growth of the human resource profession nationally.

Australian Institute of Company Directors
www.companydirectors.com.au
The AICD is the leading representative body for Australia's company directors and senior officers. It is a member-focused organisation with core activities driven by the needs of directors. This site enables access to other director related sites from around the world.

Australian Institute of Management
www.aim.com.au
As Australia's largest professional body for managers, the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) facilitates management and leadership excellence by promoting, supporting and developing the profession of management in all its forms.

Australian Financial Review
www.afr.com
The Asia-Pacific region's pre-eminent source of business and finance news and analysis, political commentary and opinion.

Australian Parliament House
www.aph.gov.au
The Australian Parliament House site provides a range of useful information on Australia's system of government, political parties and the political process. The site also provides access to bills (and their explanatory memorandums) currently before Parliament.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
www.asic.gov.au
The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is one of three Commonwealth government bodies which regulate financial services in Australia. It is the single national regulator of Australia’s 1.2 million companies. This site contains general information on company legal obligations and regulatory requirements.

Australian Stock Exchange (ASX)
www.asx.com.au
ASX operates Australia's primary national stock exchange for equities, derivatives and fixed interest securities. This site contains comprehensive market data and information.

Australian Trade Commission (AUSTRADE)
www.austrade.gov.au
The Australian Trade Commission (AUSTRADE) is the Australian government's export and investment facilitation agency. This site contains information on Austrade's services tailored to both Australian and overseas users, including detailed market and country profiles.

Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
The Business Council of Australia is an association of chief executives of leading Australian corporations with a combined national work force of more than 1.1 million people. It was established in 1983 to provide a forum for Australian business leadership to contribute directly to public policy debates in order to build a better and more prosperous Australian society.

Reserve Bank of Australia
www.rba.gov.au
The Reserve Bank of Australia determines Australia's monetary policy. The RBA is an active participant in financial markets, manages Australia's foreign reserves, issues Australian currency notes and serves as banker to the Australian Government.
This site provides statistics - for example, on interest rates, exchange rates and money and credit growth - and a range of publications on its operations and research. It also provides a list of useful links to banking institutions and organisations around the world.