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1998-99 in Review Australias Strong Growth Exceeds Expectations
The Measurement of Saving in Australia Developments in Electricity
Foreign Investment in Australia A Brief History and Recent
Developments
Implications of the Globalisation of Financial Markets Statistical Appendix List of Tables and Charts
List of Articles and other Major Treasury Publications
This issue includes data up to 28 October 1999