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Australian Population Association 2012 Conference:
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The Australian Population Association Conference will be held 5-7 December 2012 at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The conference theme is "Population change: past, present and future". The conference website will go live late in April.

Confirmed speakers include Dr Bob Birrell (Monash University), Dr Peter Burn (Australian Industry Group), Mr Patrick Corr (Australian Bureau of Statistics), Professor Natalie Jackson (University of Waikato), Professor Janet McCalman (University of Melbourne), Professor Peter McDonald (The Australian National University) and Professor Fiona McKenzie (Curtin University).

Papers and posters are welcome on:
1. 2011 Australian census results
2. Demographic data and methods
3. Education and labour force
4. Family formation and fertility
5. Health and mortality
6. Historical demography
7. Indigenous demography
8. Migration and ethnicity
9. Population ageing
10. Population and environment
11. Population and infrastructure
12. Regional population issues

and any other population-related research.

Please direct any queries to Rebecca Kippen (rkippen@unimelb.edu.au).

Dharma Arunachalam
Jennifer Baxter
Patrick Corr
Rebecca Kippen
Jeremy Reynolds

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 Christabel Young Grant Scheme

APA Council announce a new grant scheme for APA members to fund research into Australia's population.

For more details on the Young Grant.

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