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ABS Australian Labour Market Statistics (6105.0), published in May 2003 reported that the Australian workforce totalled 9,496,100 persons, of which 1,515,300 (16%) were public sector employees.

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HARTLEY JUDY. May 2000 Briefing Paper drafted on behalf of TEDCA on the issues related to the use of sign language interpreters in the tertiary sector. Tertiary Education Disability Council (Australia).

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Attachment A: Deaf Auslan user survey instrument

IX. Alternative Technologies for Providing Auslan Interpreting Services