Overview:

Australia Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Australia. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future persp
 

Overview 1
 Catalyst 1
 Summary 1
 Key Facts and Geographic Location 9
 Key facts 9
 Geographical location 10
 PESTLE Analysis 11
 Summary 11
 Political analysis 12
 Economic analysis 15
 Social analysis 19
 Technology analysis 23
 Legal analysis 27
 Environmental analysis 30
 Political Landscape 33
 Summary 33
 Evolution 33
 Structure and policies 36
 Performance 41
 Outlook 42
 Economic Landscape 43
 Summary 43
 Evolution 43
 Structure and policies 45
 Performance 49
 Outlook 62
 Social Landscape 63
 Summary 63
 Evolution 63
 Structure and policies 63
 Performance 66
 Outlook 69
 Technological Landscape 71
 Summary 71
 Evolution 71
 Structure and policies 71
 Performance 72
 Outlook 76
 Legal Landscape 77
 Summary 77
 Evolution 77
 Structure and policies 77
 Performance 82
 Outlook 83
 Environmental Landscape 84
 Summary 84
 Evolution 84
 Structure and policies 84
 Performance 87
 Outlook 88
 Appendix 90
 Ask the analyst 90
 Datamonitor consulting 90
 Disclaimer 90
 
 
 TABLE OF FIGURES
 Figure 1: Map of Australia 10
 Figure 2: Australia – political events timeline 34
 Figure 3: Australia – key political figures 36
 Figure 4: Evolution of GDP growth in Australia, 1970–2009 45
 Figure 5: Market capitalization of Australian securities exchange, 2001–08 48
 Figure 6: GDP and growth rate in Australia, 2002–13 (constant prices) 50
 Figure 7: Sector composition of GDP in Australia, 2009 51
 Figure 8: Australia’s agricultural output, 2002–09 52
 Figure 9: Australia’s industrial output, 2002–09 53
 Figure 10: Australia’s services output, 2002–09 54
 Figure 11: Australia’s external trade (merchandise), 2002–09 56
 Figure 12: Australia – total FDI inflows, 2001–08 58
 Figure 13: CPI and CPI-based inflation in Australia, 2002–13 59
 Figure 14: Employment in Australia, 2002–13 61
 Figure 15: Unemployment in Australia, 2002–13 62
 Figure 16: Major religions in Australia 65
 Figure 17: Expenditure on healthcare in Australia, 2002–13 67
 Figure 17: Expenditure on education in Australia, 2002–13 69
 Figure 18: Telecommunications market growth in Australia, 2002–13 73
 Figure 19: Number of internet users in Australia, 2002–13 74
 Figure 20: R&D expenditure in Australia, 2000–12 76
 Figure 21: Australia – judicial structure 78
 Figure 22: CO2 emissions in Australia, 2002–13 88
 
 
 TABLES
 Table 1: Australia – key fundamentals 4
 Table 2: Australia – key facts 9
 Table 3: Analysis of Australia’s political landscape 12
 Table 4: Analysis of Australia’s economy 15
 Table 5: Analysis of Australia’s social system 19
 Table 6: Analysis of Australia’s technology landscape 23
 Table 7: Average annual salaries for researchers across countries 25
 Table 8: Patents received by the US Patent and Trademark Office, 2001–09 26
 Table 9: Analysis of Australia’s legal landscape 27
 Table 10: Analysis of Australia’s environmental landscape 30
 Table 11: Mid-year population by age (millions), 2009 64
 Table 12: International environmental treaties signed and ratified by Australia 87