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Melville Island, 54<br />

membership<br />

sports and physical recreation services<br />

fees, 457<br />

trade unions, 269–70<br />

men<br />

HIV infection, 363<br />

prostate cancer, 356<br />

see also sex (gender)<br />

mental health, 297–8, 353, 359–62<br />

suicide, 356<br />

veterans, 293<br />

merchandise trade, see trade<br />

merchant trading fleet, 642<br />

Meriam Mir, 30, 32<br />

messaging and mobile services, 646<br />

metal ore mining, 534–6, 585<br />

see also bauxite; copper; gold; iron ore;<br />

lead; mineral sands; nickel; silver; zinc<br />

metal product manufacturing, 575–81, 585,<br />

713–15<br />

metallurgical (coking) coal, 538, 542, 562,<br />

754<br />

meteorology, see climate<br />

methane, 127, 129<br />

Methodist Church, 223<br />

methyl bromide, 131<br />

Mexico, 157, 164<br />

MFP, 477–8<br />

Micklethwaite Curr, Edward, 32<br />

microfinance, 169<br />

Middle East, 158, 165, 176, 180–1<br />

migrants from, 224, 226<br />

midwifery, 373<br />

migrants and migration, 25–8, 190, 191–2,<br />

208–11, 221–30<br />

community housing residents, 337<br />

culture and leisure activities, 461–6<br />

Defence recruitment and retention<br />

strategy, 186<br />

employment, 236<br />

environmental views, 88<br />

interstate, 199<br />

New Zealand, 156<br />

support services for, 25–7, 305<br />

migratory shorebirds, <strong>10</strong>, 16<br />

Mildura, 71<br />

military, see <strong>Australia</strong>n Defence Force<br />

Military Compensation and Rehabilitation<br />

Service, 292<br />

milk, see dairying and dairy products<br />

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),<br />

157–8, 167–74<br />

Girl Guide programs and activities, 46–7,<br />

48, 49, 50<br />

mills<br />

aluminium rolled product, 540<br />

timber, 512, 516<br />

Mine Ban Convention, 159<br />

mine warfare force, 183<br />

mineral exploration, 530–1, 534<br />

mineral fuels, see petroleum and petroleum<br />

products<br />

mineral processing and treatment, 537, 539,<br />

585<br />

aluminium, 540, 583<br />

copper, 545<br />

energy use, 562–3<br />

mineral sands, 529, 537, 546, 547–8<br />

mining and minerals, 470–9, 527–53, 753–4<br />

Africa, 158, 546, 547, 548<br />

engineering construction, 593–4<br />

exports to Korea, 151, 538, 539, 754<br />

Philippines, 154<br />

research and development, 536, 660, 661<br />

subsoil assets, <strong>10</strong>0–2, <strong>10</strong>3<br />

see also industry and industry sector;<br />

mineral processing and treatment<br />

Ministerial Council on Education,<br />

Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 309<br />

Ministerial Council on Gambling, 305<br />

ministers of state (ministry), 135, 136–8, 143,<br />

157<br />

overseas visits, 149–50, 151, 153, 154, 157<br />

state premiers, 140<br />

territory chief ministers, 141<br />

missile defence, 183<br />

Missile Technology Control Regime, 159<br />

missile tests, North Korea, 151<br />

Mitchell River, 59<br />

mobile and messaging services, 646<br />

mobile phones, 654<br />

recycling, 49<br />

Mobility Allowance, 296<br />

Mole Creek Forest Karst Program, 20<br />

molluscs, 7, 517–20, 522–3<br />

Monarch, 134, 135, 136<br />

Monash University, 33<br />

money, 685–6<br />

coinage, 49, 549<br />

donations to help protect environment,<br />

88<br />

foreign exchange, 680–2, 687, 752<br />

802 Year Book <strong>Australia</strong> <strong>2009</strong>–<strong>10</strong>

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