This part of the Australian newsletter from the National Clearinghouse on the Transition from School to Work is organized into eight sections. Following a description of the clearinghouse in the first section, the newsletter contains two sections of brief descriptions of current research projects and news items. In the fourth section, three books are reviewed: The Future of Work, The Law Relating to Parents and Children, and Youth and the Law. In the fifth section, two longer articles describe an experiment in permanent part-time work in the South Australia Public Service and transition education at an Australian high school. In the sixth section, a continuing series of international perspectives looks at youth waiting for work in China, while the seventh section contains the sixth part of a series on "Teenagers: From School to Work" focusing on policies for youth and education. The final section in part 1 of the newsletter presents a perspective on the Commonwealth participation and equity program as seen by the Commonwealth Schools Commission. (KC)