Abstract
The distribution of 13 million Australians over a land mass the size of the United States poses unique problems for the communication of technical information. Both industry and education in non-urban areas are being imaginatively served by telecommunication and non-linear techniques, but the needs of secondary and tertiary industries for technical writing capabilities have not been met. Vigorous efforts by federal and state governments, by academic and industrial training facilities, and by professional societies are being made to correct this recognized inadequacy.