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17 May 2013 | This research examines ways to build adaptive capacity to climate change and compares social networks through a case study of organisations that responded to Queensland’s 2010–11 major floods.

17 May 2013 | This research analysed the finances of farm businesses in southwestern Australia from 2002-2011 to assess successful management capabilities, choices, and education for adapting to a changing climate.

17 May 2013 | This study measured the benefits of protecting and restoring habitat of 504 currently threatened species in Australia accounting for spatial and temporal habitat connectivity under climate change.

17 May 2013 | The Heat-Ready study captured information on the current knowledge, policy status, preparedness and adaptive capacity to heatwaves in staff who work in Aged Care Facilities in three Australian states.

16 May 2013 | This research identifies Australian water birds likely to face strong challenges or extinction from climate change and recommends key actions to secure and manage vulnerable regions for the future.

13 May 2013 | This report addresses the need for collaborative frameworks for institutional decision making under uncertainty, and economic strategies to allocate risk, when planning to adapt to climate change.

13 May 2013 | This report presents the findings from the “Pathways to Climate Adapted and Healthy Low Income Housing” project undertaken by the CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship in partnership with two organisation.

13 May 2013 | This research identified different audiences in Australia and evaluated responses to climate change messages to inform design and targeting of climate change adaptation communication in Australia.

13 May 2013 | This research investigated threshold relationships between climate and critical aquatic processes and the potential for riparian replanting to adapt temperate south-eastern Australian freshwaters.

07 May 2013 | This audit assessed the awarding of funding for the construction of the Adelaide Desalination Plant (ADP) against the requirements of the Commonwealth's grants administration framework.
08 May 2013 | This report, commissioned jointly by WWF-Australia and the Food and Grocery Council of Australia (AFGC), provides a broad, independent overview of the facts, issues and challenges surrounding palm oil, and is intended to provide a springboard for efforts to increase the supply of sustainable palm oil into the Australian market.

06 May 2013 | This discussion paper explains the current policies and strategies designed to deliver sustainable growth for the Lower Hunter.

06 May 2013 | This research examined the vulnerability of disadvantaged groups in Australia and explored policy changes to enhance adaptive capacity and decrease negative climate change impacts for these groups.

06 May 2013 | This research analysed the costs and benefits of residential adaptation and identified coastal community types to determine if adaptation should take place at the community or individual level.

06 May 2013 | This research investigated the development of a freshwater biodiversity adaptation planning framework using Tasmania to explore priorities and adaptation actions at local, regional and state scales.

Giles Parkinson | Inside Story
18 May 2013 | The electricity generation industry is waking up to the fact that its business model is broken. With consumption down, can it refit for the green economy?

07 May 2013 | Mike Smith has produced a major new account of Australia’s desert archaeology

03 May 2013 | It’s a debate that’s been raging for decades and dominates academic and popular urban planning discourse: urban sprawl versus urban densification.

07 November 2011 | Acknowledging the importance of drawing from credible sources, this guide provides advice on ten reliable and easily accessible sources of research written for non-specialist readers.
04 April 2011 | This guide has been issued to help designers, architects, builders and clients to better understand the Disability (Access to Premises - buildings) Standards 2010  which will commence on 1 May 2011.
10 August 2009 | The Climate Action Network Australia has prepared seven summary sheets to provide a clear track through the climate negotiations of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
04 April 2013 | Tasmania’s size and isolation once made it the butt of mainland jokes. But those qualities – and its stunning natural environment – are now seen as major advantages.

21 January 2013 | Future generations of Australians will identify the present generation as that which extracted unparalleled monetary reward from the continent's non-renewable natural resources.

Sydney is one of the world's great global cities. For a city of this size, the distribution of housing, jobs, infrastructure and transport networks can't be left to chance.
11 April 2013 | This keynote presentation was part of the Social media in times of crisis conference at the State Library of Queensland, organised by CCI and the Eidos Institute.

18 February 2013 | While economists and politicians argue over how to return to sustained growth, Richard Heinberg says they are missing the point.

21 December 2012 | This Australian Social Trends (AST) podcast looks at the business of farming and the characteristics of Australian farmers