According to the report, the architecture of Australia’s existing national innovation system is now a generation old and requires an urgent re-appraisal and re-structuring. Its 72 recommendations range across the components of an effective system, focusing on innovation in business, strengthening people and skills, excellence in national research, information and market design, and taxation.

This two page consumer fact sheet outlines the pitfalls and costs of mobile phone premium services and how to avoid them.There's a lot more you can do on your mobile phone these days, download ringtones and music, chat, vote, check your horoscope, enter competitions, or find out sports scores. These extras usually attract a premium...

In the recent Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper (8408) the Rudd government emphasised that a major part of its efforts to control global gas emissions would be its participation in international negotiations leading to a global agreement on this issue. Australia is party to the Kyoto Protocol, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate...

One of the goals of Infrastructure Australia is to facilitate public discussion on how the nation could improve planning and investment in infrastructure to meet our future needs, as well as improving the way we use the infrastructure already in place. During the early phases of Infrastructure Australia’s activities, it became clear that members of...

The issues discussed in this paper are based on topics raised during initial discussions between Infrastructure Australia representatives with stakeholders and as a result of internal research. The paper aims to prompt input regarding how to foster an environment in which infrastructure spending decisions can maximise their effectiveness in delivering on economic, social, and environmental...