Australia is currently embarking on a unique infrastructure project that may change the nature of the Last Mile access to Australian telecommunications forever. The National Broadband Network is designed to bring 'Internet' access to 98% of the Australian population by a mixture of fibre wireless and satellite technologies. The primary argument in favour of this...

This paper draws on a six month study that aimed to broadly clarify strategies for the Indonesian Government to address the issue of convergence. This paper reports on one aspect of this study that maps stakeholder policymaker opinions about a future converged regulator in Indonesia. Convergence refers to a trend in regulation that seeks to...

This paper draws on examples from a wider study of Australian backyards to inform debate on three themes: urban consolidation vs urban expansion; the ecologies of urban areas; the importance of ethnographic and qualitative research methods in studying human/environment interactions in urban areas.

This report focuses on the organisational demography of peak bodies, some of the challenges to their roles in policy making, democratic citizenship and representation.

This study was commissioned by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Department of Education and Youth Affairs (DETYA) to assess the extent to which their industry-linked research funding has been meeting the Government’s objectives in supporting university and industry interaction.