Urban spaces have become blended even more seamlessly with their portrayal. Such representations are generated via a broad range of media which both influence and sculpt our sense of their constitution so that our sense of what the urban ‘is’ is inflected by a range of interpretations, atmospheres, inherited viewpoints, dialogues and scenarios derived from...

Urban spaces have become blended even more seamlessly with their portrayal. Such representations are generated via a broad range of media which both influence and sculpt our sense of their constitution so that our sense of what the urban is is inflected by a range of interpretations, atmospheres, inherited viewpoints, dialogues and scenarios derived from...

Despite the growth of domestic and international markets in second homes to be used for holidays (rather than as private let investments) there has been little research on this issue in the Australian context. Similarly, there has been little work outside what have been termed ‘geographies of temporary mobility’, despite there being reason to believe...

Contrary to popular belief, the majority of Indigenous Australians live in cities and towns rather than remote areas of the country, yet remain segregated and 'invisible' from the daily lives of non-Indigenous Australians. In 2006, the Australian Indigenous population surpassed half a million. Yet while public and political discourse invariably concentrate on remote Australia, geographically...

The key recommendation in this report is the establishment of an independent statutory Sentencing Advisory Council. The Institute’s research highlights the need for accessible information about crime and sentencing in Tasmania and, in particular, accessible sentencing statistics for Magistrates Courts. This would be among the functions of a Sentencing Advisory Council, which would conduct research...