This study estimates the economic, environmental and social impacts of the Cooperative Research Centres (CRC) program since it commenced in 1991 and out to 2017. Nearly 120 past and present CRCs have contributed to the study. Between 1991 and 2017 almost $14.5 billion of direct economic impacts are estimated to have accrued from CRC produced...

The Business/Higher Education Roundtable commissioned the Allen Consulting Group to conduct a scoping study that reviews the effectiveness of current interventions designed to increase the number of people with higher education qualifications in the agricultural workforce. Although employment levels in on-farm agriculture have not been growing, there is a shortage of skilled labour across the...

The report considers the socio-economic implications of possible coal seam gas operations at three different monetary levels: the regional economy/community of northwest NSW; the state economy; and the broader national economy.

This report was commissioned by the Australian Centre for Renewable Energy (ACRE) to identify the financial and technical capability of the Australian geothermal energy sector and to identify potential policy mechanisms to accelerate its development.

This report models the impact of the Clean Energy Future legislation on property businesses, in particular operational and building costs.