Organisation
Future Directions International
Acronym:
FDI
Future Directions International (FDI) was an independent, not-for-profit research institute. It was established in 2000, by Major General (Retd.) the Honourable Michael Jeffery (former Governor General of Australia), together with a small group of leading Australians, to conduct comprehensive research of important medium to long-term issues facing Australia.
FDI ceased operations in November 2021.
Report
Australia’s food export outlook
Australian food exports are increasing, but demand patterns alone will not ensure continual export growth and the integration of the Australian and Asian food markets to the future, argues this report.
Report
Australian aid: investing in agricultural research and development
It is imperative that Australia remains at the cutting edge of agricultural research, this report argues, so as to maintain regional leverage and to safeguard domestic food security.
Report
Iran’s nuclear programme: benign or sinister?
This report argues that if Iran's nuclear programme was peaceful, it would have invested solely in nuclear power infrastructure, rather than creating large stockpiles of enriched uranium.
Report
Climate change, carbon and wildfires
This report argues that atmospheric carbon estimates should include wildfires as a significant source of atmospheric greenhouse gas, and effort to reduce atmospheric carbon must include measures to curb wildfires.
Report
Australia’s water security part 1: water resources
This paper provides an overview of water availability in Australia, the major sources of water, and the spatial and time challenges limiting access to water resources.