This research report is about factors that will improve adoption of safety practice and systems on Australian farms. The review describes approaches and evaluation reports of Australian farm safety programs and other relevant studies that provide information about individual safety behaviour change and community/organisation factors associated with safety change. This research examines the evidence for...

This RIRDC publication examines one of Australia's most pressing economic problems - a shortage of labour. Without adequate supplies of labour, the economic and social functions of businesses are restricted, and the capacity for expansion reduced. Industries and communities within rural Australia have been particularly hard hit by labour shortages, with many small and medium...

The objective of the evaluation was to assess the efficiency, effectiveness and appropriateness of the Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP) program to Indigenous participants and communities in achieving the outcomes of real jobs and viable business enterprises.

Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workforces have become a major part of Western Australia's mining industry. The Regional Development Council (the Council) is of the view that the increasing use of FIFO on resource projects in regional WA represents a loss of real and potential benefits to regional communities.

This report details the existing workforce of the Limestone coast region, outlines workforce development needs within the Limestone Coast region for key industries within the next five years, identifies potential new industries and their workforce needs, outlines promotion and population increase strategies to encourage people to work and live in the region and outlines a...