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Our regions rising - policy hack summary 2019
In April 2019, the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) convened the historic Regions Rising national summit in Canberra. This summit brought together business, government and community leaders from across rural and regional Australia to discuss the future of regional development. As a result of the hacks...
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Rural water cost shares: final report
The NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal has reviewed how we share costs between rural water customers1 and the NSW Government (on behalf of other users and the broader community) when setting maximum prices for the Water Administration Ministerial Corporation’s (WAMC’s) water management services and...
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Integrated whole-farm modelling: an application for policy analysis of climate change adaptation
This paper describes an integrated modelling approach suitable for analysing a wide range of policy, economic and environmental issues where spatial heterogeneity is important. The approach involves overlaying whole-farm models onto GIS map layers of land use, soil, climate and topographic information. The integration is...
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Australian social trends, Dec 2012
The current statistics regarding agriculture and farming indicate rising numbers of people are leaving rural areas and changing their lifestyles. In 2012, Australia celebrates the Year of the Farmer, a chance to pay tribute to the important role that farming and agriculture plays in our...
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APS Innovation action plan
The role of the Australian Public Service (APS) is to support the Australian Government in responding to economic, social and environmental challenges, through effective policy development and service delivery. It needs to employ the most up-to-date thinking and approaches to deal with increasingly complex issues...
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The priorities and research of non-metropolitan regional development Australia committees
Thirty-two percent of Australians live in the non-metropolitan areas of Australia. This report looks at the development of community committees in rural and regional areas. The desire for rural and coastal lifestyles, advances in communications technology and positive market conditions for industries such as mining...
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Black swan in the engine room: Australia’s ability to manage catastrophic disaster in the Pilbara.
Australia is experiencing an unprecedented expansion of its minerals and energy sectors. The Pilbara region of northwest Western Australia is a significant part of this outcome. Much of this involves on- and off-shore facilities that are vulnerable to natural disasters, industrial accidents and, potentially, acts...
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Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor final report 2012
This Final Report is delivered in accordance with section 12 of the Bushfires Royal Commission Implementation Monitor Act 2011 (the BRCIM Act). The report records the State’s progress on approximately 300 implementation actions outlined in Implementing the Government’s Response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal...
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Visualisations of a water sensitive city
This visualtion report asks the question of what water sustainabilty and catchments plans are for the future.
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Strategic regional land use plan: upper Hunter
The NSW Government is committed to balancing strong economic growth in regional NSW with the protection of our most valuable agricultural land and sustainable management of our natural resources. In the Upper Hunter region, it is particularly important to minimise land use conflicts arising from...