This 10–year plan will guide New South Wales' policy and budget decision making. It sets long–term goals and measureable targets, and outlines immediate actions aimed at helping achieve these goals.

A review of Australia's overseas diplomatic network and a comparison with the foreign services of other developed nations. Three years ago, the Lowy Institute brought together a panel of eminent Australians to review the instruments with which Australia seeks to engage the wider world and shape our international environment in ways favourable to our economic...

Following consultations and analysis of the responses to the discussion paper, an exposure draft of the 2011 Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research Infrastructure has been developed and released for further consultation. During 2011, a Strategic Roadmap for Australian Research Infrastructure will be developed to inform future decisions on where Australia should make strategic infrastructure investments...

Scenario Planning for Climate Adaptation aims to strengthen knowledge about the use of scenarios and scenario planning as tools for climate change adaptation decisionmaking, drawing on the recent experience of Victorian climate adaptation policy-makers and practitioners.

Capital investment in transport, roads, health, water and electricity, amongst other sectors, is significant both in dollar terms and in its potential to interact with climate change adaptation strategies. The general lack of formalised approaches to assessing the social, environmental and economic impacts of capital investment projects is of particular concern.