This briefing paper presents an overview of plantation forestry in NSW. Plantation forestry characteristics covered in this paper include: legislative, policy and administrative arrangements; industry facts and figures; research into plantation species and products; and forestry education and training. An historical overview of plantation forestry Plantation forestry began in NSW in 1882. The Forestry Act...

In the recent Senate debate on Senator Nash's private member’s bill to extend the criteria for Independent Youth Allowance to Inner Regional students the issue of why so few regional students go on to tertiary education was raised and an argument made that the ability to take a gap year and qualify for Youth Allowance...

This study addresses the question posed in the 2009 AHURI Research Agenda: how do the drivers of supply and demand for housing in regional and rural centres affect the supply of affordable housing?

Comparing water security issues in Kalgoorlie and Broken Hill, this report argues that the challenges of balancing water supply and growth are ongoing in both places and likely to become more severe with climate change.

This report presents the results of a project worked in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory to develop and trial 'water planning tools' that can be adapted to suit a range of conditions and that will enable better planning and management of Australia's water resources. Tools were selected for trial to address the main...