Community development
Report
Everybody's business: remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait community stores
The remote community store has the potential to play a pivotal role in improving the social, economic and health outcomes of remote Indigenous communities. The committee made 33 recommendations overall in key areas such as health and nutrition, food access and supply, cost of living, regulating governance, licensing of stores, and the future role of...
Book
The art of community: building the new age of participation (first edition)
Online communities offer a wide range of opportunities today, whether you're supporting a cause, marketing a product or service, or developing open source software. The Art of Community will help you develop the broad range of talents you need to recruit members to your community, motivate and manage them, and help them become active participants...
Report
Building lives, building community in Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park
The research was undertaken in 2008 and provides a unique insight into the lives, views and aspirations of people living in the suburbs of Craigieburn and Roxburgh Park.
Strategy
Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula regional plan
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA), in partnership with the three Councils and ATSIS, conducted a robust community consultation process to form the core of a regional plan. This draft was shared with communities and the general public for input and comments and additional comments were considered and incorporated.
Policy report
Rudd's army: a deployable civilian capacity for Australia
This analysis examines the need to specify responsibilities, accountabilities, authority, legal obligations and resources to achieve a ‘Team Australia’ approach. Equitable conditions of service for civilian participants on overseas operations that are comparable to military and police entitlements will be important.