Executive summary Public legal services for disadvantaged people in NSW have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining solicitors in regional, rural and remote (RRR) areas. Difficulties are also reported in attracting sufficient private solicitors to undertake legal aid work.

This working paper touches on some of the predominant benefits, costs and tensions associated with the arrival of Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation as identified through in-depth interviews with over sixty ‘premine’ Shire of Ravensthorpe residents.

This policy set out the principles used by the WAPC in determining applications for the subdivision of rural land.

This report aims to make a useful contribution to national debates about the directions of refugee resettlement policy, with a particular focus on recent Victorian experience and policyimplications.

The committee argues that a more coherent approach needs to be taken to the provision of rural skills training and education. Among its recommendations, the committee proposes a national strategy on rural skills training, encompassing the school, vocational education and training, and higher education sectors.