The visual arts, craft and design sector makes an important contribution to Australian society and its economy. A 2000 Australia Council research study, Arts Economy 1968-1998: Three Decades of Growth in Australia, revealed that although the Australian arts economy had blossomed and consolidated during this time, visual arts and craft workers had the largest decrease...

This audit examined whether the current strategy was based on sound evidence and research; whether the Department of Justice and the independent regulator, the Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation, are implementing the strategy as intended; and whether there is reasonable assurance that initiatives are achieving their objectives.

This executive summary presents Isoquant Consulting's findings from an evaluation of the Wired Community @ Collingwood Project (Wired) one year into implementation.

Meaningful Measurement is a summary of the key research in the area of measuring artistic vibrancy. It looks at: performance measurement in the arts proposed models of performance measurement in the arts the notion of “public value” and the arts the intrinsic impacts of the arts assessing artistic vibrancy, including models and examples “Public value”...

Urban fringe residential estates continue to dominate the residential development sector in Australia. Several practice based sustainability assessment tools have recently been developed which acknowledge the impacts of such developments and attempt to improve outcomes. This paper examines how sustainability principles and concepts are presented and applied in such assessment tools, focusing on two Australian...