Negative stereotypes about the extractive industries constitute a cultural risk for operations, damage good-doers, and discourage other companies from imitating them. This paper discusses the concept of a cultural license to operate, which addresses these cultural risks.

An overview of what is currently known about community policing in Australia. Topics covered include: Community Policing – the Australian connection The changing nature of communities: Implications for police and community policing A new movement in community policing? From community policing to vulnerable people policing Community policing in culturally and linguistically diverse communities Community policing...

This Facts Sheet describes how the characteristics of families differ between the "city" and the "country" or "bush". While& words such as these are used in everyday parlance, it is very difficult to identify exactly where the city ends and the country begins. One way of categorising regions is in terms of the& road distance...

Grattan Institute's second Cities program investigates decision making in eight of the world’s most successful cities, and asks what governance arrangements accompanied their broad-based improvement. Every city has a different story, but among these differences a number of common themes emerged. These included the importance of public engagement, consistent strategic direction, cross-sectoral collaboration, and regional...

In this paper, Anglicare starts a discussion about urban renewal and what it might mean, especially for Tasmania. The paper explores some of the assumptions that urban renewal rests upon and looks at the extensive body of research that has been built up on these issues over the last twenty years or more.