Using Melbourne as a case study and drawing from an international literature, this paper reviews the purposes of urban growth boundaries and their potential impacts on land prices.

This paper outlines an institutional framework for better understanding and learning from the mobilisation and practice of performance-based planning in Queensland under the Integrated Planning Act 1997 (IPA)

This paper presents the empirical evidence of employment distribution in the Adelaide metropolitan region based on analysis of the ‘Working Population Profile’ published for the first time by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as part of Census 2006.

This report provides an assessment of the environmental, economic and community impacts of existing and proposed forestry and mining operations on the Tiwi Islands, and reviews governance arrangements relating to existing operations.

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.