This positioning paper is the first output of a research project examining the potential opportunities for and barriers to improving the environmental sustainability of Australia's private rental stock. For existing private rental stock, this entails retrofitting existing dwellings to minimise energy and water consumption. For new dwellings and development, options include consideration of housing design...

This paper draws upon findings from a 3 year creative industries study- 'Creative Tropical City'- to examine the enabling role played by the natural environment in terms of local creativity.

This report looks at environmental, societal, cultural and economic sustainability issues of collecting organisations. A set of pilot sustainability indicators is proposed, based on consultations with the directors and CEOs of some major South Australian collecting institutions, (including the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Botanic Gardens of Adelaide, Carrick Hill, the History Trust of...

This report recommend reforms to promote the sustainability of Australia's economic development, reduce and simplify the regulatory burden, ensure the most efficient and effective achievement of desired environmental outcomes, and are based on an effective federal arrangement. Tom Arup discusses the report in the National Times. (21)

This working paper models a base case scenario for emissions projections between 2007 and 2020, assuming no further abatement measures are taken. The underlying data has been used in recent reports prepared by the Department of Climate Change and the Treasury.