Towards the end of the past decade, signs were emerging as to future challenges associated with impending intersections between the ageing of global rural populations and their impacts on agricultural production and food safety. In a landmark paper for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), Iaquinta et al. (1999) made a strong plea for additional...

The Cities of Albany, Bunbury, Geraldton-Greenough and Kalgoorlie-Boulder outline the case for a strategic approach to regional development within Western Australia. While making the case for decentralisation of future population growth away from the Perth Metropolitan Area, their priority is strategic investment in the infrastructure of regional cities. The report explores the economic contribution of...

Luke Morgan, Senior Policy Officer at the Western Australian Department of Agriculture and Food, writes, 'Awareness and adaptation to climate change during the past 30 years has been emerging, with most sectors only responding in the last five to 10 years. Most past responses focused on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, but as the inevitability of...

The Nationals and the Greens were the star performers last Saturday in Western Australia, writes Norm Kelly.

It has been demonstrated that the Earth is warming and climatic parameters are changing. In western Australia, the south west has been experiencing rainfall reductions for several decades and other areas across the State have experienced droughts and atypical events. It is now generally accepted that western Australia will experience a climate in the near...