The catastrophic fire conditions affecting NSW and Queensland have likely been aggravated by climate change.This briefing paper finds that Australia’s fire season has lengthened so substantially that it has reduced opportunities for fuel reduction burning, making it harder to prepare for worsening conditions.

The diplomatic tug-of-war between China and Taiwan is expected to intensify in the Pacific in the foreseeable future.

While few Australian policymakers have engaged with nuclear strategy in recent decades, this paper suggests that there is a growing realisation amongst the country’s foreign affairs and defence community that nuclear deterrence will become more relevant for Australian defence policy.

This FACSIAR Evidence to Action Note supports us to understand how to involve clients in outcomes-based commissioning, and the impact this has on client outcomes.

This paper serves as an introduction to Ithaka S+R's methodological approach, walks through the phases of work in the Community College Libraries & Academic Support for Student Success (CCLASSS) project to illustrate in practice the steps involved, and suggests how others can adapt this process for their own context.