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Posted on June 19, 2018June 20, 2018

Clean Growth Choices for communities in transition –

A prosperous and thriving future for regional Australians will depend on how imaginatively we exploit opportunity and manage the risks that come with change. It will depend on the choices communities make.

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Posted on November 13, 2017November 14, 2017

Why big projects like the Adani coal mine won’t transform regional Queensland

Queensland should rethink its big projects for a big country approach. Regional jobs that depend on project investment without generating local income are not sustainable. Small business and community must be restored to centre stage in development strategy.

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Posted on October 17, 2017October 17, 2017

Can regional health care be more regional?

Can we improve the health care system for regional Australians to be more patient-centric and personalised, so that it delivers great health care inclusively, appropriately and efficiently?  What can be done to make regional health care in reality more regional?

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Posted on September 29, 2017October 4, 2017

Factors shaping regional development in Australia

Forced decentralisation of government agencies out of Canberra is unlikely to be a viable strategy for regional development. Stronger long term partnerships between the Commonwealth and the regions is a better alternative.

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Posted on July 31, 2017October 2, 2017

Can regional development policy be rational?

A study by the Productivity Commission into “the geographic impacts of the transition of the Australian economy following the resources investment boom” is highly relevant to a raft of policy agenda shaping the future of our regions.

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Posted on March 3, 2017October 4, 2017

Smart planning can shape a better SEQ

How to double an already significant urban population of 3.4 million and not turn a region renowned for its mix of amenity and lifestyle qualities into a massive commuter grid-lock is the challenge faced by the South-East Queensland Regional Plan.

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Posted on January 10, 2017October 4, 2017

Climate adaptation for regional resilience and development

With the right strategies regional communities can build their resilience, begin the low carbon transition while also adapting to climate change.

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Posted on April 7, 2016October 2, 2017

A future federation of regional States?

Queensland Premier Anastacia Palaszczuk rightly suggests that northern New South Wales would be better served by a state government based in Brisbane, but she is far less persuasive arguing that…

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  • Clean Growth Choices for communities in transition – June 19, 2018
  • Why big projects like the Adani coal mine won’t transform regional Queensland November 13, 2017
  • Making a user-friendly regional health care system October 26, 2017
  • Can regional health care be more regional? October 17, 2017
  • Health, regional Australians and research October 15, 2017
  • Factors shaping regional development in Australia September 29, 2017
  • Can regional development policy be rational? July 31, 2017
  • Australia’s energy schmozzle March 16, 2017
  • Smart planning can shape a better SEQ March 3, 2017
  • Climate adaptation for regional resilience and development January 10, 2017

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