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Objective To describe physical activity participation in three Queensland regional communities. Design Cross-sectional mail survey of randomly selected residents, stratified by age and sex. Setting Esk, Mareeba and Mount Isa. Participants 1219 (58% women) adults, with a mean age 46.7 (standard deviation 14.7) years. Main o ....

University students are often perceived to have a privileged position in society and considered immune to ill-health and disability. There is growing evidence that a sizeable proportion experience poor physical health, and that the prevalence of psychological disorders is higher in university students than their community peers. This study examin ....

Strong growth in the resource sector has seen more water being abstracted at mine sites in the inland Pilbara region and hence an increased volume of dewater surplus to the mine requirements. At the same time, resource sector growth has driven an increase in water demand at the coastal towns and ports due to a growing population, service industri ....

The Pilbara State of the Environment Report addresses environmental issues impacting on the Pilbara region through applying the same methodology as the Australian State of the Environment Report 2011 ensuring rigor in the approach to research, consultation, the identification of key pressures, issues and indicators, and the development of a frame ....

Recognised as the ‘engine room’ of the Australian economy, the Pilbara is undergoing significant growth and development which has generated significant demand for skilled and semi-skilled labour. Report LocationClick here to view the full publication ....

Climate change impacts challenge artificially imposed administrative boundaries and expose the need for improved collaboration across borders. However, jurisdictional boundaries represent one of the major obstacles to an integrated response to climate change impacts. Overcoming this barrier is particularly challenging in cases requiring collabora ....

Radically changing ideas and practices around mobility and borders have made the question regarding how best to approach and plan regional development in Australia more complex. Using the conceptual tools offered by the ‘mobility turn’ and ‘relational regions’, this paper assesses the usefulness of place-based development (PBD) approaches ....

Public investments in agriculture in Africa can have profound effects on productivity in the sector. It is therefore important to understand how budgetary allocation decisions are made. For example, what are the reasons for persistent underinvestment in agricultural research on the African continent? A mere reference to ignorance of policymakers ....

Resource-based activity provides a strong stimulus to local economies, largely through the high incomes paid to employees in the resources sector, plus the large levels of expenditure through supporting business chains. However, the role that resource development plays in driving regional population dynamics remains poorly understood, particularl ....

This background paper provides information on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the Victorian coast. It aims to provide and up to date evidence base for informing the Victorian Coastal Strategy 2013.  Report Locationhttp://www.vcc.vic.gov.au/assets/media/files/Final_report_population_and_settlements_Aug_2013.pdf ....

or almost two decades, chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnosis rates in remote Indigenous communities have been up to 30 times higher than for non-Indigenous Australians. The high levels of population movement known to occur between remote communities may contribute to these high rates. High population mobility is likely to contribute to the high lev ....

This report provides an assessment of the potential impacts of climate change on the fauna values of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area (TWWHA) and identifies management response options. The report covers fauna values associated with terrestrial, freshwater and estuarine environments, as well as marine mammals which breed and or h ....

Background: Diabetes in pregnancy carries an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes for both the mother and foetus, but it also provides an excellent early opportunity for intervention in the life course for both mother and baby. In the context of the escalating epidemic of chronic diseases among Indigenous Australians, it is vital that thi ....

Prescribed burning is an important but often controversial fire-management tool in fire-prone regions of the world. Here, we explore the complex challenges of prescribing fire for multiple objectives in the eucalypt forests of southwestern Australia, which could be regarded as a model for temperate landscapes elsewhere. Prescribed fire has been u ....