2013

Since the introduction of electronic gaming machines into public hotels (pubs) and clubs across most of Australia from the mid-1990s onwards, research attention has largely focused on the impact of gambling venues in densely-populated urban areas along the eastern seaboard. In contrast, despite remote areas being well provisioned with gaming mach ....

Most Victorians live, work and play close to the coast. It is also home to critical infrastructure, important economic hubs and many significant ecosystems. The purpose of this study is to identify, characterize and quantify the "market" and "non-market" (commercial and non-commercial) value of the natural resources of the Victorian coast. The r ....

RDA commissioned this report to contribute to the successful development of renewable energy projects within the Goldfields Esperance region.    Report Locationhttp://www.rdage.com.au/uploaded/files/client_added/Audit%20of%20Renewable%20Energy%20Projects%20WEB.pdf ....

Design: Analysis of routinely collected death certificate and corresponding population data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Setting: Population-based, Australia-wide comparison of mortality rates in regional and remote areas compared with metropolitan areas from 1 January 2001 to 31 December 2010. Main outcome measures: Absolute and r ....

This essay examines the potential of Australian agriculture to meet the growing food demand from Asia. In doing so, this paper analyses the drivers of demand from the Asian region, where opportunities are identified for specific agricultural industries. Australia’s current potential is examined, exploring innovation in agricultural productivity ....

The report is a quarterly report with a consistent and regular assessment of crop prospects for major field crops, forcasts of area, yield and production and a summary of seasonal conditions on a state by state basis. Report Locationhttp://www.daff.gov.au/abares/publications_remote_content/recent-20?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYxNDM ....

There is considerable debate about increased foreign ownership of farmland and corporate farming in Australia, and the presumed decline of the ‘family farm’. However, while overseas and corporate farmers have an important role in Australian agriculture, family farming business entities are not about to be replaced by big business. This paper ....

The Australian fisheries statistics 2012 report contains data on the volume and value of production from state, territory and Commonwealth commercial fisheries (both wild catch and aquiculture). It also includes data on the volume and value of Australian fisheries trade, by destination, source and product. Profiles of Commonwealth and state/terri ....

This issue of the Australian Forest and Wood Products Statistics (AFWPS) includes updated Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) trade data for the March and June quarters of 2013, as well as 2012-13 data for housing and forestry employment. This release includes a summary of the recently released ABARES report titled Illegal logging regulation: t ....

Statistical Local Area Population Projections, 2011 to 2026. Report Locationhttp://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/ageing-stats-lapp.htm ....

This report provides a summary of the September 2013 editions of the Australian Crop Report and the grains section of Agricultural commodities. The report also includes an update on the productivity of the Australian grains industry. Report Locationhttp://www.daff.gov.au/abares/publications_remote_content/recent-20?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHA ....

Projected student enrolment growth places the Australian higher education system on the precipice of significant change, leading to philosophical debates about how the system should respond. One suggested policy change is that resources be redirected from non-research intensive regional universities to other providers.   The Liberal Party ....

To identify the barriers and facilitators for exercise in older adults (50 years or over) specific to those living in rural and remote areas in Australia and to identify how this relates to falls prevention exercise programs in these areas. Literature review. Search of the databases of Medline, Scopus and Social Sciences Citation Index. Rural and ....

The need for mental health services for older people living in rural areas is increasing in South Australia. Providing such care requires coordination between several types of services across government, hospital and non-government sectors. The purpose of this study was to identify barriers to collaboration from the perspective of external aged c ....