Expecting backpackers to work in tough conditions for months, only to be entered into an uncertain visa ballot, is a gamble for farmers and regional communities.
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Whether steelmaking returns to Whyalla is only part of the story. The intervening years could have consequences of their own, and the community will need support.
Regional communities often don’t oppose renewables, but want a say in where they go and who foots the bill.
This pilot has made it easier for employers to hire skilled refugees from overseas, delivering benefits for local communities. But it is due to end on June 30.
Essential services, schools, and sporting clubs in regional towns told us refugee communities make them viable.
Nearly two-thirds of Australian towns have no public EV charger within 5 km – and that’s just the start of the gap.
New research surveying more than 10,000 Australians has found people feel better about the nation than in years prior, but strong divides remain.
Seasonal workers are often considered to be expendable, cheap labour. New research across three states has found they’re also subject to crowded accommodation.
Housing not only provides much-needed homes, it can drive the economy in a range of ways. But do harness its potential, we need to do it differently.
If Australia is to take meaningful climate action, federal parliament must engage with the facts without distortion. Barnaby Joyce obviously didn’t get the memo.
Rural communities are being asked to absorb reduced funding and limited flexibility in the NDIS. These changes risk widening the gap city and regional areas.
Renewable developers use community benefit schemes to make projects appealing. But this has to be done carefully.
The Nationals are the great survivors of Australian politics. This election only increased their power.
The terms ‘gritty’ and ‘real’ have come to characterise Aussie teen drama. Invisible Boys is no exception, and will give you something to challenge your worldview.
Since the 1960s, towns across Australia have built ‘Big Things’ in the hope of driving tourism. But do they deliver bang for buck?
Regional galleries are uniquely positioned to lead the transformation of Australia’s art industry towards greater cultural diversity.
The strategy seems to offer the best of both worlds – live in a place you can’t afford to buy while getting a foot on the property ladder elsewhere. But it’s not a panacea for our housing market woes.
Today, the flat white is enjoyed by people the world over. But there’s good reason to think there’s a very local history behind this special brew.
Research on where businesses and households want to be points to growth in suburban and regional centres on the coast, with Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth also gaining ground on Sydney and Melbourne.
The latest revised data challenge the popular narrative about a population renaissance for regional Australia and for states and territories that were losing residents to other parts of the country.
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Director, The Cairns Institute, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, Charles Sturt University
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Professor (Communication), Deakin University
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Lisa Waller is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University
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Deputy CEO, Regional Australia Institute
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Executive Dean, UniSA Business, Adelaide University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Sustainable Urban Precincts Project, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Organisational Design, RMIT University
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Professor of Media and Communication and Co-Director, Digital Ethnography Research Centre, RMIT University
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Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Professor of Demography, Macquarie University
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Associate Director, Government Relations, Australian Catholic University
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Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Charles Sturt University
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Director, Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, UNSW