This report is the second of four prepared by the Regional Australia Institute in 2023/24 looking into issues affecting regional communities in the transition to net zero emissions by 2050. The report investigates the challenges and opportunities of decarbonising the main fossil fuel consuming industries in regional Australia.

This report identifies strategies being used by government, business, education and community organisations in regional Australia to build skills in the regions, address workforce shortages and overcome structural barriers to participation.

One year ago, the Regional Australia Institute led the development of a holistic framework to better plan for and invest in the growth of regional Australia. This is the first 'Regionalisation Ambition' progress report. The report looks at progress made towards the Ambition’s targets and importantly showcases the great work policy-makers, corporate leaders and championing...

Regional job advertisements grew three times faster than in metropolitan Australia at the end of 2022, with demand for doctors and nurses skyrocketing. This report analyses regional job vacancy data from both 2022 and from the last decade to present a view of the labour market challenges and opportunities in regional Australia.

This framework is designed to help direct the actions of government, industry and the community towards achieving a greater proportion of Australians living prosperously in the regions by 2032 and beyond. The framework has been developed from a decade of research and with extensive input from regional communities, industry and government.