The mining industry is of enormous economic importance and is the lifeblood of many communities in regional Australia. Sadly, in a small but significant number of cases, it is also the source of tragedy. While the Queensland mining industry may, statistically, be one of the safest in the world, mine and ancillary workers still die...

Chaired by barrister, author and former journalist, David Solomon, the panel makes 141 recommendations that are "not merely an upgrade of the legislation, but a new model... a radically different but more effective legislative architecture for FOI". Government information should be released ?routinely and proactively? without the need for individual requests. A Right to Information...

This discussion paper has been prepared by an independent expert panel appointed by the Queensland Government to undertake a comprehensive review of the Queensland Freedom of Information Act 1992. The Panel was asked to prepare a discussion paper, for community consultation, and then a report with its recommendations. In conducting the review the Panel has...

Is transport a means to an end or the end in itself ? Many integrated transport studies, plans or strategies for cities identify transport as a player in the game of achieving sustainable and liveable cities. This article briefly explores the planning and institutional issues in how governments can achieve this desired outcome.

This paper investigates social divisions and the spatial patterns that result from differential levels of engagement with jobs and housing markets in a contemporary Australian urban setting.