Urbanisation: Risks and Opportunities for Northern Australia

Geoffrey Craggs, Research Analyst, Northern Australia and Land Care Research Programme Background According to data published by the United Nations, in 2016 50 per cent of the global population lived in capital cities and surrounding urban areas. Current projections indicate that the number of people living and working in high density, over-populated cities is expected to rise to over 66 per

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Climate Change and Australian Food Security

Jinny ColletResearch AssistantGlobal Food and Water Crises Research Programme Key Points Summary Climate change is emerging as a key threat to global and national food security in the coming decades. Greater variability in rainfall, prolonged droughts and a greater incidence of extreme weather events are expected. In Australia, climate change has the potential to disrupt agricultural production and adversely affect

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Chinese Intentions Towards the Mekong River and Mainland South-East Asia

Mervyn Piesse, Research Manager, Global Food and Water Crises Research Programme Key Points Summary The Asian Development Bank estimated that South-East Asia will require $3.1 trillion between 2016 and 2030 to develop energy, transportation, water and sanitation systems for sustainable development. Most of that investment is required in lower-income countries, such as Cambodia and Laos. That critical need for major

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Climate Change and Australian Food Security

Jinny ColletResearch AssistantGlobal Food and Water Crises Research Programme Key Points Summary

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Spy Games: The Rumour of a Chinese Defection

Lindsay Hughes, Senior Research Analyst, Indo-Pacific Research Programme Amid claim and counter-claim,

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Soil Structure and the Physical Fertility of Soil

Christopher Johns, Research Manager, Northern Australia and Land Care Key Points “Good

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Amber Alert: Queensland Police Safely Find Missing Baby Taken From Ipswich Hospital

Police have found a newborn baby safe and well after she was

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Is the Likelihood of War with China Increasing?

After years of appeasing China in order to gain access to its

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The Future Prospects for Global Arable Land

Key Points Analysis Land is absolutely essential to agriculture and therefore the

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Mohammed bin Salman – The Great Reformer?

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman appears to have a definite agenda

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Tonga: Between an Irresistible Force and an Immovable Object

Lindsay Hughes, Senior Research Analyst, Indo-Pacific Research Programme Key Points Summary The first

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