Regional Australia Institute

The RAI is Australia’s first national, apolitical, independent think tank devoted exclusively to regional issues.

Our job is to conduct research into priority policy areas for regional Australia.

Australia’s regions are currently experiencing massive opportunities for growth and development, particularly in mining, food and telecommunications.

Board members include Professor Sandra Harding, Vice-Chancellor and President of James Cook University and Professor Ngiare Brown, Foundation CEO of the Australian Indigenous Doctors' Association (AIDA).

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The government reacted swiftly last week to help Queensland flood victims, but the focus on “replacement” may have deleterious economic consequences for regional communities. AAP

Replacing what we’ve lost may shortchange Queenslanders

By Jack Archer, Regional Australia Institute

With predictions for more frequent and severe natural disasters in the future, it is imperative that we look further than the replacement of our physical infrastructure when rebuilding regional communities…

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