Media Releases
Friday, 1st August 2008
The Rudd Labor Government is delivering more than $230,000 to support high quality research into rural and regional Australia and help establish closer links with communities.
Five projects are being supported through the Regional and Rural Research and Development Grants Program including a landmark study on the social impacts of drought in the Murray-Darling Basin, a Telethon Institute long-term study into children’s wellbeing and development in regional communities, and two studies addressing rural and regional labour shortages.
We are also supporting two major conferences, including the 2008 Desert Knowledge Symposium, to bring together regional experts and leaders and promote regional development.
Rural and regional communities faced serious challenges today with the worst drought on record, widespread infrastructure bottlenecks and persistent skills shortages.
Despite these challenges, Australia’s regions play a vital role in our economy – generating 65 per cent of export income and employing over a third of Australia’s workforce.
By supporting high-quality research and development projects, the Rudd Labor Government’s is recognising the resilience and innovation in our regional communities.
The seven projects we are contributing to are as follows:
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