State of the Regions Report 2005-06
4 November 2005
The 2005-06 edition of the State of the Regions report will be launched at the Australian Local Government Association's Regional Co-operation and Development Forum in Canberra on Monday 7 November.
Press conference - 12.30pm Monday, 7 November 2005
The State of the Regions report will be formally released at a press conference to be held in the Murray Room at the National Convention Centre, Canberra, at 12.30pm Monday 7 November. The authors, Dr Peter Brain and Dr Craig Shepherd, of National Economics, will be in attendance.
Prepared for ALGA by National Economics and sponsored by Jardine Lloyd Thompson, the State of the Regions report provides a comprehensive stock-take of the economic and social well-being of Australia's 64 regions and their prospects for economic development and employment growth.
The 2005-06 Report updates and extends regional performance indicators and is the second in a series of three exploring infrastructure issues. The focus of this report is information and communication technology.
Highlights of the 2005-06 report include:
- Estimated economic benefit of extending ADSL broadband coverage to regional areas
- Market conduct, regulation and broadband access in regional Australia
- "Baby bounce" - fertility in Australia over the past decade
- Net migration, population and ageing trends by region, 1996-2008
- The role of local government in regional development
- Contact:
- Dr Peter Brain, Executive Director, National Economics - 03 9488 8444 / 0419 588 021
- Cr Paul Bell AM, ALGA President - 0418 791 596
- Rohan Greenland, ALGA Public Affairs - 0412 85 9434 / 02 6122 9434
