Dear Members,
The NIRRA seminar that Helen Swan gave last week at the Australian National University addressed critical issues relating to the governance of rural and regional Australia.  The seminar, based on Helen’ s doctoral research, provided a comprehensive examination of the governance issues in regional Australia and sketched the outlines of a framework for policy coherence that was developed from her research.
 
The governance of rural and regional Australia is a new area of research that will be given much more consideration in coming years as it is a priority for the newly established Regional Australia Institute.  We would encourage you either look at the presentation link (see above) or at Helen’s Thesis.
 
The audio file is currently available on this page, and slide-show will be available soon. The audio file can be accessed through programs like iTunes or Window Media Player, and the slideshow through Windows PowerPoint or similar. The audio quality is not fantastic, so apologies for that. We will endeavour next time for better quality!
 
If you have any questions or feedback for Helen Swan, please contact her on Helen.Swan@couragepartners.com.au
 
If you any questions for NIRRA, or any problems accessing the file, please contact nirra@anu.edu.au
 
Regards,
Pele
RA, NIRRA