Appendix B : BTRE research and contribution to the National Research Priorities
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This appendix reports on how research by the Bureau of Transport and Regional Economics within the department contributes to the achievement of the National Research Priorities announced by the Prime Minister in late 2002.
As the table below shows, BTRE research focuses on issues relevant to the portfolio. It is relevant to the national research priorities in some but not all cases. For copies of research and other publications, visit http://www.btre.gov.au/
Table 7.1 - BTRE publications in 2003-04
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National Research Priority
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achieving environmental sustainability c |
promoting health and wellbeing |
developing new technologies and industries |
safeguarding Australia |
| BTRE reports |
| R109 |
Rail Infrastructure Pricing: Principles and Practice |
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Appropriateness of 350 Million Litre Biofuels Target Joint report by CSIRO, ABARE and BTRE |
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Urban Pollutant Emissions from Motor Vehicles: Australian Trends to 2020 Final DRAFT report for Environment Australia |
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Impact of climate change on road infrastructure Joint report by many agencies coordinated by BTRE on behalf of Austroads b |
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Forecasting inter-regional freight transport from regional development Report to Austroads |
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| Working papers |
| WP55 |
Government Interventions in Pursuit of Regional Development Learning from Experience |
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| WP56 |
State Spending on Roads |
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| WP57 |
Land Transport Infrastructure Pricing - An Introduction |
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| WP58 |
Investment trends in the lower Murray-Darling Basin |
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| WP59 |
Road Speed Limits - Economic effects of allowing more flexibility |
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| WP60 |
Overview of the Australian Road Freight Transport Industry |
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| Information papers |
| IP49 |
Focus on Regions Number 1: Industry Structure |
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| IP50 |
Australian Sea Freight 2001-02 |
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| IP51 |
Focus on Regions Number 2: Education, Skills and Qualifications |
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| Information sheets |
| IS22 |
Freight between Australian cities 1972-2001 |
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| IS23 |
Public road-related expenditure and revenue in Australia |
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| Other major publications |
| May 2004 |
About Australia's Regions pocketbook |
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| May 2004 |
Australian Transport Statistics pocketbook |
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| Issue 3 & 4 |
Avline |
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| Issue 35 & 36 |
Waterline |
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a BTRE does not number publications issued jointly with or on behalf of other agencies.
b Austroads is the association of Australian and New Zealand road transport and traffic authorities.
c Environmental sustainability is broadly interpreted per the principles set out in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. A report against that Act is at Appendix E.
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