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Registrations are now open for the following 2008 conference program:

8th BITRE Transport Colloquium Australian transport - building capacity and competitiveness
Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra. 18-19 June 2008

Australian transport faces many challenges including ensuring infrastructure capacity and providing competitive service against a background of high oil prices, labour market skills shortages and a need for transport to be part of an effective response to global climate change and security threats. The Colloquium will discuss a range of issues for Australian transport and infrastructure policy, including aviation growth, supply chain efficiency, urban transport, skill shortages, transport security and climate change policy for international transport emissions.

This year's Colloquium will encourage informed discussion and debate on the above issues that are fundamental to Australian transport and to Australia's economic and social well-being.

Online registration now available - registration link is on the Colloquium site

3rd Regional Perspectives Conference Understanding Sustainable Regions
Mural Hall, Parliament House, Canberra. 17 June 2008

This conference will present and discuss issues effecting Australia's regions across three main themes, Understanding Community wellbeing; Understanding growth, change and contrasts across Northern Australia and climate shocks - understanding regional adaptation. Keynote speaker Professor Philip McCann, Professor of Economics, The University of Waikato, New Zealand.

Online registration now available - registration link is on the Regional Perspectives site

BITRE latest publications.

New paper:
Submission to ACCC on impact of location on grocery prices and availability in regional Australia

NEW publication:
Transport Statistics Yearbook 2007. (Released 17 March 2008)

NEW publication:
Public road-related expenditure and revenue in Australia (2008 update). (Released 27 February 2008)

Recent publication:
Waterline 43. (Released 29 January 2008)

Recent publication:
Regional economic growth: BITRE's taxable income database. (Released 23 January 2008)

Recent publication:
Avline 11. (Released 18 January 2008)

Recent publication:
Information Paper 60 - Australian sea freight, 2005 - 06. (Released 31 October 2007)

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Last Updated: 16 May 2008