Australian governments don't work with each other and it's holding back regional economies in trouble
- Written by Andrew Beer, Dean, Research and Innovation, University of South Australia
Even though Australia has enjoyed 25 years of economic growth, many regional communities have either struggled to recover or never recovered from factory closures, declining commodity prices, or a drop in tourists.
My research, with colleagues from Europe and North America, shows Australian development agencies are reluctant, or do not know how, to...