A new ANU institute established to promote research on rural and regional Australia was launched today by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, The Honorable Tony Burke.
The National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia (NIRRA) was established in response to a need for leadership in rural and regional research that crosses institutions and disciplinary boundaries.
Dr Linda Botterill, Director of NIRRA says that many of the major policy issues of the twenty-first century will impact heavily in rural and regional areas and an interdisciplinary approach is needed to address these economic, social and environmental challenges.