Sustainable housing policies are potentially significant in minimising carbon emissions and other environmental costs. Their fundamental objectives are to reduce energy and water consumption. This paper examines the role of regulatory and fiscal instruments - principally mandatory building codes...

This paper investigates the extent to which coastal shipping is being under-utilised in the carriage of freight in Australia; and if so, whether this failing can be ameliorated by changes to taxation, fiscal and other government policies. If it is being under-utilised, then this has adverse...