http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/ The University of Queensland en Fez http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:164108 2009-02-12T00:00:00Z Strathern, Andrew og Stewart, Pamela J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:192725 This research provides insight into activities at two adjoining Aboriginal rockshelters in the Central Highlands in western Queensland, Native Well I and Native Well II. The study involved a residue and use-wear analysis of the backed artefact component of the stone assemblage. Prior to this, interpretation of the sites essentially relied on evidence of changes in stone technology over time, sequential and spatial patterning of artefacts and ethnographic analogy. This analysis revealed a range of activities occurring during the mid-to-late Holocene. Backed artefacts were used as knives, scrapers and/or incisors for wood-working and bone-working, as well as knives and scrapers for plant processing, including cooked starchy plants. Artefacts with ochre and feather residues may have been used for ceremonial purposes, while distribution of resin indicates more than half the artefacts had been hafted. 2010-01-15T00:00:00Z Robertson, Gail http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84397 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Prangnell, J. M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:261186 2011-11-12T00:00:00Z Piotrowski, Silas og Ross, Anne http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:206617 2010-06-30T00:00:00Z Babidge, Sally http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:237225 2011-03-17T00:00:00Z Ford, Payi Linda http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:292880 This article considers the ways in which Australia’s courts and tribunals have responded to Aboriginal objections to proposed mining and development activities on the grounds of potential adverse impacts to “sacred sites”. Over the last 15 years of the mining and housing booms, Australia’s courts and tribunals have expanded the grounds on which Aboriginal objections to such activities will be successful, with significant ramifications for the mining and development industries, legal practitioners, urban planners and heritage professionals. This expansion of the grounds for objection reflects an increased awareness on the part of the judiciary and quasi-judiciary of Aboriginal world views and of the forms that the spiritual values of a site can take, augmented by a more flexible application of general urban planning principles. Importantly, the decisions of Australia’s courts and tribunals have provided legal counsel that act for traditional owners, developers and mining concerns with clear guidance in regards to mounting a case for a successful objection or a defence to such objections. 2013-03-06T10:10:43Z Sneddon, Andrew http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:145294 2008-06-10T00:00:00Z Rigsby, B. J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:290868 In 2007 Bonta and Osborne published 'Cycads in the vernacular: A compendium of local names', in which they concluded that, in contrast to other cycads around the world, very few names and meanings had been documented for Australian Macrozamia species. This paper aims to better document the cycad species utilised by Aboriginal people for the benefit of researchers in diverse disciplines. It draws on information contained in primary sources and many early historic documents to present Aboriginal names and meanings for various species of Bowenia, Lepidozamia and Macrozamia in Australia, to clarify the names of some Australian species, and to provide additional names for species and plant components not included in the compendium. In addition, it compares patterns in the meanings of names in Australia to those used overseas, finding similarities and differences. By providing a more comprehensive synthesis of information on Indigenous names and meanings of these three genera, the paper demonstrates that the gap identified by Bonta and Osborne is more apparent than real, and high-lights the value of cross-disciplinary collaboration in ethnohistorical, ethnobotanical, linguistic, anthropological and archaeological research 2013-02-10T00:25:07Z Asmussen, Brit http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:68207 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Mullins, P. F. og Kynaston, C. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:270059 Michelle Brady’s “Absences and Silences in the Production of Work-Life Balance Policies in Canada” focuses on developments in Work-Life Balance policy in Canada since the 1990s by engaging with the discursive shift in federal documents away from concerns about work-family conflict. The author argues that this shift further obfuscates the legacy of patriarchy in the division of paid and unpaid work, and the corresponding organization of industrial relations. Brady contends that Work-Life policy in Canada ascribes responsibility for overcoming imbalance to individuals, especially women, at the cost of reinforcing systemic factors that underpin persistent gender inequalities. The system presumes that individuals can and should achieve balance on their own, but without any public effort to remedy systemic barriers that constrain diverse groups of women more than men. 2012-03-15T00:00:00Z Brady, Michelle http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:35675 Recent studies have demonstrated a link in young populations between unemployment and ill health. The purpose of this study is to correlate mortality with employment status in two cohorts of young Australian males, aged 17-25 years, from 1984 to 1988. Two youth cohorts consisting of an initially unemployed sample (n = 1424 males) and a population sample (n = 4573 males), were surveyed annually throughout the study period. Those lost to follow-up during the survey period were matched with death registries across Australia. Employment status was determined from weekly diaries and death certificates and was designated as: employed or student; unemployed; not in the work force (excluding students). Conditional logistic regression, using age- and cohort- matched cases (deaths) and controls (alive), was used to estimate the odds ratio (OR) of dying with regard to employment status, taking into account potential confounders such as ethnicity, aboriginality, educational attainment, pre-existing health problems, socio-economic status of parents, and other factors. Twenty three male survey respondents were positively matched to death registry records. Compared to those employed or students (referent group), significantly elevated ORs were found to be associated with neither being in the workforce nor a student for all cause, external cause, and external cause mortality other than suicide. Odds ratios were adjusted for age, survey cohort, ethnicity, pre-existing physical and mental health status, education level, and socio-economic status of parent(s). A statistically significant increasing linear trend in odds ratios of male mortality for most cause groups was found across the employment categories, from those employed or student (lowest ORs), through those unemployed; to those not in the workforce (highest ORs). Suicide was higher, but not statistically significantly, in those unemployed or not in the workforce. Suicide also was associated, though not significantly, with the respondent not living with their parents when they were 14 years of age. No association was found between mortality and past unemployment experience, as measured by length of time spent unemployed, or the number of spells of unemployment experienced during the survey. The results of this study underscore the elevated risk to survival in young males as a consequence of being neither employed nor a student. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 2007-08-13T00:00:00Z Morrell, Stephen og Taylor, Richard og Quine, Susan og Kerr, Charles og Western, John http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269698 2012-03-13T00:00:00Z Rowland, Michael J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:116302 Background: In the alcohol literature, most cognition research has focused-on alcohol expectancies. Overall scores on alcohol expectancy questionnaires predict longitudinal changes in drinking behavior. However, the association between expectancy subscale scores and drinking behavior is inconsistent and modest. Attitudinal information may vary in accessibility (i.e., the ease or speed with which attitudinal information is evaluated), and more accessible (i.e., faster) attitudinal evaluations may predict heavier alcohol consumption. An alternative hypothesis arising from response competition theory is that heavy drinkers will show slow attitudinal evaluations, given that heavy drinkers frequently show mixed, inconsistent, or opposing alcohol-related beliefs. In this study we examined the degree to which speed of processing of alcohol-related evaluative judgments longitudinally predicted alcohol consumption in university students. Methods: Response latencies for alcohol- and non-alcohol-related attitudinal inquiries and measures of alcohol use were administered at two intervals 4 months apart. Results: The key findings were that response times for tension reduction and cognitive impairment items at time 1 positively predicted alcohol consumption at time 2. These results held after we accounted for autocorrelation in drinking and individual variability in reactivity. Conclusion: For items relating to tension reduction, response times fit a response competition hypothesis better than the attitude accessibility hypothesis. 2007-10-17T00:00:00Z Kelly, Adrian B. og Witkiewitz, Katie http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:151991 2008-07-21T00:00:00Z Gallois, C. og Giles, H. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:269226 In Thailand, many homes possess small shrines for locality and guardian spirits. In Thai the shrines are known by various names denoting the ethereal occupants and their various spheres of influence. In English they are referred to collectively as "spirit houses." By exploring the ways in which these shrines are used by Thai people through two case studies, this article addresses the prevalence of spirit houses in contemporary urban locations, an area which scholarship on Thai popular religion has largely neglected. Based upon eighteen months of fieldwork in three Thai cities, the article argues that the ornate shrines which adorn many house compounds in contemporary urban Thailand tie into local understandings of the social character of places. It is suggested that the persistence of spirit houses can be partly understood through their roles as mediators of the phenomenological experience of certain places. Spirit houses are one part of a gathering process that imbues places with significant meaning. The shrines exemplify that culturally specific interactions and engagements with spirits associated with certain places influence how the phenomenological qualities of these places are constructed and experienced. 2012-03-07T00:00:00Z Pearce, Michael http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:196810 2010-02-25T00:00:00Z Wallington, Tabatha og Lawrence, Geoffrey http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:146001 2008-06-06T00:00:00Z Bennett, T. og Emmison, J. M. og Frow, J. A. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:121024 2007-12-20T00:00:00Z Laughren, Mary og Pensalfini, Rob og Mylne, Tom http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:258234 2011-10-21T00:00:00Z Shipton, C. og Petraglia, M. og Paddayya, K. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9508 The clinical development unit (CDU) has been recognized as an effective strategy to progress creativity and resoucefulness in nursing practice to improve patient outcomes. Clinical development units, through transformational leadership, promote staff development, the use of research evidence and dissemination of research findings through publication and presentations. The aim of this paper is to clearly articulate the processes (in particular, research and education initiatives) related to the development of staff that address issues in the everyday workplace and, accordingly, have been instrumental in the success of the creation of a CDU in cardiology. These units aim to achieve and promote excellence in an identifiable area of nursing using a systematic, transparent and defensible approach. A review of acute coronary syndrome informed the needs and direction of staff activities in the cardiology unit of a tertiary referral hospital. Through a collaborative staff approach, evidence was carefully examined to plan its appropriate adoption into the clinical area. Nursing practice and education resulting from this review was scheduled into staff career progression. These initiatives have been incorporated into staff development learning, enabling the integration of research into practice, which ultimately has a positive impact on patient outcomes. 2005-06-10T00:00:00Z Boyde, Mary og Jen, Colleen og Henderson, Amanda og Winch, Sarah http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:65608 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Espelage, D. og Cauffman, E. og Broidy, L.M. og Piquero, A. og Mazerolle, P. J. og Steiner, H. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:238752 2011-03-24T00:00:00Z Hewett, David G. og Zupanc, Christine og Burgess-Limerick, Robin og Karamatic, Rozemary og Riek, Stephan P. og Wallis, Guy M. og Plooy, Annaliese M. og Horswill, Mark S. og Hill, Andrew og Watson, Marcus O. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:254513 2011-10-09T00:00:00Z Adams, Jon og Sibbritt, David og Broom, Alex og Loxton, Deborah og Pirotta, Marie og Humphreys, John og Lui, Chi-Wai http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:267213 2012-02-08T00:00:00Z Emmison, Mike http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:200090 In some remote parts of Australia, mining companies have positioned themselves as central actors in governing nearby affected communities by espousing notions of 'voluntary partnerships for sustainability' between business, government and community. It is argued in this paper that the nature and extent of mining company interventions in nearby communities constitutes a new problematic for these corporate actors. Drawing on research conducted in two remote areas in Australia, this paper undertakes an analytics of government to ask how mining companies have become leading actors in determining the future of local, mine-affected communities. It is suggested that their interventions arise from two processes: industry priorities for securing a 'social license to operate' by making a positive contribution to affected communities; and the restructuring of the state which has created an institutional void in these remote localities. As a result, mining companies are 'filling the gaps' in local service delivery through a mode of governing that takes the form of patronage rather than partnership. This raises questions about the future viability of these communities once the mines eventually close, and new challenges of governing for corporate actors. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2010-03-21T00:00:00Z Cheshire, Lynda http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:265048 In many respects evidence-based healthcare is neither new nor are its philosophical underpinnings unique. Getting the best knowledge to the right people in a timely fashion is commonsense. Yet, this basic principle reflects a broader social movement in knowledge production and dissemination that has been emerging for centuries. Scientific inquiry, as it were, has become more systematic, globally connected and protocol driven over the course of the twentieth century. While scientific discoveries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries still often occurred in the context of a sole or renegade researcher/practitioner, the latter part of the twentieth century witnessed the global streamlining, enhanced connectivity and dramatic institutionalisation of scientific knowledge production. This fundamentally changed the way both science and medicine were practiced in terms of research priorities and practice guidelines. While changes were occurring within the scientific community more broadly, 'modern' medicine, given its prominence in the community, became centre stage in this broader social movement and philosophical shift toward regulation, abstraction and systematisation in research and clinical practice. As the systematisation ofhealthcare developed and matured over the last few decades of the twentieth century we saw the institutional emergence of'evidence-based medicine' (EBM), followed by 'evidence-based practice' (EBP), and then many other evidence-based models in the health and social care professions. This book is about these movements -which we put under the umbrella of 'evidence-based healthcare' (EBHC) -and setting a broad sociological platform from which to understand how these new knowledge technologies impact upon the practice of health care. 2012-01-16T09:35:51Z Broom, Alex og Adams, Jon http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84466 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Prangnell, J. M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84465 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Prangnell, J. M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:84464 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Prangnell, J. M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:178276 Does the current global political economic framework, or more specifically, the cost–price squeeze associated with primary production, restrict the choices of Australian cattle graziers in moving to more sustainable practices? It has often been argued by primary producers and academics, alike, that current terms of trade have resulted in reduced profitability at the property level, and as such, have made it difficult for landholders to shift to practices which are environmentally sustainable. Whilst there is mounting evidence that this is case, there is also evidence that some graziers have been able to adapt to the prevailing market conditions through an ideological as well as ‘practice’ shift. Findings from qualitative research in Central Queensland, Australia, has highlighted how ‘cell grazing’ departs from the traditional or conventional aspects of grazing which can be described as productivist, to an approach closely approximating Lang and Heasman’s (2004) ‘ecologically integrated paradigm’ [Lang, T., Heasman, M., 2004. Food Wars: The Global Battle for Mouths Minds and Markets. Earthscan, London]. It is argued that cell grazing is, at present, a marginal activity that requires an ideological and cultural shift, as well as an investment in new infrastructure, however, current cell grazing activities may also demonstrate that beef grazing has the potential to be both economically and environmentally sustainable. 2009-06-05T00:00:00Z Richards, Carol og Lawrence, Geoffrey http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:261470 This article examines use of address terms by counselors on a telephone counseling service for children and young people. Drawing on conversation analytic findings and methods, we show how personal names are used in the management of structural and interpersonal aspects of counseling interaction. Focusing on address terms in turn beginnings—where a name is used as, or as part of, a preface—the analysis shows that address terms are used in turns that are not fitted with prior talk in terms of either the activity or affective stance of the client. We discuss two environments in which this practice is observed: in beginning turns that initiate a new action sequence and in turns that challenge the client's position. Our focus is on the use of client names in the context of producing disaligning or disaffiliative actions. In disaligned actions, counselors produced sequentially disjunctive turns that regularly involved a return to a counseling agenda. In disaffiliative actions, counselors presented a stance that did not fit with the affective stance of the client in the prior turn—for instance, in disagreeing with or complimenting the client. The article discusses how such turns invoke a counseling agenda and how name use is used in the management of rapport and trust in counseling interaction. 2011-11-15T00:00:00Z Butler, Carly W. og Danby, Susan og Emmison, Michael http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:300433 2013-05-21T10:55:18Z Lawrence, Geoffrey http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:60708 The arrival of Taiwanese migrants to Australia represents the second major wave of Chinese immigration to this nation. Many who entered Australia did so as business migrants. They were typically well educated, affluent professionals, managers, &/or entrepreneurs who were looking for new business opportunities as well as a lifestyle characterized by open space, clean air, a good education for their children, & personal & political safety. Yet, the settlement experiences of many Taiwanese migrants, despite their affluence & (business) skills, have been typified by stress & hardship, particularly in making adjustments in social, business, & economic relationships. A review of statistical data compiled from census & government reports in Australia has revealed that after a decade Down Under, the Taiwanese settler group was still characterized by high unemployment, even when compared to other Chinese migrant groups from Hong Kong & Mainland China. It is suggested that the Taiwanese migrants' persistent high nonparticipation in Australia's labor force is indicative & poignant of their highly distinctive, albeit not exclusive in the broader Chinese migrant terms, experience of migration settlement. There seems to be an increasing number of Taiwanese settlers returning to resettle in Taiwan in recent years, because of perceived better employment & business opportunities or for family & personal reasons. Recent interviews with Taiwanese settlers have also suggested that the most recent arrivals, being more aware of the obstacles in achieving work or business satisfaction during settlement, seem less likely to commit themselves to lifelong settlement in Australia. 16 Tables, 1 Figure, 37 References. Adapted from the source document. 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Ip, D. F. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:184916 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z Foote, Kate og Kelly, Adrian og Mazerolle, Paul og Bond, Christine og Cherney, Adrian http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:287149 2012-12-12T00:00:00Z Mamun, A. A. og O'Callaghan, M. J. og Williams, G. M. og Najman, J. M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:79416 Tobacco use is prevalent in adolescents, and understanding factors that contribute to its uptake and early development remains a critical public health priority. Implicit drug-related memory associations (DMAs) are predictive of drug use in older samples, but such models have little application to adolescent tobacco use. Moreover, extant research on memory associations yields little information on contextual factors that may be instrumental in the development of DMAs. The present study examined (a) the degree to which tobacco-related memory associations (TMAs) were associated with concurrent tobacco use and (b) the extent to which TMAs mediated the association of peer and self-use. A sample of 210 Australian high school students was recruited. Participants completed TMA tasks and behavioral checklists designed to obscure the tobacco-related focus of the study. Results showed that TMAs were associated with peer use, and TMAs predicted self-use. We found no evidence that TMAs mediated the association of peer and self-use. Future research might examine the emotive valence of implicit nodes and drinking behavior. The results have implications for testing the efficacy of consciousness-raising interventions for adolescents at risk of tobacco experimentation or regular use. 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Kelly, AB og Masterman, P og Marlatt, GA http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:69946 2007-08-14T00:00:00Z Fagan, A. A. og Homel, R. og O'Connor, I. og Teague, R. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:163084 2009-02-05T00:00:00Z Kelly, A. B. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:161369 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z Sourdin, Tania http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:161387 2009-01-21T00:00:00Z Sourdin, Tania http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:129834 The pace of archaeological research in Polynesia has intensified in recent years, resulting in more than 500 new literature citations over the past decade. Fieldwork has continued in such previously well-studied archipelagoes as Tonga and Samoa in Western Polynesia, and Hawai'i and New Zealand in Eastern Polynesia, and has expanded into previously neglected islands including Niue, the Equatorial Islands, the Austral Islands, and Mangareva. The emergence of Ancestral Polynesian culture out of its Eastern Lapita predecessor is increasingly well understood, and the chronology of Polynesian dispersal and expansion into Eastern Polynesia has engaged several researchers. Aside from these fundamental issues of origins and chronology, major research themes over the past decade include (1) defining the nature, extent, and timing of long-distance interaction spheres, particularly in Eastern Polynesia; (2) the impacts of human colonization and settlement on island ecosystems; (3) variation in Polynesian economic systems and their transformations over time; and (4) sociopolitical change, especially as viewed through the lens of household or microscale archaeology. Also noteworthy is the rapidly evolving nature of interactions between archaeologists and native communities, a critical aspect of archaeological practice in the region. 2008-02-18T00:00:00Z Kirch, Patrick V. og Kahn, Jennifer G. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:220727 Interactional research on advice giving has described advice as normative and asymmetric. In this paper we examine how these dimensions of advice are softened by counselors on a helpline for children and young people through the use of questions. Through what we term “advice-implicative interrogatives,” counselors ask clients about the relevance or applicability of a possible future course of action. The allusion to this possible action by the counselor identifies it as normatively relevant, and displays the counselor’s epistemic authority in relation to dealing with a client’s problems. However, the interrogative format mitigates the normative and asymmetric dimensions typical of advice sequences by orienting to the client’s epistemic authority in relation to their own lives, and delivering advice in a way that is contingent upon the client’s accounts of their experiences, capacities, and understandings. The demonstration of the use of questions in advice sequences offers an interactional specification of the “client-centered” support that is characteristic of prevailing counseling practice. More specifically, it shows how the values of empowerment and child-centered practice, which underpin services such as Kids Helpline, are embodied in specific interactional devices. Detailed descriptions of this interactional practice offer fresh insights into the use of interrogatives in counseling contexts, and provide practitioners with new ways of thinking about, and discussing, their current practices. 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z Butler, Carly W. og Potter, Jonathan og Danby, Susan og Emmison, Michael og Hepburn, Alexa http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:227859 Emotions have long been associated with financial markets. For traders trying to make money by profiting from market fluctuations, the uncertainties and risks of involvement loom large, and the outcomes of participation are instantly measurable. Much research has therefore focused on the role that emotions - such as fear, greed, trust, confidence and hope - play in motivating traders to try and anticipate what the market is doing. But there is a different kind of emotional experience that is equally important in motivating financial trading and which research has hitherto neglected. The development of communications technology has generated new kinds of objects (represented in visual formats displayed on computer screens) with which people interact, forming emotionally-laden relationships comparable, in some ways, to more traditional social relationships. This paper focuses on individual online share traders who use a style known as Technical Analysis. It examines how they become emotionally engaged in and attached to their trading practices, in ways that motivate them, independently of any concern with financial outcomes. The paper then provides a broader conceptualisation of the roles of reason and emotion in financial markets. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Mayell, Margery http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:294064 2013-03-17T01:42:05Z Chambers, Suzanne K. og Meng, Xingqiong og Youl, Pip og Aitken, Joanne og Dunn, Jeff og Baade, Peter http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:184932 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z Western, M. og Laffan, W. og Kubler, M. og Pitt, R. og Sheedy, G. og Yu, L. og Mackey, J. og Arts, D. og Tighe, M. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:35858 Community awareness of the sustainable use of land, water and vegetation resources is increasing. The sustainable use of these resources is pivotal to sustainable farming systems. However, techniques for monitoring the sustainable management of these resources are poorly understood and untested. We propose a framework to benchmark and monitor resources in the grains industry. Eight steps are listed below to achieve these objectives: (i) define industry issues; (ii) identify the issues through growers, stakeholder and community consultation; (iii) identify indicators (measurable attributes, properties or characteristics) of sustainability through consultation with growers, stakeholders, experts and community members, relating to: crop productivity; resource maintenance/enhancement; biodiversity; economic viability; community viability; and institutional structure; (iv) develop and use selection criteria to select indicators that consider: responsiveness to change; ease of capture; community acceptance and involvement; interpretation; measurement error; stability, frequency and cost of measurement; spatial scale issues; and mapping capability in space and through time. The appropriateness of indicators can be evaluated using a decision making system such as a multiobjective decision support system (MO-DSS, a method to assist in decision making from multiple and conflicting objectives); (v) involve stakeholders and the community in the definition of goals and setting benchmarking and monitoring targets for sustainable farming; (vi) take preventive and corrective/remedial action; (vii) evaluate effectiveness of actions taken; and (viii) revise indicators as part of a continual improvement principle designed to achieve best management practice for sustainable farming systems. The major recommendations are to: (i) implement the framework for resources (land, water and vegetation, economic, community and institution) benchmarking and monitoring, and integrate this process with current activities so that awareness, implementation and evolution of sustainable resource management practices become normal practice in the grains industry; (ii) empower the grains industry to take the lead by using relevant sustainability indicators to benchmark and monitor resources; (iii) adopt a collaborative approach by involving various industry, community, catchment management and government agency groups to minimise implementation time. Monitoring programs such as Waterwatch, Soilcheck, Grasscheck and Topcrop should be utilised; (iv) encourage the adoption of a decision making system by growers and industry representatives as a participatory decision and evaluation process. Widespread use of sustainability indicators would assist in validating and refining these indicators and evaluating sustainable farming systems. The indicators could also assist in evaluating best management practices for the grains industry. 2007-08-13T00:00:00Z Dalal, RC og Lawrence, P og Walker, J og Shaw, RJ og Lawrence, G og Yule, D og Doughton, JA og Bourne, A og Duivenvoorden, L og Choy, S og Moloney, D og Turner, L og King, C og Dale, A http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:163501 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Strathern, Andrew og Stewart, Pamela J. http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:75253 2007-08-15T00:00:00Z Johnson, Helen http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:97591 2007-08-24T00:00:00Z Lawrence, G. A. og Gray, I. W.