Jul 19 2010
BAEconomics’ Managing Director, Dr Brian Fisher, was reappointed to the Council of the Australian Institute of Marine Sciences (AIMS) for the period 26 September 2010 to 25 September 2015 by Her Excellency Marie Bashir, Administrator of the Commonwealth of Australia.
Jun 5 2010
The Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources at the University of Sydney awarded Dr Brian Fisher the Inaugural Alumni Professional Achievement Award at a dinner at the University’s Great Hall this evening.
Jun 4 2010
BAEconomics’ Managing Director, Dr Brian Fisher, gave a talk at the University of Sydney today to students, faculty staff, university alumni and the general public about the role of agricultural economists in influencing policy outcomes. Dr Fisher emphasised the positive spillovers of investment in agricultural R&D, the fact that Australia continues to underinvest in R&D […]
Nov 26 2009
The event was conducted by the Council of Rural Research and Development Corporations Chair and the topic for the panel was: Rural R&D Challenges 2030 – Confronting Climate, Food, Water and Productivity. The panel consisted of a scientist, primary producer, farm policy specialist (Dr Fisher), a public policy commentator and Council Chair. They discussed […]
Nov 20 2009
‘Growing Australia’s Renewable Energy Industry: Prospects and Limitations’ Dr Fisher made a presentation on the topic of ‘RET & CPRS – potential implications for the renewable energy market’ followed by 20 minutes of Q&A. The presentation was excellent, evidenced by the number and calibre of questions from the audience, with a lot of positive […]