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In 2004, the Australian Government acknowledged that a 'cohesive and coordinated approach to accelerate the uptake of e-research by the research community was needed if Australia’s research strengths were to remain internationally relevant and competitive'. In April 2005, the Minister for Education, Science and Training and the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts jointly established the e-Research Coordinating Committee to provide expert advice to the Government about developing Australia’s e-research capacity. In December 2005, an interim report of the e-Research Coordinating Committee was accepted by the Government as the basis for further work to develop an e-research implementation strategy. This current report is the result of the e-Research Coordinating Committee’s work and it proposes the implementation of a strategic framework and activities to accelerate the development of Australia’s e-research capabilities. Key issues addressed are: the need for leadership to drive cultural change; fostering engagement, participation and cooperation; research, development and deployment of ICT solutions for e-research; skills acquisition; support for researchers through a national e-research centre; access, authentication and authorisation; support for the physical resources, software and services that enable e-research activities (otherwise known as the e-research ‘fabric’); data management and accessible databases; and coordination.