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Economic issues Recent articles by SPC friends

Peter Whiteford. Robodebt was a policy fiasco with a human cost we have yet fully to appreciate.

Peter Whiteford Crawford School of Public Policy Australian National University 1 December 2020. The Robodebt class action bought by Gordon Legal has been settled...

by Social Policy Connections 26.11.202001.12.2020

Stewardship of our planet

Richard Holden. Vital signs: a global carbon price could soon be a reality. Australia should prepare.

Richard Holden UNSW 1 December 2020. As well as restoring dignity to the Oval Office, another thing which will definitely change under a Biden...

by Social Policy Connections 26.11.202001.12.2020

Economic issues Recent articles by SPC friends

Brendan Coates, Matthew Cowgill, Tim Helm. JobMaker is nowhere near bold enough. Here are four ways to expand it.

1 December 2020. The government has targeted its JobMaker Hiring Credit too narrowly. The scheme to go before the Senate this week will give...

by Social Policy Connections 26.11.202001.12.2020

Politics

Peter Whiting Editorial. Equality in our society & urgent action on climate change should be priorities for Australian governments.

The latest ACOSS/UNSW report on Poverty in Australia, released this year, makes for sobering reading. By the measures used in the report, over 3...

by Social Policy Connections 24.11.202030.03.2021

Stewardship of our planet

Giles Parkinson. Super power: here’s how to achieve 100% wind, solar, & storage by 2030.

1 December 2020 A team led by renowned Stanford University futurist Tony Seba says most of the world can transition to 100 percent wind,...

by Social Policy Connections 23.11.202001.12.2020

Feature Peace

Sue Wareham. Let’s face it, Australia goes to war far too easily.

1 December 2020 The Brereton Report will shine a light on alleged war crimes committed by Australian forces in Afghanistan. It is expected that...

by Social Policy Connections 22.11.202001.12.2020

Feature Stewardship of our planet

Peter Sainsbury. Does anyone really believe we’re going to avert a climate catastrophe?

1 December 2020. An energy transition is under way, but it is too slow to avert a climate catastrophe, and it ignores many other...

by Social Policy Connections 22.11.202001.12.2020

Asylum seekers Church and Social Justice Feature Recent articles by SPC friends

Sarah Puls. Hundreds forced into destitution as crucial support withdrawn.

The Government’s move to cut support to 576 refugees and asylum seekers is a further blow to an already vulnerable group in their struggle...

by Social Policy Connections 22.11.202030.11.2020

Newsletters Recent articles by SPC friends

SPC News November 2020.

Follow the links to read these articles in full. Download a printable version of SPC News November 2020. A world of uncertainty after Covid-19....

by Social Policy Connections 03.11.202005.11.2020

Economic issues Recent articles by SPC friends

John Hawkins. Some say neoliberals have destroyed the world, but now they want to save it. Is Scott Morrison listening?

John Hawkins University of Canberra. The International Monetary Fund this week delivered a somewhat surprising message. It warned Earth was on course for “potentially...

by Social Policy Connections 02.11.202002.11.2020

Economic issues Recent articles by SPC friends

Hal Pawson & Cameron Parsell. Covid spurred action on rough sleepers, but increased homelessness challenges lie ahead.

Hal Pawson UNSW & Cameron Parsell University of Queensland COVID-19 triggered multimillion-dollar commitments by state governments to tackle homelessness. Our research for the Australian...

by Social Policy Connections 02.11.202001.12.2020