Coalition’s political games don’t mix well with existential threat.
Ian Chubb. 8 February 2021 We could secure a spectacular future for ourselves and help the planet. Instead the federal government dodges the hard...
Frank Jotzo. ‘A dose of reality’: Morrison government’s new $1.9b techno-fix for climate change is a small step.
Frank Jotzo. The Morrison government on 17 September announced A$1.9 billion over ten years to develop clean technology in industry, agriculture and transport. In...
Ray Bricknell. Poverty is a policy choice, made for the poor by the affluent.
We live in the most interesting and uncertain times ever. This can be stated with certainty, because the rate of change today is an...
Michael Keating. Economic policy post Covid-19 Part 2.
7 May 2020. Here, I address (i) how best to support aggregate demand, and (ii) how quickly to restore budget balance. In Part 1...
Carbon pricing: it’s a proven way to reduce emissions, but everyone’s too scared to mention it.
Tony Wood Posted 10 March 2020 Opposition leader Anthony Albanese sought to claim the climate policy high ground last week with his commitment to...
Editorial. Where to now, Australia?
As the ‘miracle’ Morrison government settles into its new term of office, Australians are expecting significant developments in public policy. As Michael Keating writes...