Publications

Coal subsidies at the expense of schools, hospitals and social wellbeing? ‘Something is brewing’ writes business columnist Michael West in the Sydney Morning Herald. ‘If you

‘Sweet deal for Adani’? ‘Indian conglomerate Adani has been questioned by the National Stock Exchange of India over claims that the State Bank of India has

LNP Tourism minister’s statistics queried by Conus Business Consultancy Services: ‘We can only conclude that the LNP are, once again, using data which includes the [eriod

Cameron Atfield writes in the Brisbane Times (15.9.14) that Queensland’s tourism peak body has warned that tourism in the State is stagnating, with all other states

Francis Markham and Martin Young write in The Conversation (5.9.14) that ‘while Aquis has produced a 4000-page environmental and social impact statement, it has remained tight-lipped

The notion of a fair go and the concept of social mobility are both central to the Australian psyche and culture. Aleesandro Demaio writes in The

James Meek (The Guardian, 27.8.14) discusses the inequities that have resulted from the UK’s privatised public services.  ‘A tax is generally thought of as something that

In The Guardian (22.8.14), Jim Chalmers argues that judged on their decisions to date, ‘we now have a government that sees inequality as an objective to

Report for Per Capita by Emily Millane. Millane argues that Australia’s retirement income system is becoming unsustainable. Proposals currently in the Federal budget will make the

Professor Geoff Harcourt argues in The Conversation (19.8.14) that:  ‘Treasurer Speak’ in recent decades reflects serious conceptual misunderstandings of how economies work and how the functions

Article by Tony Moore (Brisbane Times, 19.8.14) provides a table showing regional figures on youth unemployment in Queensland:  ‘Queensland now lays claim to being home to

On 12 August 2014 Richard Dennis of the AustraliaInstitute predicts further problems in the Senate over Hockey’s budget, particularly because its potential impact on the National