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Small government, pandemic preparedness and economics for good: Stiglitz holds court

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 13th July 2022 - Nobel-laureate economist argues governments should care about more than GDP, they should care about the wellbeing of their citizens too. People across the world are becoming increasingly…

NDIS creates $52 billion economic boost

Luke Michael, Thursday, 11th November 2021 - A new report says the economic impact of the NDIS is significant, even compared to other types of government spending Underfunding the National Disability Insurance Scheme could…

Predictions for 2021: Co-ops and mutuals

Melina Morrison, Tuesday, 2nd February 2021 - Co-operative and mutual enterprises offer a way to build a more resilient, innovative and stable economy in the 21st Century, writes Melina Morrison, in the latest in our series of…

A new deal launches to reshape an economy that’s fair for all

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 28th September 2020 - “What we are calling for requires big change, not just big spending,” project researcher says An unlikely alliance of community, union, and academic groups are pitching a shake-up…

The ‘second wave’ and the Australian economy

Joe Zabar, Thursday, 16th July 2020 - Failing to address the unemployment and underemployment challenges facing the nation will have significant impacts on the social and economic wellbeing of hundreds of thousands…

Jobs, charities and building back better

David Crosbie, Thursday, 11th June 2020 - David Crosbie outlines a number of priority initiatives that would not only create jobs but boost economic activity and strengthen the level of support available to our communities.…

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Social and economic benefit – that would be real reform for our times

Rosemary Addis, Tuesday, 26th May 2020 - Pro-growth strategies will not be enough to deal with the ramifications of COVID-19. It’s time to re-align social and economic incentives: to look beyond binary solutions,…

The job of bringing Australia back from the brink

Joe Zabar, Tuesday, 26th May 2020 - Growing our economy with a job creation agenda at its centre is both decent and politically expedient, writes Joe Zabar, deputy CEO of Catholic Social Services Australia. The latest…

When the crisis ends, we shouldn’t return to business as usual

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 28th April 2020 - There will come a point when we need to think about the type of economy and society we want to emerge after the crisis. And we need to translate that thinking into action, writes Krystian…

Australia is at the precipice of an economic calamity: The NDIS is the solution

Laura O’Reilly, Friday, 17th April 2020 - The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a vital piece of national infrastructure which has enormous potential to be used extremely effectively throughout this looming challenge,…

What happens when the economy needs reviving?

David Crosbie, Thursday, 16th April 2020 - For those hoping the current supportive response of government will continue, David Crosbie offers a shot of reality… things are not going to get better quickly for most charities.…

Structural re-organisation of the economy is happening. Patterns that are established now matter.

Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran, Wednesday, 15th April 2020 - Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran reflects on how global disruptions pave the way for new systems to take hold and questions who we should look to to design the new economic paradigm. How…

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