When we don’t factor in the environment in our economic decision making, we aren’t getting an acurate picture of what’s happening. Australia needs to adopt more environmental economics.
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The problems with Centrelink’s data-matching system stem from reconciling datasets held by different agencies. What if we used a blockchain to create a single source of data?
The ABS’ labour force survey is more than 50 years old. We need a new way of measuring employment for a new modes of work.
What are fraudsters really like? Are they all psychopaths? To fight fraud we need an accurate picture of who commits these offences.
Paul Cleary makes a good case as to why Australia should follow Norway as an example of how to tax miners in Trillion Dollar Baby.
A 2006 treaty governing the A$40 billion Greater Sunrise oil and gas fields has been a source of contention for a number of years.
Centrelink’s debt recovery system is using information in a way that it was not designed to be applied, without properly adjusting for differences between the tax and social security system.
Economists have been tracking how consumers feel for decades now. But what does it all mean?
The Australian Census has been taken since 1911. But is it still necessary in today’s world of mass digital data collection?
For a long time the way we measure what is going on in our economy and society has distorted our actions. We’re now building a more holistic way of measuring progress.
If you’re into business and finance there are myriad numbers you can look at. But PMI is one of the better ones if you really want to know where an economy is going.
Even though enterprise bargaining agreements proved controversial when introduced, their use is actually in decline today.
Blindsided by John Hewson’s policy platform, the Keating government scrambled to come up with solutions to the “recession we had to have”.
The changes to superannuation discussed in the 1992-93 cabinet papers shaped the system we have today for better and worse.
The priorities of science are being influenced less by government policy and academia, and more by the priorities of the philanthropic giver.
The institutions that once allowed us to pull ahead may soon be the reason we fall behind.
The present Australian social security and welfare system can be viewed as a UBI scheme with exceptions for people who don’t need it.
A handful of our business economics writers share the favourite books they read this year.
My Christmas fiscal wish is that in 2017 both sides of politics treat the Australian public like adults.
Young Australian jobseekers are facing a difficult future due to the loss of many traditional entry-level positions to automation. A solution may lie in bold policy ideas.
Just before everyone sits down for their Christmas dinner ASIC has handed two of Australia’s big four banks a big present.
You may think it’s hard to justify corporate giving, but if done well it can be a win-win-win for the company, community and shareholders.
The debate about different generations’ economic status misses the inequality within generations, especially younger Australians.
Once again the federal government has given more infrastructure funding to Queensland, ignoring less politically important states like Victoria.
Money alone will not create the numbers and kinds of jobs required to boost the economy.