The rising cost of fresh fruit and vegetables has become a hot-button election issue. But neither party has suggested ways we could build a more resilient food system.
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Western Sydney can be up to 10°C hotter than the coast. Poorly constructed housing can’t handle the heat.
Economists shape the world in many ways, but some of their conclusions are counter-intuitive to say the least.
A staggering 10,000 people took part in our #SetTheAgenda poll. The number one issue was climate change.
Australian policy is increasingly focused on what’s known as ‘successful ageing’ – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. But for that, you need access to affordable energy.
Grocers must find a way to add value and affordability for consumers.
It’s a paradox. The Morrison government, in deep trouble, has produced a budget that’s shamelessly designed to try to buy votes. But Labor, censorious in its rhetoric, has found itself having to embrace the budget’s central measures.
Experts on poverty in Britain explain how destitution affects different groups of people and aspects of life.
The March 29 budget will contain “targeted and proportionate” help for families with cost of living pressures and move fiscal policy towards stabilising and reducing debt.
New Zealand’s supermarket industry has come under fire for high food prices and lack of competition. Is it time to consider treating the supermarket industry like water and power utilities?
Most consumers want a better deal, but New Zealand’s small size and relative isolation make it hard for large-scale competitors to enter the supermarket sector.
Adjusting tax brackets in line with inflation would ensure voters who wanted more government spending would also have to vote for more tax.
As inflation bites, targeted relief for those most affected by the rising cost of living would be the best short-term option.
Here’s how retailers can help.
Energy prices might be global, but domestic policy still counts.
Bleak expectations for 2022.
Employment and wages soared in the latest labor report, but that’s small comfort for the many workers with a job that doesn’t pay a living wage.
The pandemic exposed the contradictions and tensions at the heart of ‘creative class’ cities and jobs.
Tiny houses mean smaller costs.
The prices households pay for drinking water and wastewater services have been rising faster than the rate of inflation.
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Southern Cross University
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Professor of Behaviour & Social Change, University of Technology Sydney
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Professor of Personal Finance, University of Bristol
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
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Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
