We’ve made a submission on the environmental impact statement of the Stratford coal project, on behalf of the Barrington-Gloucester-Stroud Preservation Alliance. The submission has already been getting some media attention, here’s.. read more
A press release from the Victorian Events Industry Council put out last week at first seems unsurprising. The first line of the press release should be enough for you to.. read more
The NSW Planning and Assessment Commission has given its approval to the Tarrawonga coal project. We made a submission to the environmental impact assessment of the project and also presented.. read more
Update: Rod’s piece in the SMH got quite a bit of attention. Whitehaven Coal’s Maules Creek Mine has been in the news this week, after anti-coal activist, Jonothan Moylan,.. read more
We made a submission to the NSW Treasury and Department of Planning Guideline for the use of Cost Benefit Analysis in mining and coal seam gas proposals. We think the guidelines are.. read more
Last week Rod was literally “at large”, appearing at Planning and Assessment Commission (PAC) hearings in parts of NSW where most economists fear to tread – Dunedoo and Boggabri. The.. read more
We recently looked at Tourism Victoria’s use of Major Events Mathematics in analysis of the Australian Grand Prix, claiming the event brought Victoria $35.6 million dollars of “media value”, despite.. read more
A couple of weeks ago we made a submission on the economic assessment of NSW’s controversial Coborra Coal Project. The project is particularly controversial as it is a state owned.. read more
We’ve made a submission on the draft terms of reference for the environmental impact statement of the proposed China Stone Coal Project. We’ve called for changes to the ToR to:.. read more
In December 2011 we made a submission on the economic assessment of the Kevin’s Corner coal project in Queensland. We pointed out that: No cost benefit analysis (CBA) had been.. read more
