Latrobe Valley is home to three major coal fired power stations, and the open cut coal mines that feed them. To decarbonise the Australian economy requires a substantial transition away.. read more
In recent weeks, police celebrated a number of drug busts. Methamphetamines in Perth, marijuana in South Australia. Referring, I think, to the methamphetamines bust, I heard one TV report state.. read more
In Australia there is great current debate about the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and whether it will increase or decrease energy prices. We often look to Germany for direction on.. read more
The report released by the Commission of Audit (COA) last week reveals the unnecessarily high cost of asylum seeker policies in Australia. The report shows that offshore detention costs approximately $439,000 per.. read more
The East West Link appears to be a classic example of a major project driven by politics rather than planning. While some of the political angles are being explored, we.. read more
In amongst the cut and thrust of a chaotic parliament that hangs by the vote of Victoria’s own “kingslayer”, former liberal Geoff Shaw, politicians of all persuasions look in need.. read more
From time to time, we will public a blog post on a specific environmental economics topic. Today’s is brought to you by Economist at Large, William Li, who put together.. read more
A bet about the future of Bitcoin recently took place on the the podcast, Planet Money. The bet took place between Ben Horowitz, a venture capitalist backing Bitcoin ventures, and Felix.. read more
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a trade agreement involving 12 countries representing approximately 40 per cent of global GDP.
