Stradbroke Island has been in the news recently, following revelations that Belgian mining company, Sibelco, spent $91,000 at the last Queensland election in a successful attempt to unseat a politician.. read more
Economists at Large have made a submission on the proposed Liddell coal operations modification. Our submission focuses on the economic appendix, written by long-time coal industry consultants Gillespie Economics. Many of.. read more
Economists at Large are celebrating ANOTHER VICTORY!!!…..or are we?? First, the good news. Singleton Council have recommended to a joint regional planning panel to reject a development application by The.. read more
A few of us at Economists at Large have lived in China and we all learned the hard way that when someone gives you a high denomination bill, it’s a.. read more
Nearly 18 months ago we made a submission to the China First Coal Project’s environmental impact assessment. The economic appendix, written by AEC Group, was an economic impact assessment based.. 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
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
Simon and Richard worked with the Capricorn Conservation Council to make a submission on the Environmental Impact Statement of the proposed redevelopment of Great Keppel Island. Their submission addressed specifically.. read more
The period for public comment on the T3 coal terminal expansion under the EPBC act has just closed and Economists at Large made a brief submission. In our submission we.. read more
We are disappointed to read the NSW Planning Assessment Commission’s (PAC) report on the Boggabri Coal project, giving the open-cut mine the green light. Last year we made several submissions.. read more
