by Evatt Foundation | Apr 1, 2017 | News
The politics of outrage, and the crisis of free speech on campus Ira Wells Among those invested in the notion that higher education is currently collapsing before our eyes, fewer pieces of evidence are proffered more frequently (or more uncritically) than the modern...
by John Quiggin | Mar 6, 2017 | News
The public debate over the problems of electricity supply displays a curious disconnect. On the one hand, there is virtually universal agreement that the system is in crisis. After 25 years, the promised outcomes of reform – cheaper and more reliable electricity,...
by Clare Morgan | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 16
Inequality is at the heart of much of the world’s political and social upheaval, according to the leaders of UNSW’s latest Grand Challenge. As UNSW Law Professor Rosalind Dixon sees it, inequality is the challenge of our time. Rising inequality was a...
by Paul White, Alex Nunn | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, Journal, News, Volume 16
Has the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recent high level commitment to reducing inequality translated into concrete action in its dealings with member states? Addressing this research question is significant in several respects.First, the high level rhetorical...
by Frank Stilwell | Feb 23, 2017 | News
Mainstream economic analysis has rested on the general assumption that increased production and consumption will improve people’s well-being.At first sight, this expectation seems reasonable, particularly in countries where material poverty is widespread. Consider,...
by Ged Kearney | Feb 23, 2017 | Issue 1, News, Volume 16
The Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) decision to radically cut Sunday and public holiday pay will give almost one million Australian workers a huge pay cut. The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) calls on the Turnbull Government and all political parties to...
