Food boom with a twist turns screws on farmers | Ross Gittins | Sydney Morning Herald, 7 Nov
SMH Economics Editor questions Asian Century White Paper optimism in light of CPD’s Farming Smarter… and other sources warning of environmental hazards Gittins surveys the Asian landscape and finds that rising Asian populations and...
Farming smarter, not harder: securing our agricultural economy | LANDMARK REPORT
Australia must invest in soil health or miss the benefits of the world food boom Download Farming Smarter, Not Harder report in full Read what we’re reading: Sustainable Economy media, links and resources Read what key...
Caroline Hoisington | Tasmanian scientist slams supertrawler delay
ABC Rural, 12 September 2012 CPD Fellow and marine economist defends proposed marine reserves, as the FV-Margiris exits stage-left… …leaving in its wake heated national debate over sustainable fishing practices. Following the passage of...
Pavan Sukhdev | Book Launch | Melbourne, 4 December 2012
Corporation 2020: Transforming business for tomorrow’s world Download ‘Corporation 2020’ backgrounder Economist Pavan Sukhdev, a leading strategist in sustainable practice, returns to Australia to share his vision of a global green economy as explored in his...
Marine Reserves Reality Check | The Cairns Post, 10 September 2012
Marine park cost claims ‘dubious’ Marine Reserves Reality Check, by CPD’s Marine Economy fellow Caroline Hoisington, was featured in The Cairns Post on its day of release. Although the reporter initially misquoted some key...
Pavan Sukhdev | Corporation 2020 | Sydney, 3 December 2012
Corporation 2020: the engine of tomorrow’s green economy? Economist Pavan Sukhdev, a leading strategist in sustainable practice, returns to Australia to share his vision of a global green economy as explored in his latest...
Economics Dumbed Down
Given the distortions in the Opposition’s rhetoric on economics, it’s worrying that polls consistently show voters rate the Coalition so highly on economic management, writes Ian McAuley