Australia, it’s time to talk about our water emergency
By Quentin Grafton, Matthew Colloff, Paul Wyroll & Virginia Marshall This article was originally published by The Conversation. The last bushfire season showed Australians they can no…
Canberra confidential: from Y-plan to why plan?
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. How should a city's planning authorities balance the views of current inhabitants - as expressed through their behaviour -…
AuSI's Prof Shirley Leitch on Dinner Ladies Save the World podcast: Covid Insights
The Australian Studies Institute's Professor Shirley Leitch was featured on the most recent episode of the uplifting ANU podcast Dinner Ladies Save the World. In the final episode of Series 1 of…
Dog days in the new economy
By Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. Economists wonder if the path in-and-out of this recession will resemble a “V”, a more brutal “U”, or perhaps the…
AuSI's Prof Shirley Leitch on Dinner Ladies Save the World podcast: Uncertain Communication
Dinner Ladies Save the World podcast: Uncertain Communication The Australian Studies Institute's Professor Shirley Leitch was featured on the most recent episode of the uplifting ANU podcast…
Political Economy 2.1: Why the pandemic is an opportunity for democratic renewal
By Professor Mark Kenny and Professor Mark Evans This article was originally published by The Canberra Times. America had just emerged from its third recession in seven years when John F…
Despite huge coronavirus stimulus package, the government might still need to pay more
By Professor Mark Kenny This article was originally published by The Conversation. Despite nearly three decades without a recession, Australia’s last proper budget surplus came a dozen years…