Recent publications
CSG economic modelling: On the alleged benefits of the Santos coal seam gas project in North West NSW, D Richardson, 14 February
The use and abuse of economic modelling in Australia, R Denniss, 1 February
Casual labour: A stepping stone to something better or part of an underclass?, D Richardson, 27 January
Rubbery figures: An examination of the claimed and likely cost of poker machine reform in Australia, R Denniss, 20 January
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