Search Results for: "WASTE"
How to Not Waste $300 Billion
The new ‘Build Your Own Budget’ tool released by the Parliamentary Budget Office reveals that despite how all-or-nothing the debate about the Stage 3 tax cuts has become, the $300bn…
Australia wastes billions making housing more expensive
How did Australia get itself into such a mess with housing? What impact is the crisis having on renters? And why does everyone seem to think investing in the property…
Carmichael mine re-approved, Gittins on moratorium, why uni deregulation failed, SA dumps nuclear, and more
…then has shifted to the economics of the waste dump. If properly modelled, with massive up-front costs in shipping and storage, and factoring in the risks associated with nuclear waste,…
Why we could run out of food, devouring our planet, social impact of the food system and solutions to feed the world
…are devouring our planet – peak oil, peak fish, food waste as well as the agricultural knowledge drought we are experiencing social aspects of the current food system from preventable…
Curing Affluenza Book Tour
A truly modern affliction, affluenza is endemic in Western societies, encouraged by those who profit from a culture of exploitation and waste. So how do we cure ourselves? In his…
The Future of Work in Journalism
…to account. If we want that to continue, then there is no time to waste to address the many challenges facing those working in journalism and the entire media industry.”…
What is the case for more gas?
…rise, extreme weather events increase in frequency, bushfires lay waste to the countryside—and gas companies make money hand over fist thanks to Australia’s refusal to confront the consequences of its…
Reducing food waste - and greenhouse gas emissions
…even more urgent. While the overlap in the consequences of these two problems might be obvious, what is less clear is that both problems share a common cause; food waste….
Survey results - New Zealand food waste
…survey of 1,807 main grocery buyers in Australia and New Zealand. Respondents were asked about the food they throw out and their attitudes and behaviour in relation to food waste….
NL 60, December 2009
This edition of the Institute’s newsletter looks at the CPRS, indigenous affairs, food waste, the Disability Discrimination Act, homelessness, congestion charging, superannuation, unpaid overtime and national Go Home On Time…

