The fine line between good debt and bad debt
“We must live within our means!”, “Continued deficit and debt is borrowing from tomorrow to fund our lifestyle today.” We hear a lot about the scourge of government debt in…
Australia still in trade deficit, while the US getting closer to surplus
I haven’t written here for a while but I thought I’d start-off the New Year with a look at where the Australia economy stands. First up, is a look at…
Australia, the world’s greatest… polluters
Economics of Contentment Part 07 – First published on the Sydney Opera House Ideas website.
In this installment of ‘The Economics of Contentment,’ John Treadgold considers how we should factor our own happiness against those of future generations. Yes, climate change is on the table, and John tries to bring some much needed clarity to the policy debates we’ve seen hashed out these past few years.
Egalitarian Australia and the end of a fair-go
Economics of Contentment Part 05 – First published on the Sydney Opera House Ideas website.
John Treadgold looks at egalitarianism: its place in Australia’s past, and whether it will continue to have a place in our future.
What do we want? FAST TRAINS! When do we want ‘em? NOW!
Economics of Contentment Part 03 – First published on the Sydney Opera House Ideas website.
In Part three of ‘The Economics of Contentment,’ John Treadgold investigates Australia’s lack of High Speed Trains and laments forecasts that we’ll have to wait another 50 years to get fast/efficient transport up the coast.
Radical Economics and the pursuit of growth – by Nils Klawitter on Der Spiegel
Does prosperity depend on economic growth? Is GDP growth beneficial if it relies on irreparable environmental degradation? Nils Klawitter looks at these issues in this article for Der Spiegel. He…