Bigger is not always better

Economic growth is always offered as the panacea for all of society’s ills, but what if “degrowth” was actually a better path towards a fairer, more inclusive and ecologically sustainable society?

A GFC 2.0 would remake the world in dangerous ways

It may be comforting to listen to talk of temporary market corrections as stock prices fall, but the bigger question being asked by many market analysts and commentators isn’t if we are at risk of another Global Financial Crisis, but actually when the next crisis will happen.

Global trade digitisation – An opportunity for Australia

Michael Lim, Head of Trade and Supply Chain at ANZ, outlined the opportunities for digitising regional trade documents at GAP’s Economic Summit in Sydney.

Banking with a human face

Motivating bank staff to treat customers well will be a big challenge for the Royal Commission after revelations that incentive schemes encouraged staff to undertake unethical behaviour.

Helping your children get on property ladder

More than half of first-time buyers need their families to help, and they mostly turn to their parents and occasionally grandparents. Here are several solutions for helping your children get on the property ladder and become independent.

Assessing the value of public spending through social return accounting

What is the value of a hospital? A longer school day? A faster internet? Social Return Accounting – a cutting-edge new method for calculating the costs and, crucially, the shared benefits of government spending – can put a dollar figure on it.

Digital trade summit at NSW Parliament House

GAP’s 9th Annual Economic Summit will be held on 6th – 7th September and will bring together 135 people who have a vested interest in seeing Australia respond to the opportunities that Digital Trade presents.

The future of sharing: it’s still about freedom

The idealism behind the original vision of the sharing economy hasn’t died — it just needs more support and protection.

How to break up with plastics – using behavioural science

Plastic is not evil: it’s flexible, durable, waterproof and cheap. The issue is the way we dispose of it.

Confronting the money-power elite

Those who control the creation and allocation of money are able to control every other aspect of society. So shouldn’t ordinary people have more say over money, rather than rich and self-serving elites?

How did a cockatoo reach 13th century Sicily?

Images of a cockatoo in Frederick II of Sicily’s book on falconry reveal how trade routes around Australia’s north were flourishing as far back as medieval times.

New report casts doubt on Sydney’s affordable housing policy

Affordable rental options for low-income households in Sydney need to be drastically improved according to the City Futures Research Centre.