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Australia’s rental crisis reaches new heights: 2024 Rental Affordability Index

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The ability for local governments to fund infrastructure and services

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Community Benefit Sharing: A Path to Equitable Development

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The right time for community wealth building reform in Australia

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Education, Employment, Environment, Housing, Retail

The time for community wealth building to be adopted and applied in Australia has come – particularly given the need to rebuild after the 2019-20 bushfires and COVID-19 related economic impacts. This paper...

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COVID-19 and summer bushfires: The economic impact on your suburb and pathways to recovery

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Employment, Environment

Two unprecedented crises have battered Australia over the past six months: catastrophic bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic. History tells us that economies can bounce back quickly after a severe downturn, so a quick recovery is possible but uncertain. Recovery could take many forms.

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Impact of the COVID-19 shutdown on vulnerable workers in Australia

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Employment

COVID-19 shutdown: Explore the short and long term impact on Australia’s most vulnerable workers in the hospitality, food, retail and tourism-related sectors.

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COVID-19 economic recovery: Creating a positive legacy for Australian communities

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The chance to create a positive legacy through investment is a once-in-a-lifetime event. That event is happening right now. Government investment in the right infrastructure will support economic recovery and improve how current and future generations live. Now is the time to hold steady, be focused and explore new ways to capture opportunities within existing strategic plans.

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Four principles to help governments structure medium-term economic stimulus packages

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Governments throughout Australia are preparing short and medium-term stimulus packages. This article introduces four principles that will help governments identify and prioritise projects and structure coherent medium-term infrastructure stimulus packages.

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Lessons from the Great Depression: going beyond standard economic approaches to bolster Australia’s economy

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Employment

The COVID-19 pandemic represents the most significant challenge to Australia’s economy since the Second World War. While Australia’s economy and society are very different from the late 1920s, we need to learn from the Great Depression and do more than apply the standard economic methods during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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