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We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goods

  • Written by Cameron Allen, Researcher, UNSW
We modelled 4 scenarios for Australia's future. Economic growth alone can't deliver the goodsAustralia could achieve higher economic growth through more population growth and lower taxes, but at the expense of equality, fairness and the environment.www.shutterstock.com

Despite 28 years of uninterrupted economic growth, future generations of Australians face being worse off due to increasing household debt, cost-of-living pressures, rising...

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