Pitch Engine
The Times


.

One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate change

  • Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate changeWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

Offered a menu of issues to choose from as the most important in the May 21 election, Australia’s top economists have overwhelmingly zeroed in on one.

Three quarters of the 50 top economists surveyed by The Conversation and the Economic Society of Australia have nominated “climate and the...

Read more: One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate change

More Articles ...

  1. Want to buy guilt-free Easter chocolate? Pick from our list of 'good eggs' that score best for the environment and child labour
  2. Airbnb's Ukraine moment is a reminder of what the sharing economy can be
  3. What would it take to get Australians to buy electric cars? Canberra provides a guide
  4. As borders reopen, can New Zealand reset from high volume to ‘high values’ tourism?
  5. The RBA has lost some patience on rates, but it isn't rushing to push them up: here's why
  6. Voiceless and vulnerable, NZ's gig workers faced more risk with fewer protections during the pandemic
  7. The budget super giveaway that allows the already wealthy to amass even more tax-free
  8. Fixed or variable mortgage? The choice of home loan isn't as simple as you might think
  9. What will the fuel excise cut save you? Not as much as the Treasurer says
  10. Despite record job vacancies, Australians shouldn't expect big pay rises anytime soon – and here's why
  11. More permanent skilled visas are a big deal. The government is heading in the right direction
  12. Labor's budget reply goes big on aged care, similar on much else
  13. Inflation has already eroded tomorrow's minimum wage rise – NZ’s low-income workers will need more support
  14. A cost-of-living budget: cuts, spends, and everything you need to know at a glance
  15. Josh Frydenberg’s budget is an extraordinary turnaround – but leaves a $40 billion problem
  16. Budget 2022: Frydenberg has spent big – but on the whole, responsibly
  17. This budget, amid talk of deficits, consider the lessons we ought to have learned
  18. 5 maps that show why free public transport benefits the affluent most
  19. Cut emissions, not petrol tax; fund childcare, not beer. What economists want from next week's budget
  20. Stability and security: the keys to closing the mental health gap between renters and home owners
  21. Why Australia's Reserve Bank won't hike interest rates just yet
  22. Are Russia's elite really using cryptocurrency to evade sanctions?
  23. The ACCC is suing Meta for celebrity crypto scam ads on Facebook. Here's why the tech giant could be found liable
  24. The Greens' liveable income guarantee is a serious idea the major parties won't touch – yet
  25. As federal government spending on small transport projects creeps up, marginal seats get a bigger share
  26. Building the Ventilation Revolution would clear indoor air, helping our kids and older Australians breathe easier
  27. Battered but not broken: how global trade is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
  28. To really address climate change, Australia could make 27 times as much electricity and make it renewable
  29. 5 interview questions for the next RBA deputy governor
  30. What is petrol excise, and why does Australia have it anyway?
  31. With COVID restrictions easing, should Black professionals have to return to hostile workplaces?
  32. Turning supermarkets into public utilities could be the solution to New Zealand's grocery problem
  33. It's time Australia dumped its bureaucratic list-based approach to temporary work visas
  34. It's hard to find a case for a cut in petrol tax – there are other things the budget can do
  35. Russia's war on Ukraine is driving up wheat prices and threatens global supplies of bread, meat and eggs
  36. After the floods, the distressing but necessary case for managed retreat
  37. From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change
  38. Vital Signs: what the neoliberalism-hating left should love about markets
  39. Game of Loans: the Reserve Bank loses its heir apparent to Fortescue's green fund
  40. As the Commerce Commission found, there’s no magic way to make NZ supermarkets more competitive
  41. Boycotting Russian products might feel right, but can individual consumers really make a difference?
  42. Higher petrol prices hurt, but cutting the fuel excise would harm long-term energy security
  43. One in 1,000 years? Old flood probabilities no longer hold water
  44. Putin’s biggest mistake of the Ukraine war? Trusting the Western financial system
  45. The immigration numbers bidding war is pointless – there are limits to how many migrants Australia can accept
  46. Even Google agrees there's no going back to the old office life
  47. Behind the ‘inclusive’ window dressing, the NZ-UK free trade deal disappoints politically and economically
  48. Vital Signs: Australia's hairdressing-based economic recovery can't last
  49. Russian sanctions are biting harder than it could have imagined, and it'll get worse
  50. After the floods comes the disaster of underinsurance: we need a better plan
hacklink hack forum hacklink film izle hacklink online casinos australiaonwinonline casino australiaDeneme bonusu veren siteler 2026Meritbetjojobet girişbetpark güncel girişjojobetmeritkingbodrum escortagen bolabahis sitelerigrandpashabetcasibomholiganbetjojobetgrandpashabetcasibomholiganbetjojobet