Greensteel secures historic BHP site for manufacturing return Steelmaking will return to the former BHP site at Mayfield, but this time it's electric. Newcastle Herald · Jul 6
'Tiny' tax returns on gas has leading economist fuming Australians have finite stocks of gas and other natural resources and deserve a fair return on them, an inquiry has been told as calls grow for tax reform. AAP · Apr 20
‘Not radical, it’s fair’: Australian households would receive compensation in proposed ‘polluter pays’ levy scheme Superpower Institute report fleshes out 2024 call from Labor heavyweight Ross Garnaut to re-embrace carbon pricing 12 years after Tony Abbott axed it The Guardian - AU · Jan 28
Economists want a carbon price comeback – but does Australia have the political courage? Bold economic ideas are flowing ahead of this month’s roundtable convened by the Albanese government, aimed at boosting Australia’s productivity and economy, and repairing the budget. Among the biggest ideas to emerge is: should Australia resurrect its carbon price? The Conversation · Aug 3, 2025
The Productivity Commission has proposed a ‘cashflow tax’ for business. What does that mean? The fact businesses cannot deduct financing costs means companies like coalminer Adani would not be able to avoid paying virtually any tax The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2025
Carbon price or climate failure: expert economist warns Australia won't meet its renewable energy commitments without significant reforms but there's still time to redeem the situation, an expert warns. AAP · Jul 29, 2025
Australia to cash in on global green energy shortfalls Green energy-intensive exports could net Australia eight times more than fossil fuels and bridge the gap in other nations' clean energy shortfalls, data shows. AAP · Nov 17, 2024
Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources? Speaking on ABC’s QA on Monday night, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz claimed Australia was “giving away its natural resources”, something he found “mind-boggling”. The Conversation · Aug 14, 2024
Afternoon Update: farmer killed in Victorian storms; CBA posts $5bn profit; and Indonesia goes to the polls The 50-year-old Darlimurla man was killed following major storms that battered the state The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2024
Morning Mail: Dutton’s visa call, $100bn fossil fuel tax proposed, Kremlin adds to most wanted list Then home affairs minister intervened to extend criminal’s stay The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2024
Australian fossil fuel tax could raise $100bn in first year alone, Rod Sims and Ross Garnaut say Revenue from carbon solution levy could subsidise green iron, aluminium and fuel production, veteran economists argue The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2024
Australia is about to set its first full employment target – and it will define people's lives for decades Stand by for one of the most important decisions Treasurer Jim Chalmers and the Albanese government will make. The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023
Alan Kohler: Why the RBA thinks if there must be a recession, there will be a recession The implication of what Philip Lowe said is that unless productivity improves fast, there will have to be a recession. The New Daily · May 31, 2023
Economist tells leaders to rethink green evolution Australia must think bigger if it's serious about morphing into a renewable energy superpower, economist Ross Garnaut says. AAP · May 19, 2023
ABC News · May 4, 2023 RBA's rate hikes creating inflation, Ross Garnaut says, calling for radical overhaul of economic policy Pointing to big changes that have greatly affected Australia's capacity to deliver rising standards of living, top economist Ross Garnaut calls for a major policy overhaul.
ABC News · Dec 8, 2022 Queensland government abandons Bradfield Scheme after review finds it completely unviable A decades-long vision to drought-proof arid western Queensland has been abandoned by the state government after an expert review declared it completely unviable.
AAP · Dec 8, 2022 Qld Bradfield Scheme 'not feasible': panel An expert panel has rejected a scheme to irrigate western Queensland, but says four mini-water grids could help coastal areas adapt to climate change.
The Conversation · Nov 9, 2022 Ross Garnaut thinks Australia can become a low-carbon superpower; Clive Hamilton is not convinced Ross Garnaut is a big beast in the Australian climate policy world, and a Labor favourite since his days as economic adviser to Bob Hawke. His 2008 Climate Change Review shifted the dial on policy, encouraging the Rudd and Gillard governments to pursue carbon pricing laws. He fell out of…
The Guardian - AU · Oct 4, 2022 Australian rural internet worse than ‘villages I know’ in Africa, Ross Garnaut says Top economist believes internet access issues are standing in the way of decarbonisation and more efficient production
The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2022 Ross Garnaut’s Superpower follow-up tells a story of promise but also of peril The economist’s new book proposes an expanded Renewable Energy Target and an energy reserve system to ensure grid reliability
ABC News · Oct 1, 2022 Biochar industry fuelled by agricultural waste expected to grow Research shows biochar improves soil productivity and yields, and when fed to animals improves feed conversions and milk production.
AAP · Sep 2, 2022 China diplomacy key to green steel bonanza Energy-hungry industries get little advantage from Australia being richly endowed with gas and coal, but mining and steelmaking could win in a net-zero economy.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2022 Labor rules out mining tax despite Ross Garnaut warning of ‘deep wounds’ from energy prices Economist tells Jobs and Skills Summit ‘we are kidding ourselves’ if Australia focuses on wage rises rather than mineral rent tax
AAP · Sep 1, 2022 Policy shock to set up prosperity: Garnaut Renowned economist Ross Garnaut says Australians need to stop "kidding themselves about how well our economy is performing" as he calls for reform.
The Conversation · Sep 1, 2022 How to get to full employment: Ross Garnaut's address to the jobs summit This is an edited extract from Ross Garnaut’s address to the jobs summit on Thursday night. Read other articles in The Conversation’s series about the summit here.