The Economists' Corner

It’s been a year since the summer of bushfires that devastated much of the east coast of Australia, and 10 years since the Queensland floods. But still we hear of homes being rebuilt, and even new homes going up in disaster-prone areas.

Is Australia doing enough to prevent the loss of lives, homes, and livelihoods caused by the rise in extreme weather events?

In today's episode, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by President of the Australian and NSW local government associations and City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott to discuss the role local councils play in responding to and planning for extreme weather and natural disasters. It’s the first episode in a series that looks at climate and disaster resilience.

CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball is joined by Sarah Hunter, Chief Economist at BIS Oxford Economics to discuss the state of the Australian economy, how households are still exercising caution with their savings, what the labour market is likely to look like in 2021, JobKeeper and JobSeeker, and an underlying sense of optimism despite economic uncertainty.

In today's episode, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Dr. Stephen Kirchner of the United States Study Centre to discuss President Biden's inauguration, the incoming stimulus package, reducing the policy uncertainty prevalent under Trump, increasing the minimum wage, and the US shift on climate change.

CEDA's two part podcast series on superannuation views the recent changes to super and the Retirement Income Review through the lens of the Financial Services Council and HESTA.

CEDA's two part podcast series on superannuation views the recent changes to super and the Retirement Income Review through the lens of the Financial Services Council and HESTA.

Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and AER Chair Clare Savage as they discuss the AER's five year strategic plan, the key priorities to get right in our energy transition, what the AER is doing to address the vulnerability of consumers, and how the states are leading the charge on energy policy.

In today's episode of The Greater Good, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Peter Dawkins, outgoing Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University to speak about how 2020 has impacted Vic Uni and the broader higher education sector, how the next few years are looking for the university, and about the decline in students choosing to study economics. 

Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball and Steven Persson, CEO of The Big Issue and Homes for Homes as they chat about how The Big Issue has been coping since COVID, how the pandemic has brought social housing and homelessness to the forefront of people's thinking, the need to develop a suite of long term solutions to poverty that resonate within the community, and how the government is tracking with social housing.

Join CEDA Chief Economist Jarrod Ball, NSW Chief Economist Stephen Walters, and ANZ Senior Economist Cherelle Murphy as they discuss how NSW is dealing with the first deficit in a decade, the management of COVID clusters keeping NSW open, the phasing out of stamp duty, social housing, and the measures in place for women in the NSW budget.

In today's episode, CEDA CEO Melinda Cilento is joined by Dr. Paul Williams of Griffith University to discuss Labor's unexpected election win in Queensland, how the economy in the Sunshine State is holding up through the pandemic, and how the state is feeling about climate change policy.