Report
Renewables and rural Australia
This report presents social research findings from communities that will host Australia’s new electricity infrastructure as a result of the Renewable Energy Zones policy.
Discussion paper
Foreign investment in Australia: Australian big business is not Australian at all
The purpose of this paper is to revisit some earlier work that attempted to estimate the proportion of the mining industry that is foreign owned. This was made possible with access to the Bloomberg Professional Terminal database that gives corporate ownership by geographic region.
Report
Next stop: zero emissions buses by 2030
The authors of this paper argue that in order to reduce rising transport emissions, policies to support the electrification of public transport bus fleets by 2030 should be prioritised.
Discussion paper
Between sense and nonsense: the predictive power of the electoral pendulum
This paper asks whether the electoral pendulum is a 'good guide' for election watchers and, if so, is it understood and used appropriately by the public.
Discussion paper
Brown coal, greenwash: the true emissions impact of the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project
This paper argues despite being labelled as ‘clean energy’, none of the emissions the Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project has produced in its pilot phase have been buried through carbon capture and storage.