The preoccupation with money and consumption comes at an increasing cost. Many Australians consider that money-hunger conflicts with their deeper values and preferences and results in a society that is too materialistic. There is evidence that many people are deciding to accept lower incomes and consumption levels in order to have more balance in their...

... used by the Australian government for not ratifying the Kyoto Protocol. The institute's director, Clive Hamilton, tackles each of them in this briefing paper.