Despite a fine environment and a high overall standard of living, Tasmanians experience a significant burden of preventable diet-related chronic disease and food borne illnesses. Tasmania has rates of heart disease, obesity, diabetes, hypertension and some cancers as high as, and in some instances higher than other Australian States. These preventable illnesses are costly in...

Australia's food safety and quarantine standards are coming under increasing pressure from bilateral trade agreements such as the Australia-US FTA. Despite the risks to Australian health and agriculture, quarantine standards have already been lowered to accommodate increased trade. Further concessions are likely in negotiations for FTAs with China, Thailand and other countries. Hilary Bambrick argues...

This paper examines the case for maintaining welfare and income redistribution programs even when their adverse general equilibrium effects reduce total earnings of poor households. Using a Cournot model of intra-household decision-making, the authors show that even if welfare cutbacks generate large increases in household income, these may still reduce the well-being of children and...

This report examined agricultural production in Australia, research and development, Australia's competitiveness in adding value to its agricultural production and Australia's exports of value-added products.