This paper provides some basic background on Australia’s Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA) problem and current policies designed to address it before critiquing the most recent economic study on RIFA eradication and showing how small changes to its methodology result in cost benefit ratios that strongly support RIFA eradication.

Despite the billions spent and pledged on the Beetaloo Basin’s shale gas reserves, it could prove to be a massive sinkhole for investors’ and taxpayers’ cash, according to this report by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).

This report outlines the findings from the independent Sport Venue Review Panel, which has concluded its assessment of potential 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games venue infrastructure in Queensland.

This report builds on the already substantial body of evidence that supports the link between the provision of the suite of family and relationship services and improved health, safety, family functioning and development, social and community connectedness, and financial and economic benefits.

Cost–benefit analysis (CBA) is a key tool for evaluating policy proposals and promoting informed, evidence-based decision-making. It offers a structured, objective framework which assists policymakers to assess trade-offs and outcomes. This guide is designed to assist policymakers in effectively applying CBA to the development and assessment of policy proposals.