By Angela Dorizas Carbon emission reduction is a positive by-product of the current financial crisis and should spark further green investment, according to Macquarie University economics lecturer Ben Spies-Butcher. Speaking…
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UK councils braced for ‘second wave’
By Rob O’Brien UK councils should prepare for a worsening social impact from the ‘second wave’ of the recession, a public sector watchdog has warned. Local and national government have…
Council costs set to increase: MAV
By Angela Dorizas Australia has bucked the global trend and avoided a recession, but for local government in Victoria, the future economic outlook is constrained. The Municipal Association of Victoria…
Recession may speed up mental health reform
By Rob O'Brien A recession may help governments speed up mental health reform, the chair of the National Advisory Council on Mental Health has told a conference in Sydney….
Recession will hit some states harder
By Adam Coleman A key economic forecast released today has suggested that while ‘sunbelt’ states might lead the pack now, the combination of a commodity price collapse and a recession…