Risky business

Why are women underpaid in comparison to men? And what’s the solution? Academic, author and Public Policy Fellow Alison Booth thinks finding the answer may mean revisiting our past.

Searching for solutions

Collaborative research is helping to shed light on how to close the gap on Indigenous health disadvantage.

The Canberra Experiment

Public Policy Fellow Professor Stephen Dovers is on a mission to show that Canberra has something unusual to offer and that public policy isn’t as dull as it sounds.

Pre-poll rate rise a possibility

An interest rate rise could be on the cards in the lead up to the general election, according to Crawford School Chair in Public Policy Professor Warwick McKibbin.

Committee chaos: how the Indonesian Parliament really works

Significant decisions in the Indonesian Parliament are being made in an undemocratic, disorganised and ill-disciplined way, according to a new study.

Chinese connections

A Crawford School student is to head to China as part of a new program aiming to encourage greater cooperation between Australian and Chinese universities.

New President plans membership push

Professor Peter Warr, Head of the Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, has been named as the new President of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES).

PNG budget under the microscope

Papua New Guinea’s 2013 budget was in the spotlight at a special National Budget Forum.

Capture the moment: talk carbon

A window of opportunity has opened up for a new global carbon pricing forum to be established, according to a leading economist.

Students put a Hult on global food crisis

Crawford School students are set to step up to the plate and present models to solve global food security issues, as part of this year's Hult Prize.