Publications

Cultivating Resilience: Advancing Sustainable Agriculture in Australia

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An exploratory report outlining the role the agricultural sector contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and environmental degradation and identifying key challenges inhibiting Australian producers from transitioning to more sustainable practices.

Wicked Solutions: A Long-Term Approach to Housing Affordability

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A research project I led to evaluate the drivers of housing unaffordability in Australia, including property tax settings, population growth, and supply chain inefficiencies increasing materials and labour costs. Several of the recommendations in the report were implemented, including changes to migration policy and federal building codes.

Budget Blueprint 2024: Financing our Future

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A comprehensive set of fiscal recommendations designed to improve Australia’s productivity and economic resilience. Proposals included broadening the tax base with a tax based on land value, establishing a sovereign wealth fund for renewable energy investments, and restructuring the Goods and Services Tax.

Budget Blueprint 2024: Protecting our Future

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A playbook of policy reforms at achieving climate and biodiversity targets in Australia. Proposals in the report include establishing benefit-sharing schemes with communities hosting renewable projects, implementing education strategies to counter mis- and disinformation on climate issues, and creating a public fund for nature repair projects.

Budget Blueprint 2024: Invigorating our Future

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Part three of the Budget Blueprint series, containing policy recommendations aimed at restoring Australia’s lagging productivity levels. The report highlights opportunities to channel investment towards selective start-up ventures and proposes financial incentives to retain international talent.

An Examination of Antisemitism in Australian Schools

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An Australian-first poll to determine the perceived incidence rate of antisemitism in public schools. The research sought to assess the influence of socio-political group membership and pedagogical approaches on its incidence. Factors considered in the analysis included level of study (primary/secondary), school location, and type of antisemitism.

Seeing the Forest for the Trees: Exploring Alternate Land Use Options for the Native Forests of Tasmania

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A cost-benefit analysis to assess the viability of Tasmania’s native forest logging industry. Calculations considered plantation wood products and the carbon sequestration value of old-growth forests as revenue-generating alternatives and costed a transition pathway for workers employed in the native forest logging industry.