The New Economy Network Australia (NENA) is a network of individuals and organisations working to transform Australia’s economic system so that achieving ecological health and social justice are the foundational principles and primary objectives of the economic system.
NENA works to facilitate connections, showcase and promote innovative projects, build peer-to-peer learning and use collective strategies to create and advocate for change, so that we can build a strong movement of people demanding, creating and benefiting from a ‘new’ economy.
There are three dimensions to NENA’s work: we are building networks, connections and shared initiatives:
- within specific geographic areas such as towns/cities, regions and states.
Please read about our Geographic Hubs for more information - across different sectors within the new economy, including: sustainable food, energy, transport, housing, indigenous economics, ecological economics and many more. Please read about our Sectoral Hubs for more information.
- that prioritise specific strategic goals every year. (Information about NENA’s Annual Strategic Plan will be available soon)
To carry out our work, NENA is made up of a growing number of connected, semi-autonomous Sectoral and Geographic Hubs that bring people together to focus on different issues in the new economy. NENA also has a central coordinating hub that provides support to our Hubs across Australia, and secretariat support to our elected groups.
New Economy News from Australia and Abroad
NENA begins Research Hub with University of Newcastle
July 1, 2019
The Alternative Futures Research Network (AFRN) of the Faculty of Education and Arts has signed a memorandum of understanding with the New Economy Network Australia(NENA) to establish a research hub based at the University of Newcastle (UON).
The Alternative Futures Research Network studies and promotes alternative modes of development beyond Carbon, Capital, Consumerism and (unsustainable) Growth with a ... Read more...
The new left economics: how a network of thinkers is transforming capitalism
June 27, 2019
For almost half a century, something vital has been missing from leftwing politics in western countries. Since the 70s, the left has changed how many people think about prejudice, personal identity and freedom. It has exposed capitalism’s cruelties.
It has sometimes won elections, and sometimes governed effectively afterwards. But it has not been able ... Read more...
Food Connect shares what it takes to create a successful crowd sourced equity campaign
June 10, 2019
Robert Pekin from Food Connect on the ‘how to’ of CSEF and how it is very different to impact investing, especially with regard to the ‘bottom-up’ organising of ‘the crowd’.
Read more...Insane Trade and Climate Chaos
June 5, 2019
Imagine a world where food routinely gets shipped thousands of miles away to be processed, then shipped back to be sold right where it started. It sounds like a joke, but it’s the world we live in now. Much of the trade that happens in the global economy is unnecessary, and detrimental to our efforts to curb ... Read more...
New Economy Journal
See below for a selection of articles from the latest issue of New Economy Journal.
To explore all articles, visit the New Economy Journal page!
Sacred Peaks Forged in Fire
Gross Domestic Efficiency: An Ecological Measure of Prosperity
Ecological Economics: Solutions Now and in the Future (ANZSEE 2019 Conference)
The Associative Economy: Work and Social Sculpture
