New Economy Journal

The Official Journal of the New Economy Network Australia

The New Economy Journal is the official journal of the New Economy Network Australia. The Journal publishes material that supports the Network’s mission to transform Australia’s economy so that achieving ecological health and social justice are its foundational principles and primary objectives.

The New Economy Journal is a place for contribution and conversation for those interested and involved in the New Economy movement. Published monthly on the first Tuesday of each month, each New Economy Journal issue features pieces on the New Economy, with an emphasis on the New Economy movement in Australia. The Journal will help achieve NENA’s goals to “facilitate connections, showcase and promote innovative projects, build peer-to-peer learning and use collective strategies to create and advocate for change”. The Journal will highlight, document and disseminate information about what is happening in the New Economy movement in Australia and around the world, encourage discourse and debate, facilitate connections, and produce a historical record in the process.

The New Economy Journal is an open platform and encourages unsolicited submissions. If you would like to submit a piece for publication, find more information at Submit to the Journal.

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Latest Issue:

July 2023

In this instalment of the New Economy Journal, our contributors explore alternative ways to measure value and alternative models of leadership required to address some of the complex and systemic challenges our society faces. Min Seto from the Australian Social Value Bank (ASVB) explains how ASVB’s valuation methodology can enable governments to better evaluate the social outcomes of programs and policies. Dr Geoff Woolcock and Mike Salvaris of the Australian National Development Index (ANDI), detail ANDI’s history and explains how the organisation is working to develop an ongoing national progress and wellbeing index that measures all important areas of our...

Selected articles from the latest issue of New Economy Journal:

NENA and The Australia Institute: Federal Budget Rundown 2023

Sian Townend

Last month, the New Economy Network Australia (NENA) hosted their annual Federal Budget Rundown webinar this year featuring Matt Grudnoff, a Senior Economist at The Australia Institute, who discussed the Federal Budget handed down on the 9th May 2023. The Australia Institute is one of Australia’s leading public policy think-tanks...

Toxic Leadership and the Antidote: Succession and Ted Lasso as Two Tales of Leadership and a Playbook for Systemic Change

Nick Verginis

Toxic Leadership and the Antidote: <em>Succession</em> and <em>Ted Lasso</em> as Two Tales of Leadership and a Playbook for Systemic Change

Last month we were treated to the final seasons of two monumental television series—Succession (HBO/Binge) and Ted Lasso (Apple TV). These shows offer depictions of leadership which could not be further apart; two manifestations of leadership for audiences to ponder as we face complex societal challenges. While Succession is a...

Measuring the Kind of Australia We Want: the Evolution of the Australian National Development Index (ANDI)

Geoff Woolcock, Mike Salvaris

The Australian National Development Index (ANDI) is a measure of wellbeing and progress. ANDI reflects the values and priorities of Australians. ANDI measures what matters to us in a way that GDP and other economic measures cannot. ANDI developed out of an informal community-research alliance focused on citizenship and wellbeing,...

New Economy Journal

The Official Journal of the New Economy Network Australia