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:

May 2023

In this instalment of the New Economy Journal, our contributors provide insight into the policy approaches and underpinning economic thinking which will guide our transition to a wellbeing economy. This issue highlights existing policies and explores possibilities for the future. Gareth Hughes, country lead for the Aotearoa New Zealand Wellbeing Economy Alliance, shares the successes and challenges faced by New Zealand in implementing its own wellbeing approach to economic policy. Brandon Gordon argues that it is time to rethink our approach to economic modelling, calling for a shift from the rational, economic man which is central to thinking about how...

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Selected articles from the latest issue of New Economy Journal:
From Wellbeing Budgets to a Wellbeing Economy—A View from Aotearoa New Zealand.

From Wellbeing Budgets to a Wellbeing Economy—A View from Aotearoa New Zealand.

Gareth Hughes

From Wellbeing Budgets to a Wellbeing Economy—A View from Aotearoa New Zealand.
Economics is changing. And in the face of systemic existential challenges like climate change and biodiversity loss, this change is imperative. In recent years, a small number of governments have begun to place wellbeing at the heart of economic decision making. Aotearoa, New Zealand, for example has five years of...

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‘Values capitalism’ – Good luck with that, Jim

‘Values capitalism’ – Good luck with that, Jim

Ted Trainer

‘Values capitalism’ – Good luck with that, Jim
Jim Chalmer’s essay in the February Monthly is an attempt to prepare us for a shift in the coming budget from the era of neoliberal domination to an approach where more attention is paid to non-economic factors. But we’ll need more than that to save us. Read More ...

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Improving the Well-Being of Canberrans

Improving the Well-Being of Canberrans

Kevin Cox

Improving the Well-Being of Canberrans
Every six months in Canberra, the wealth of the richest ten per cent of the population increases by the total wealth of the poorest ten per cent. For most people, wealth and wellbeing are correlated; increase a person’s wealth, and, more often than not, their wellbeing will increase. It follows...

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