Judith Sloan

Judith SloanContributing Economics Editor

Judith Sloan is an economist and company director. She holds degrees from the University of Melbourne and the London School of Economics. She has held a number of government appointments, including Commissioner of the Productivity Commission; Commissioner of the Australian Fair Pay Commission; and Deputy Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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For FARM magazine: Niels Olsen and his family are the first farmers to receive carbon credits under the Emissions Reduction Fund. They sequestered carbon on their farm using their SoilKee renovator - a machine invented by Niels.Pictured are Niels and his wife, Marja, with one of their 3 sons, Jamie (Shane and Shaun not pictured)Picture: ANDY ROGERS

In marketplace for carbon credits, local beats global

Don’t forget that buying international carbon credits of dubious provenance and effect remains part of Labor’s climate policy.

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A customer browses produce at a stall inside Grand Central Market on March 11, 2022 in downtown Los Angeles, California. - US consumer prices hit a new 40-year high in February 2022 as the world's largest economy continued to be battered by a surge of inflation, which the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine is expected to worsen. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)

Treasury has its fingers crossed on these forecasts

It is surely optimistic to think the CPI will increase by only 3 per cent in 2022-23 given what is happening in the US.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos 16 FEBRUARY 2022 : Victorian Premier Dan Andrews announces that Victoria will be bidding for the 2026 Commonwealth Games which if successful, will be predominantly held in regional Victoria. Picture: Ian Currie.

Casual work scheme a stalking horse for Albo?

A new Victorian scheme to cover casual workers’ sick and carer’s leave is laying the ground work for federal Labor.

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Coopers Gap Wind Farm, Boyenside. wind farm generic Picture: Dominic Elsome

Decarbonisation dream becomes a nightmare for West

The West’s war on fossil fuels has been upended by the war in Ukraine.

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Snowy Hydro new potential gas power station site in Kurri Kurri on the 14th of January. Picture: Adam Yip

Mind the gap as both parties shape up on climate

Some say policies are converging but in reality there is a chasm between the ALP and the Coalition on climate.

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17-02-2022 - Kay Fraser, Mayor of Lake Macquarie, pictured in front of Eraring Power Station. Owner of the plant Origin Energy, has announced the early closure of the plant by mid-2025. Picture: Liam Mendes / The Australian

Electricity supply cannot be left to the private players

It’s an essential service and governments must be involved.

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AGL bid holds too many risks for power grid stability

Let’s just hope the market-led acceleration from coal to renewables doesn’t result in galloping electricity prices for consumers along with sporadic brownouts and blackouts.

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Return of high migration rate will keep wages down

Campaigning on the economy may be seen as advantageous to the government, but sluggish wage growth, cost of living pressures and housing affordability will need to be addressed.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY, 08 2022: Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, with the Morrison governmentÃ¢â¬â¢s Religious Discrimination Bill at the centre of debate.Picture: NCA Newswire/Gary Ramage

ALP’s plan will price workers out of the market

It’s tempting to assume the election of a Labor government will make little difference given the party’s small-target strategy. But one area of glaring difference is industrial relations.

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GRAFENRHEINFELD, GERMANY - JUNE 11: Passing cars leave a streak of light as steam rises from the cooling towers of the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant at night on June 11, 2015 near Grafenrheinfeld, Germany. The Grafenrheinfeld plant, which is owned by German utilitiy E.ON and has been in operation since 1981, is scheduled to cease operation later this month on June 27. Germany is withdrawing itself from nuclear energy reliance and has established ambitious goals for increasing its capacity of renewable energy sources. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

How energy became a foreign policy power play

The desperate situation in Europe caused by a shortage of natural gas to prop up the renewables shortfall is a big part of the Russia-Ukraine stand-off.

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