Our Work

Building the economy we could have: Community Wealth Building

Community Wealth Building is an approach to keep wealth local, build economic democracy and improve mental health. It can also improve resilience and control over our economy during times of economic turbulence and the climate crisis.

Building the economy we could have: Nightingale Housing

To build the economy we could have, we must make sure housing is designed for people, not profit. Nightingale Housing are doing just this, as a not-for-profit housing developer, building environmentally and socially minded apartments, sold at cost. Josie sat down to chat with Toby Dean, Head of Community at Nightingale Housing, to talk about what Nightingale is all about and what he wants to see change.

Building the economy we could have: Beyond ‘Lifestyle Drift’  

Why do we keep blaming individuals for problems the economy creates? Our economic change team explores the concept of ‘lifestyle drift’, and why fixing poverty, poor health, environmental issues and inequality starts with changing the system, not the people living in it.

Announcing: Erinch Sahan’s Australian tour in partnership with The Next Economy

Erinch Sahan is an international expert on how businesses and investment can deliver social or ecological benefits. He’s joining TNE in Australia for an east coast tour to share his expertise and examples of how business and investment can be a force for good in Australia.

South West Queensland launches economic blueprint for future

South West Queensland is thinking differently about future opportunities and how they participate in a future economy, launching a Future Economy Strategy.

What if economic development starts with the wrong question?

TNE program director Jacqui Bell joined economic development practitioners from across NSW this week to explore what a wellbeing economy looks like in practice –and what the Hay community’s approach to transition can teach the rest of us.

Steady but cautious progress on just transitions at Bonn

TNE founder Dr Amanda Cahill shares early insights from the recent climate talks in Bonn, where negotiations continued to shape the global approach to just transition ahead of COP31.

The mechanism critical for achieving a just transition

The Next Economy made a submission on how a Just Transition Mechanism could be operationalised to the United Arab Emirates Just Transition Work Programme at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Why local governments are vital to Australia’s economic future 

As the ALGA National General Assembly wraps up in Canberra, we reflect on the critical and evolving role of local governments in Australia’s economic transition, and what they need to succeed.