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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.

Building the economy we could have: Predistribution

Australia used to do fairly well in terms of predistribution. To build the better economy we could have in Australia, we need to go back to a focus on building a fairer economy by design.

New series: ‘Building the economy we could have’

Drawn from case studies, explainers, interviews and on-the-ground experience, our new series explores what it looks like to build an economy that works for people and planet – not as an abstract idea, but as something already taking shape.

Hay’s Economic Transition Roadmap is here -why this more than just a plan  

The Hay Economic Transition Roadmap is live – and for a region on the edge of economic transformation, this plan puts the community in the driver’s seat.

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.