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Walking the line: Balancing nature and renewables

Communities across the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) are being asked to host what Armidale ecologist David Carr describes as the largest infrastructure investment in regional Australia’s history. The question many are asking is whether the region will be better off when it’s finished.  

Farming through change: Hugh Sutherland on farming, renewables and community

As the small community of Uralla prepares for once-in-a-generation investment through the New England Renewable Energy Zone, local landholders are at the centre of conversations about what ‘good’ renewable energy development looks like.  

Building the economy we could have: Failure Demand

This article was originally posted on The Point, an initiative of the Australia Institute. For this installment of ‘Building the economy we could have’, our Economic Change lead Dr Katherine Trebeck explains the concept […]

Erinch Sahan: Events for his Australian Tour

Erinch Sahan is a leader in business design and investment for good. Here are all the events you need to know about when he’s on his Australian tour.

Lessons from Uralla: Good renewable energy development

Uralla’s Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan is here  Two years of listening, testing and co-design have led to this: a practical plan for how NSW’s Uralla Shire can host large-scale renewable energy development on […]

Building the economy we could have: Beyond investment to stopping the bad 

Focusing on spending misses a crucial pillar of prevention: stopping harmful activities from happening at all or before their impact gets even worse.

Operationalising the Just Transition Mechanism: The State of Play

The Just Transition Mechanism could be a major COP31 win, if negotiators can agree how it will work. Dr Amanda Cahill maps what’s agreed, what’s contested and what’s left to decide.

Webinar: Global lessons, regional opportunities

The Next Economy hosted a special conversation with international thought-leader Erinch Sahan and The Next Economy’s Economic Program Director Katherine Trebeck and Land Program Director Jacqui Bell on Thursday, 8th of October 2026.

Sunrise, solar innovation and desert ingenuity: Desert Knowledge Precinct tour

The Next Economy CEO Lizzie Webb joined industry leaders at the Developing Northern Australia Conference 2026, gaining a firsthand look at one of the country’s most significant renewable energy research facilities during a tour of the Desert Knowledge Precinct in Alice Springs.