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AARES 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE – MEDIA
The AARES 2024 Annual Conference will explore the grand challenges that are facing the Australasian region and beyond, such as biosecurity, climate change, environmental degradation, energy system transitions, and food security.
The conference theme is “Grand Challenges at the Frontier of Applied Economics” and it will explore new opportunities for research and development, and policy practice to address grand challenges in securing efficient, effective, and equitable outcomes.
Media are welcome to attend, after registering their intention to do so.
Please contact Cathy Reade 0413 575 934 to arrange registration for attendance, to organise interviews or with any other queries.
Conference Information:
The conference programme is in short form here and the detailed program is here. You can read about the invited/keynote speakers here.
Media Materials:
Press releases and other materials will be listed here as they are available.
Media Releases:
Dr Jenny Gordon, Honorary Professor at the Centre for Social Research and Methods, Australian National University:
TRADE AND FOOD SECURITY THREATENED BY NATIONAL SECURITY POLICIES
TRADE AND FOOD SECURITY THREATENED BY NATIONAL SECURITY POLICIES
Professor John Quiggin, Professor of Economics at the University of Queensland:
PREDICTION OF MORE RAPID THAN EXPECTED GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
PREDICTION OF MORE RAPID THAN EXPECTED GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
Professor Quentin Grafton, Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University:
AUSTRALIANS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER ACCESS FOR ALL
AUSTRALIANS ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR SAFE, CLEAN DRINKING WATER ACCESS FOR ALL
Professor Jonathan Rushton, Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, Global Burden of Animal Diseases programme at the University of Liverpool:
MOVING AWAY FROM 'FOOD AT ANY COST' TO RESTORE OUR FOOD SYSTEM BALANCE
MOVING AWAY FROM 'FOOD AT ANY COST' TO RESTORE OUR FOOD SYSTEM BALANCE
Professor John Thwaites AM, former Victorian Deputy Premier, and Chair of the McKinnon Institute for Political Leadership:
A DIFFERENT 10 COMMANDMENTS TO INFLUENCE POLITICIANS' DECISIONS
A DIFFERENT 10 COMMANDMENTS TO INFLUENCE POLITICIANS' DECISIONS
Dr Stuart Whitten, Research Director of Sustainability Pathways at CSIRO Environment:
THE ECONOMIC AND POLICY ROADS TO RAPID DECARBONISATION
THE ECONOMIC AND POLICY ROADS TO RAPID DECARBONISATION
Dr Richard Yao, Research Economist at Scion (NZ Forest Research Institute):
VALUING THE BROADER BENEFITS PROVIDED BY FORESTS AND TREES
VALUING THE BROADER BENEFITS PROVIDED BY FORESTS AND TREES
Professor Prabhu Pingali, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University:
ASIA'S FOOD SYSTEMS: AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN AN UNCERTAIN TRANSFORMATION
ASIA'S FOOD SYSTEMS: AUSTRALIA'S ROLE IN AN UNCERTAIN TRANSFORMATION
