We were recently asked by the Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) to examine the financial and budgetary drivers behind the Victorian Government’s decision to accelerate the closure of its [...]
Developer groups have opposed Sydney Water and Hunter Water’s planned reintroduction of infrastructure contributions (or ‘developer charges’). These charges to developers help recover the [...]
With the Victorian government announcing an end to native forest logging by 1 January 2024, we revisit a recent report prepared for WWF–Australia (World Wide Fund for Nature Australia) in August [...]
Frontier Economics and Arup are pleased to have co-hosted an informal networking event for women in the water industry, following Day One of the Ozwater 2023 Conference in Sydney.
Frontier Economics and the Australian National University respond to Dr Tyron Venn’s critique of our report comparing the value of alternative uses of native forests in Southern NSW.
An analysis of the social and economic issues associated with water recovery for the environment in Victoria under the Murray Darling Basin Plan.
A report into the economic, social and environmental costs of failing to manage feral deer numbers in Victoria has been released by the Invasive Species Council and Frontier Economics today.
A joint report by Frontier Economics and Professor Andrew Macintosh of the ANU compares the value of alternative uses of native forests in Southern NSW.
A new report from Frontier Economics examines the economic benefits of improved feral horse management in Australia’s iconic Kosciuszko National Park.
Frontier Economics is co-hosting a seminar given by Gus O'Donnell on Changing Behaviour in the Public and Private Sector on Wednesday 7 November 2018.
The Victorian Government today released its findings on the social and economic impacts of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan in Victoria.
The NSW Planning and Assessment Commission announced that it rejected ANGLO American's application to approve its Drayton South Coal Project.
The latest bulletin from Frontier Economics (Asia-Pacific), Easy Target, looks at the contribution of renewable energy in achieving Australia’s emissions target.
We project that Australia will comfortably meet its 2030 28% emissions target for the electricity sector due to existing and announced policies supporting energy efficiency, renewables and [...]
The Singapore Energy Market Authority has completed a review of the vesting contract regime in Singapore and released the final report.
PanAust today announced it had completed the feasibility study on the Frieda River copper and gold project in Papua New Guinea.
Economic Analysis Of The RSPT With A Postscript On The Negotiated Outcome. This note was originally prepared to support a presentation made by Brian Parmenter of Frontier (Australia) at Norton [...]
In order to identify opportunities for reform in urban water policy to ensure that the sector was well placed to meet customer and community expectations in the future, in 2011 the Commission [...]
Do estimates of virtual water and food miles really help consumers to make environmentally friendly choices?
Do estimates of virtual water and food miles really help consumers to make environmentally friendly choices? The latest bulletin from Frontier (Australia) considers these questions.
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) today released its draft Basin Plan.
Following the Spring 2010 outbreak of locusts across the state of Victoria, Frontier (Australia) was engaged by the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to review locust-control [...]
Today the National Water Commission launched their review of pricing reform in the Australian water sector and supporting reports.
The Australian Government's Productivity Commission (PC) has today released its draft report on Rural Research and Development Corporations (RDCs).
On 4 August 2016, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims announced that the ACCC’s next market study will focus on the Australian communications sector. This [...]
Frontier (Australia) was recently commissioned by the Australian Rural R&D Council to investigate the main drivers shaping research and development (R&D) policies and institutions internationally
This report examines how cost recovery mechanisms can be developed in a manner that creates stronger incentives for private parties to manage those types of biosecurity measures they are best [...]
A Report Prepared For The Victorian Department Of Primary Industries. ‘Virtual water’ is an estimate of the amount of water involved in the production of a particular product. The virtual water [...]
The Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne has ratified financial penalties for price-fixing that had been agreed between the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and a group of [...]
