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Ozempic and Australian Public Health
September 15, 2024

In 2019, the TGA approved Ozempic for the treatment of Type 2 diabetes in adults. However, with growing popularity in its off-brand usage for weight-loss, demand for the drug has…

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#Publiceconomics #PublicPolicy Medicine PublicHealth Regulation
The Interplay of Policy and Markets: Prescription Vapes in Australia
May 13, 2024

In recent years, Australia has adopted some of the most stringent tobacco and vaping regulations globally, including a pioneering prescription model for accessing vapes. This policy, aimed at curbing nicotine…

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#PublicPolicy Cigarettes Government Policy Public Health Regulation Vaping
Beyond Remittances: Building Human Capital Through Microfinance and SHGs
May 3, 2024

As poverty rates decline, the pursuit of further alleviating poverty and ensuring accessible opportunities for all remains a continuous effort. Absolute poverty, when an individual or household cannot afford the…

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#PublicPolicy Government Immigration Microfinance poverty SHG
Chip Supremacy: Tech Wars, AI and International Policy
September 28, 2023

The Criticality of Semiconductors in Global Markets  Semiconductors are the perfect brains for electronic devices. With their conductivity which depends on the environment, semiconductor chips are considered a critical infrastructure…

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#PublicPolicy AI Markets Technology
Toothless Tiger or Sleeping Dragon? An Analysis of the Safeguard Mechanism
April 9, 2023

Long been viewed as a "toothless tiger", will the newly-amended Safeguard Mechanism be sufficient to address the climate crisis? Join Tom, Lasya and Jana to evaluate Australia's current climate policy stance, and explore potential improvements to the current approach.

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#Economics #PublicPolicy Climate Change Environment ESG
Trumped-up Trickle-Down
October 9, 2022

Join Chamindu, Andrew, Indy and Stanley as they explore the fiscal, social and economic ramifications of Trickle-Down economics through the lens of the Reagan tax cuts and the contemporary relevance of the surrounding debate.

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#PublicFinance #PublicPolicy #Reaganomics #Taxation

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