Warwick Smith
@warwicksmith.bsky.social
Neo-Robinsonian economist. Castlemaine Institute, Centre for Policy Development & University of Melbourne SSPS. #WellbeingEconomy, climate, social justice, environment, employment. #auspol Djaara Country. Was @RecoEco on X https://ci.org.au
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My article in @aunz.theconversation.com today on the update of #DoughnutEconomics by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and @kateraworth.bsky.social in @nature.com. It's well past time we reoriented the economy to serve people and the environment instead of profit and rent extraction. #WellbeingEconomy.
‘Doughnut economics’ shows how global growth is out of balance - and how we can fix it
A new economic update shows it’s more important than ever to think carefully about what progress means.
theconversation.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My article in @aunz.theconversation.com today on the update of #DoughnutEconomics by @andrewlfanning.bsky.social and @kateraworth.bsky.social in @nature.com. It's well past time we reoriented the economy to serve people and the environment instead of profit and rent extraction. #WellbeingEconomy.
We did it. The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative borrowed $2m in small loans from 330 community members and bought our first building. We will permanently remove the building from the market to be managed by the community for the community #CommunityWealthBuilding
www.castlemaine.coop
www.castlemaine.coop
October 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We did it. The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative borrowed $2m in small loans from 330 community members and bought our first building. We will permanently remove the building from the market to be managed by the community for the community #CommunityWealthBuilding
www.castlemaine.coop
www.castlemaine.coop
The moment has arrived. The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative is now raising capital for this exciting #CommuntyWealthBuilding project. We want to buy The Hub and make it community owned for good. Like a term deposit, we're borrowing money and repaying with interest
www.castlemaine.coop
www.castlemaine.coop
Castlemaine Community Investment Co-Operative – Community Wealth Building in Central Victoria
www.castlemaine.coop
June 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The moment has arrived. The Castlemaine Community Investment Co-operative is now raising capital for this exciting #CommuntyWealthBuilding project. We want to buy The Hub and make it community owned for good. Like a term deposit, we're borrowing money and repaying with interest
www.castlemaine.coop
www.castlemaine.coop
Our #CommunitWealthBuilding #cooperative in Castlemaine is building up to its first capital raise in June. We're looking to borrow money from the community to buy the iconic Hub building in town. More details at castlemaine.coop.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanet...
On 1 June we will open our first debenture offer for a beloved building… | Jeanette Pope
On 1 June we will open our first debenture offer for a beloved building 'the Hub' in Castlemaine that is full of environmental/sustainability organisations, small businesses not often availabl...
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April 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Our #CommunitWealthBuilding #cooperative in Castlemaine is building up to its first capital raise in June. We're looking to borrow money from the community to buy the iconic Hub building in town. More details at castlemaine.coop.
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanet...
www.linkedin.com/posts/jeanet...
A good one from Matt Golding in The Age today.
March 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
A good one from Matt Golding in The Age today.
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Catastrophic bleaching of #Ningaloo reef in WA with fossil fuel driven global warming record sea surface temperatures is absolutely gut wrenching - but no one should be surprised. This has been long predicted by the scientific community.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Large areas of WA’s Ningaloo corals could die in ‘weeks ahead’ after widespread bleaching documented
Conservationists call for urgent government action as prolonged heatwave affects renowned reef, including Turquoise Bay, Tantabiddi and Bundegi
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Catastrophic bleaching of #Ningaloo reef in WA with fossil fuel driven global warming record sea surface temperatures is absolutely gut wrenching - but no one should be surprised. This has been long predicted by the scientific community.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I'll be speaking on Friday on a great panel at the Community Tax Summit in Melbourne and online. You can still get tickets. The summit has a really impressive lineup of contributors - a real who's who of tax in Australia. Really looking forward to it.
Day 2 of the Community Tax Summit will include a look at:
Climate transition, regional development and community wellbeing, International taxation, lived experience, and finishing up with a discussion on how to achieve the change we need.
Get your tickets at: events.humanitix.com/community-ta...
Climate transition, regional development and community wellbeing, International taxation, lived experience, and finishing up with a discussion on how to achieve the change we need.
Get your tickets at: events.humanitix.com/community-ta...
February 17, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I'll be speaking on Friday on a great panel at the Community Tax Summit in Melbourne and online. You can still get tickets. The summit has a really impressive lineup of contributors - a real who's who of tax in Australia. Really looking forward to it.
“Patriotism is an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.”
George Jean Nathan
#AustraliaDay #InvasionDay
George Jean Nathan
#AustraliaDay #InvasionDay
January 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
“Patriotism is an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.”
George Jean Nathan
#AustraliaDay #InvasionDay
George Jean Nathan
#AustraliaDay #InvasionDay
Great article here from the Midland Express on Mount Alexander Shire Council's work towards a #WellbeingEconomy. Thanks to Katherine Trebeck for coming to our little town of Castlemaine for this screening of Purpose.
midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
Council reimagines the economy | Midland Express
Council changing the way we look at the economy
midlandexpress.com.au
January 8, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Great article here from the Midland Express on Mount Alexander Shire Council's work towards a #WellbeingEconomy. Thanks to Katherine Trebeck for coming to our little town of Castlemaine for this screening of Purpose.
midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
midlandexpress.com.au/latest-news/...
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Let’s find a new perspective starting with poverty.
January 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Let’s find a new perspective starting with poverty.
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief that Katherine Trebeck and I wrote early last year made APO's 2024 top 10 list for economics publications. Good company to be in with publications from ACOSS, the Productivity Commission, Impact Economics and Policy etc. #WellbeingEconomy
apo.org.au/top-10s/econ...
apo.org.au/top-10s/econ...
apo.org.au
January 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The Wellbeing Economy in Brief that Katherine Trebeck and I wrote early last year made APO's 2024 top 10 list for economics publications. Good company to be in with publications from ACOSS, the Productivity Commission, Impact Economics and Policy etc. #WellbeingEconomy
apo.org.au/top-10s/econ...
apo.org.au/top-10s/econ...
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Thinking of these 20 Just Stop Oil protestors spending Christmas in prison - here’s to a brighter future where profits and dividends are not considered more important than the fragility of our living planet #juststopoil
December 25, 2024 at 10:59 AM
Thinking of these 20 Just Stop Oil protestors spending Christmas in prison - here’s to a brighter future where profits and dividends are not considered more important than the fragility of our living planet #juststopoil
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Mimbres School 2025 Courses:
SPRING:
Slavery and Unfreedom
When is Capitalism?
Philosophy: Friend or Foe?
SUMMER:
Domestication Syndrome
Anti-Kant
FALL:
Political Arithmetic
Prehistory of Islam
Childhood
Tuition $250. Registration open soon.
See thread for descriptions
SPRING:
Slavery and Unfreedom
When is Capitalism?
Philosophy: Friend or Foe?
SUMMER:
Domestication Syndrome
Anti-Kant
FALL:
Political Arithmetic
Prehistory of Islam
Childhood
Tuition $250. Registration open soon.
See thread for descriptions
December 9, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Mimbres School 2025 Courses:
SPRING:
Slavery and Unfreedom
When is Capitalism?
Philosophy: Friend or Foe?
SUMMER:
Domestication Syndrome
Anti-Kant
FALL:
Political Arithmetic
Prehistory of Islam
Childhood
Tuition $250. Registration open soon.
See thread for descriptions
SPRING:
Slavery and Unfreedom
When is Capitalism?
Philosophy: Friend or Foe?
SUMMER:
Domestication Syndrome
Anti-Kant
FALL:
Political Arithmetic
Prehistory of Islam
Childhood
Tuition $250. Registration open soon.
See thread for descriptions
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You actually can though, that’s the whole point.
December 2, 2024 at 6:31 AM
You actually can though, that’s the whole point.
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Here is a list of (semi-)economists on BlueSky who work on climate change impacts, adapation, mitigation, strategies, policy, etc. Suggestions for relevant omissions are welcome.
go.bsky.app/B8TM2GS
go.bsky.app/B8TM2GS
November 30, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Here is a list of (semi-)economists on BlueSky who work on climate change impacts, adapation, mitigation, strategies, policy, etc. Suggestions for relevant omissions are welcome.
go.bsky.app/B8TM2GS
go.bsky.app/B8TM2GS
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Here's a list of people on BlueSky contributing to the debate about economic growth vs environmental sustainability. This includes those writing specifically on growth positions, such as green growth, degrowth and agrowth. The list also covers folks promoting beyond-GDP metrics.
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
December 1, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Here's a list of people on BlueSky contributing to the debate about economic growth vs environmental sustainability. This includes those writing specifically on growth positions, such as green growth, degrowth and agrowth. The list also covers folks promoting beyond-GDP metrics.
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
go.bsky.app/NKz1ex3
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Albanese told parliament that he want to make sure "children have a childhood and parents have peace of mind"... and so he is raising the rate of govt assistance to ensure children will not live in pover...oh wait, sorry I am being handed a note...
November 25, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Albanese told parliament that he want to make sure "children have a childhood and parents have peace of mind"... and so he is raising the rate of govt assistance to ensure children will not live in pover...oh wait, sorry I am being handed a note...
Looking forward to speaking with Kim Shore and Graham Boyd at this online RSA event tonight at 7pm AEDT. We'll be talking #WellbeingEconomy, regenerative economy and, presumably, ergodicity (come along to find out from Graham what that is).
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-designi...
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-designi...
Re-designing our system: Building regenerative economies
Join us for “Regenerating our world”, a free online discussion series exploring the transition to a just, sustainable future.
www.eventbrite.com.au
November 25, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Looking forward to speaking with Kim Shore and Graham Boyd at this online RSA event tonight at 7pm AEDT. We'll be talking #WellbeingEconomy, regenerative economy and, presumably, ergodicity (come along to find out from Graham what that is).
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-designi...
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/re-designi...
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My book about Bergson! Reviewed! In the New York Times! What a time to be alive! My book is described as "lively and deft"! 🤓
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
Book Review: ‘Herald of a Restless World,’ by Emily Herring (Gift Article)
Henri Bergson enjoyed a cult following on both sides of the Atlantic in the early 20th century. A new biography explains what the fuss was about.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:09 PM
My book about Bergson! Reviewed! In the New York Times! What a time to be alive! My book is described as "lively and deft"! 🤓
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/23/b...
So, disaffection among voters with the current political & economic system is increasing votes for independents & minor parties & the major parties respond by- checks notes - changing electoral laws to make it harder for minor parites & independents to get elected
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Labor and Liberals will get double their public funding if ‘biased’ electoral rules are passed, Climate 200 says
ALP denies reforms rushed into parliament are designed to target Simon Holmes à Court and Clive Palmer
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2024 at 11:22 AM
So, disaffection among voters with the current political & economic system is increasing votes for independents & minor parties & the major parties respond by- checks notes - changing electoral laws to make it harder for minor parites & independents to get elected
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
#auspol #preferentialvoting #twopartysystem #2025election www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxQ...
#auspol #preferentialvoting #twopartysystem #2025election www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxQ...
Honest Government Ad | 2025 Election
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
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November 23, 2024 at 4:21 AM
The Australien Government has made an ad about our next federal election, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
#auspol #preferentialvoting #twopartysystem #2025election www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxQ...
#auspol #preferentialvoting #twopartysystem #2025election www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oxQ...
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And the share of Republicans who say the economy is getting worse is down 30-points since election.
today.yougov.com/topics/econo...
today.yougov.com/topics/econo...
November 21, 2024 at 7:38 PM
And the share of Republicans who say the economy is getting worse is down 30-points since election.
today.yougov.com/topics/econo...
today.yougov.com/topics/econo...
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The share of Republicans who say that they’re worse off financially than they were a year ago is already down 15-points since the election.
November 20, 2024 at 3:56 PM
The share of Republicans who say that they’re worse off financially than they were a year ago is already down 15-points since the election.