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Will Jim Chalmers proceed with a federal wellbeing budget?

Community & Social

As national wellbeing budgets unfold across democratic countries, how far will Treasury go in funding personal wellbeing for Australians?

‘Wellbeing’. It’s why Labor’s first budget will have more rigour than any before it

By Peter Martin

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In an important way, Chalmers first ‘wellbeing budget’ will have more rigour than any of the budgets prepared by Frydenberg or any of his predecessors.

Australia is getting a wellbeing budget: what we can – and can’t – learn from New Zealand

By Stephen Bartos

Economy & Industry

Jim Chalmers has confirmed Australia will follow Aotearoa New Zealand’s example and put wellbeing at the centre of the national budget.

Victorian government urged to adopt wellbeing budget

By Shannon Jenkins

Community & Social

The head of the Victorian Council of Social Service has called for the state government to utilise the concept of a ‘wellbeing economy’ to ensure that nobody is left behind during Victoria’s recovery from COVID-19.

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Australia’s first Social Progress Index ranks states by human needs, wellbeing and opportunity

By Chris Woods

Australian Capital Territory

A social progress index is not a new idea but a UNSW Centre for Social Impact team led by Dr Megan Weier has developed and launched Australia’s first quantitative break-down of SPIs at the Australian state and territory level. It was a massive effort resulting in a true snapshot of Australia’s social standing on domestic and global benchmarks.

Ardern displays enduring faith in government being a force for good

By Shannon Jenkins

Community & Social

“Times may be challenging but I absolutely believe politics can be a place for change, disruption, and a force for good. Good government need not be an oxymoron.”This was the key message from the New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, at her Melbourne address on Thursday night.

Once were Kiwis. Here's the hidden history of Australia's own well-being framework

By Richard Holden

Economy & Industry

In truth, New Zealand’s wellbeing budget idea isn’t exactly a new one, and for years Australia’s treasury was among those leading the way.

The search for an alternative to GDP to measure a nation's progress – the New Zealand experience

By Murray Graham Patterson

Community & Social

There is consensus among New Zealand policymakers and researchers that GDP is not a good measure of a nation’s well-being. But the debate about what metric should replace GDP is ongoing. The struggle to find a replacement for GDP has not led to any firm conclusions, and one can’t ignore the role of politics at both a government and inter-departmental level.

New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation

By Michael Mintrom

Career Advice

New Zealand’s first ‘wellbeing budget’ was delivered last week by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. As the second budget from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led

New Zealand unveils first wellbeing budget

By David Donaldson

New Zealand

New Zealand has released its anticipated first wellbeing budget, with major focuses on measuring and addressing mental health, child poverty, children in state care, family violence and homelessness.

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