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Crawford School of Public Policy at The Australian National University is Asia and the Pacific’s leading graduate public policy school. Crawford School is home to influential publications including the journal Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, and publications such as East Asia Forum, Dev Policy Blog, Policy Forum, Solutions, and Advance.

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Menaikkan tarif listrik ke tingkat yang mencerminkan biaya produksi mengisyaratkan bahwa listrik adalah komoditas berharga. www.shutterstock.com

Reformasi subsidi listrik di Indonesia mendorong peningkatan efisiensi

Paul Burke, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Tarif listrik tidak akan naik hingga akhir 2019, tahun pemilihan presiden. Padahal penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemangkasan subsidi listrik sebelumnya mendorong peningkatan efisiensi pemakaian listrik.
Increasing prices to levels that reflect the costs of production sends a signal that electricity is a valuable commodity. www.shutterstock.com

Indonesia’s electricity subsidy reforms led to improved efficiency

Paul Burke, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Indonesia will freeze electricity prices until the end of 2019, a presidential election year. Research shows that earlier cuts to electricity subsidies led to improved efficiency in electricity use.
The government is still attempting to lower the corporate tax rate to compete globally. Ben Rushton/AAP

How the government can pay for its proposed company tax cuts

David Ingles, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and Miranda Stewart, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

A cut in the Australian company tax rate to 25 or even 20% is important because it will attract foreign investment, boosting wages and the economy in Australia
More blue sky thinking could help the grid get even smarter. AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

Virtual power plants are in vogue, but they can be like taking a sledgehammer to a nut

Evan Franklin, University of Tasmania and Frank Jotzo, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

‘Virtual power plants’ offer extra power to the grid by tweaking the operation of batteries and appliances right across the network. But even this might be too blunt a tool for our future energy needs.
Despite billions spent on trying to save water in the Murray Darling Basin, results have been disappointing. John Williams

The Murray Darling Basin Plan is not delivering – there’s no more time to waste

Quentin Grafton, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Darla Hatton MacDonald, University of Tasmania; David Paton, University of Adelaide; Graham Harris, University of Wollongong; Henning Bjornlund, University of South Australia; Jeffery D Connor, University of South Australia; John Quiggin, The University of Queensland; John Williams, Australian National University; Lin Crase, University of South Australia; Richard Kingsford, UNSW Sydney, and Sarah Ann Wheeler, University of Adelaide

A dozen leading researchers have issued an urgent call to action for the Murray-Darling Basin, arguing that the billions spent on water-efficient irrigation have done little for the rivers’ health.
Jam macet di Jakarta, 13 Juni 2017. Jika bukan karena subsidi BBM, kemacetan bisa lebih parah lagi. Reuters/Beawiharta

Pemotongan subsidi BBM di Indonesia mencegah macet yang lebih parah

Paul Burke, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Kepadatan lalu lintas terus bertambah, tapi lebih lambat dibandingkan angka perkiraan kami jika subsidi BBM tak dilakukan.
Rush-hour traffic in Jakarta on 13 June 2017. If not for fuel subsidy cuts, the congestion could have been even worse. Reuters/Beawiharta

Indonesia’s fuel subsidy cuts prevented even worse traffic jams

Paul Burke, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Traffic continues to increase, but more slowly than would have been the case if the reforms had not gone ahead.
Hurricane Sandy was a turning point on views about climate change, but the effect doesn’t trump political views. Liz Roll/FEMA

Will extreme weather events get Americans to act on climate change?

David Konisky, Indiana University; Charles Kaylor, Temple University, and Llewelyn Hughes, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

Despite what some climate advocates think, extreme weather events do little to sway Americans’ political views on climate change.
Job done: COP21 president Laurent Fabius. Reuters/Stephane Mahe

Historic Paris climate pact reached – experts react

Robyn Eckersley, The University of Melbourne; Catherine Gautier, University of California, Santa Barbara; Cathy Alexander, The University of Melbourne; Clive Hamilton, Charles Sturt University; David Hodgkinson, The University of Western Australia; Frank Jotzo, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Jessica Hellmann, University of Minnesota; Katharine Hayhoe, Texas Tech University; Matt McDonald, The University of Queensland; Pep Canadell, CSIRO, and Peter Christoff, The University of Melbourne

At the Paris climate talks, the world has signed up to the first truly global treaty to tackle global warming. Our experts react.
Malcolm Fraser has passed away at the age of 84. AAP/NAA

Malcolm Fraser’s life and legacy: experts respond

Alex Millmow, Federation University Australia; Andrew Jakubowicz, University of Technology Sydney; Anne-marie Boxall, University of Sydney; David Penington, The University of Melbourne; Hannah Forsyth, Australian Catholic University; Joanna Mendelssohn, UNSW Sydney; Jo Caust, The University of Melbourne; Liz Giuffre, University of Technology Sydney; Mark Beeson, The University of Western Australia; Peter Whiteford, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University; Simon Ville, University of Wollongong; Stephen Leeder, University of Sydney, and Vincent O'Donnell, RMIT University

In his time in office, Malcolm Fraser oversaw the acceptance of southeast Asian refugees and led economic and social welfare reforms.

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