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Henry Thornton - Contributors: A discussion of economic, social and political issues Ross Garnaut
Professor Ross Garnaut has had a distinguished career as a policy advisor, a diplomat, a businessman and a professor at the Australian National University.

Since 2009, Garnaut is Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow in Economics at the University of Melbourne

He was a highly influential advisor to Prime Minister Bob Hawke, who led the major wave of economic policy reform to the Australian economy in the 1980s. Then Garnaut was Australia's Ambassador to China at a time in which Australia greatly strengthened its links with China.

In business, Professor Garnaut has chaired two Australian banks and currently chairs Lihir Gold Limited. He has continued whilst in business to work as a serious economist, writing influential books and articles on economic trends and policy directions. His role as the Rudd government's chief advisor on Climate Change is possibly his most important assignment yet.

Ross Garnaut is on the Boards of Directors of a number of international research and policy organizations, including the Lowy Institute for International Policy (Sydney), Asialink (Melbourne), the Centre for Strategic and international Studies (Jakarta), the International Food Policy Research Institute (Washington), the China Center for Economic Research (Beijing), and chair of the editorial boards of the Journal of Asian Pacific Economic Literature and the Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies.

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AUSTRALIA’S GOVERNANCE STRUGGL...
2010 Hamer Oration
The University of Melbourne and Hamer Family Fund
5th August 2010 »
Date: 06/08/2010
Author: Ross Garnaut
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CHINA AS A GREAT POWER: SOME I...
An address to the
Australia China Business Council, Victoria Division
13th May 2010, M »
Date: 13/05/2010
Author: Ross Garnaut
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A TIME FOR PRUDENCE...
Presentation to Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Melbourne University, 6th November 2009 »
Date: 07/11/2009
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Garnaut Welcomes Government’s ...
'This decision puts Australia on the front foot as we approach major international meetings lat »
Date: 04/05/2009
Author: Ross Garnaut
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE GREAT C...
Paper presented at the CSIRO Greenhouse 2009 Conference, Perth, 23rd March 2009.
'If the »
Date: 23/03/2009
Author: Ross Garnaut
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE AUSTRAL...
Paper presented at the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society 53rd Annual Confe »
Date: 16/02/2009
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Garnaut Report - Key Points...
Here is a synopsis of the Key Points of the Garnaut Report. The widest ranging and most thoroug »
Date: 01/10/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Ross Garnaut on Targets and Tr...
National Press Club address, 5 September 2008, TRANSCRIPT. »
Date: 05/09/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Garnaut at National Press Club...
'A marathon session, but a fascinating one'. »
Date: 04/07/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Measuring the Immeasurable: Th...
The Sixth H.W. Arndt Memorial Lecture
The Australian National University
5th June 2008 »
Date: 06/06/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Climate change - the prudent a...
"I recall the perspective offered by former Australian science minister Barry Jones ... [who] . »
Date: 05/06/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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Climate Change and Australian ...
Speech to The Australian and The Melbourne Institute’s 2008 Economic and Social Outlook Confere »
Date: 28/03/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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REQUIREMENTS FOR EFFECTIVE INT...
" ... given the rapidity of emissions growth, a more ambitious post-Kyoto framework is essentia »
Date: 22/02/2008
Author: Ross Garnaut
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WILL CLIMATE CHANGE BRING AN E...
The interaction between strong and broadly-based global economic growth and risks of climate ch »
Date: 29/11/2007
Author: Ross Garnaut
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