E.L. "Ted" Wheelwright 1921-2007 Monday, 17 September 2007 Ted Wheelwright, who died of bronchial pneumonia in August of this year, was one of the great contributors to Australian political economy.  He was a significant figure in Australian labour history too, working in tandem with Ken Buckley, who died last year.  Ken and he wrote two volumes of Australian history from a labour perspective and edited five volumes of Essays in the Political Economy of Australian Capitalism (download story)

Call for Papers - Special JAPE Edition Thursday, 19 July 2007 ‘The Foundations of Australia 's Economic Boom 1992-?' Over the past decade, the Australian national economy has experienced successive years of economic growth, a significant decline in official unemployment, and relatively low inflation. Such features are regularly referred to as ‘unprecedented' by the government and by many within the media, and are often invoked to provide evidence of the virtues of ‘liberalisation' and ‘economic reform'. Read more...