Alex Surace
Alex Surace is a Bachelor of Arts student at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) majoring in Economics and Environmental Studies. In the coming years Alex plans to undertake research to investigate the ecological economic opportunites for Australia on a planet with finite resources. At UNSW he is involved in various initiatives including; The Leadership Network for Climate Change (LNCC), Arc Environment Committee (EC) and has represented the university at regional and global Model United Nations (MUN) conferences as an unofficial Greenpeace International delegate. Alex is also involved in several grass roots organisations and a firm believer that we all need to 'think global and act local'.
Articles by Alex Surace:
Wayne Swan’s fourth budget can be commended for beginning to address upper-class welfare and ending unnecessary tax cuts. However, Australia once again finds itself riding the resource boom and China’s continuing expansion with little consideration of the broader consequences for the nation in the medium to long term. In the short term this mining boom will continue to compound Australia’s … more