Glenn Withers

Glenn Withers is Emeritus Professor at ANU and Adjunct Professor at UNSW Canberra. He has been Head of the Economic Planning Advisory Commission (EPAC), founding CEO of Universities Australia(UA), Past President of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia(ASSA), and Chair of the Global Development Learning Network(GDLN). He is a Director of Applied Economics Pty Ltd, Chair of Blended Learning International, Board Member of Phenomics Australia, and Director of the Social Cyber Institute. Glenn was awarded an AO for development of the Australian immigration points system.

Glenn Withers's recent articles

An Australian pathway to productivity, resilience and budget sustainability

An Australian pathway to productivity, resilience and budget sustainability

The wisdom of serious reform:  The forthcoming August 2025 Government Roundtable seeks a better future for all Australians. And, indeed, our society has well-known and well documented lists of policies that can reliably deliver on that desired outcome.

Advancing effective competition

Advancing effective competition

Revelations about supermarket pricing have appropriately focussed attention on the need to enhance competition in concentrated markets. Other markets ranging from technology to beer have evidenced like problems. We suggest that the process will be helped significantly by further amendment of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 to better allow the ACCC to properly pursue these issues.