This journal is Australia's leading outlet for research finds and analysis of political economic issues. Established in 1976, it has been run for the last decade and a half by an editorial group based in the Political Economy discipline in the School of Economics and Political Science at the University of Sydney. Topics which have featured in recent issues include the knowledge economy, industry policy, casualisation of work, ecological economics, political economic aspects of deregulation, place marketing, child care and working hours and globalisation. Most articles focus on the Australian economy, but articles on political economic development in other countries are sometimes featured. The journal is published twice yearly.
All contributions are subject to a formal refereeing process.