These tax cuts are set to reshape Australia's budget The stage 3 tax cuts are too big to fit on a single screen. We had to get creative to put them into perspective. ABC News · Apr 27, 2023
Cost stalling sales of electric vehicles as Aussies opt for petrol cars A battle on fuel standards is shaping up as pivotal for electric vehicles in Australia, with new data showing they're still too pricey. The New Daily · Apr 24, 2023
Australians ready to switch to electric, research shows Most Australians are willing to make the switch from gas in support of cleaner, cheaper energy options for their homes amid rising cost of living and The New Daily · Apr 23, 2023
Majority of Australians keen to switch from gas to electric to lower emissions, survey finds Poll also revealed 65% of drivers expect to be buying a hybrid or electric vehicle if they upgrade in the next 10 years The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2023
Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit rural Australia the least, analysis shows Country Australians will benefit the least from the stage 3 tax cuts, a new analysis based on tax data shows. ABC News · Apr 18, 2023
Rural Australia and Tasmania to receive almost no benefit from stage-three tax cuts, analysis finds ‘It’s arse about face … giving nothing to the people who are screaming for assistance,’ Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie says The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023
The mining sector made more than half of Australia's corporate profits, so why do economists want to ignore it? Australia's mining sector has generated windfall profits over the past two years, the result of dramatically higher prices for fossil fuel energy, but has it driven inflation? ABC News · Apr 14, 2023
Income inequality surges as richest group gets more than 90 per cent of the gains, Australia Institute finds A new report suggests Australia is becoming more inequitable, with 93 per cent of pre-tax gains in the economy going to the top 10 per cent of earners. ABC News · Apr 11, 2023
Australia should catch more electric buses, study finds Less than one per cent of all buses on Australian roads are electric models, a new study has revealed, prompting experts to call for a faster adoption. AAP · Apr 11, 2023
Australia’s richest captured 93% of economic growth between 2009 financial crisis and Covid, paper shows Wealthiest 10% captured growth in company profits while most Australians watched their real wages shrink, Australia Institute finds The Guardian - AU · Apr 11, 2023
Economic benefit going to rich ‘inequality on steroids’ A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians. The New Daily · Apr 10, 2023
PM urged to ‘reset tone’ of voice debate – as it happened This blog is now closed. The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023
Economic benefit going to rich 'inequality on steroids' A new report by the Australia Institute shows more than 90 per cent of economic benefits are going to the top 10 per cent of Australians. AAP · Apr 10, 2023
Australia's love for utes and SUVs driving emissions Australia is one of the world's biggest petrol consumers but could save $13 billion in petrol costs each year by adopting moderate changes, a new report says. AAP · Mar 29, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023 Rise of ‘fuel-guzzling’ SUVs costing Australians $13bn extra at the pump per year, report finds Exclusive: Thinktank says popularity of ‘big, dumb’ cars is turbocharging emissions and does not make sense in such an urbanised country
The Guardian - AU · Mar 28, 2023 Albanese government faces decisions on coalmines that could add 16m tonnes of CO2 emissions annually Australia Institute analysis tracks 28 proposed developments referred to Tanya Plibersek for approval
Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2023 Pushback in Australia against increasingly draconian protest laws Australia is among democracies curbing long-cherished civil and political liberties blaming more radical protesters.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2023 Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows Majority in teal seats of Mackellar and Goldstein – and Labor’s Moreton and Bennelong – say industry should not use offsets for emissions
The Guardian - AU · Mar 8, 2023 David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll With 62% of Canberrans backing a ban on new coal and gas projects, Labor faces tough task convincing ACT senator
The New Daily · Mar 6, 2023 Super tax breaks were already well due for retirement If tax concessions for super were designed to ‘top up’ people’s age pension then why would we spend so much ‘topping up’ those at the top?
The New Daily · Mar 2, 2023 Why are Australian households struggling as corporate profits soar? Everyday Australian’s are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living with soaring inflation hurting households’ hip pockets.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023 Morning Mail: inflation linked to company profits, Ukraine one year on, Australia reach T20 final A thinktank dismisses the idea rising wages causes price spiral; Australia sends drones to Kyiv in show of support; women claim thrilling T20 semi win
ABC News · Feb 23, 2023 Profits have driven inflation while wages lag behind, argue economists Increasing profits going to corporate Australia account for more than two-thirds of the nation's inflation problem, according to new research from the Australia Institute.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2023 ‘An economic fairytale’: Australia’s inflation being driven by company profits and not wages, analysis finds Australia Institute warns of a ‘profit price spiral’ and calls for shift in RBA and government narrative towards corporations
ABC News · Feb 21, 2023 AEMO warns of NSW power gaps within three years, calls for 'urgent' investment in grid The state is set to bear the brunt of reliability gaps in Australia's biggest power system as mass coal-fired power exits hit.