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Pacific friends to suffer from fossil-fuel 'hypocrisy'

The government is being criticised for claiming to stand with Pacific nations threatened by climate change without moving away from fossil-fuel exports.

AAP · Sep 16

Memo: not taking a proper lunch break is officially cooked

How did eating at your desk become a badge of honour? asks Glen Fredericks

Newcastle Herald · Sep 14

Richard Denniss is calling for a gas export tax, but an effective royalty system would be a better option

Richard Denniss is an economist and head of the Australia Institute, a Canberra-based policy think tank. His monograph More Fool Me: How the Gas Industry Tricked Australia is an impassioned plea for ordinary Australians to lobby relevant federal ministers to more effectively tax the export gas industry.

The Conversation · Aug 31

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Ending higher private health rebate for Australians 65 and over is ‘good policy change’, report co-author finds

Research finds 0.1-0.4% of the total insured population will ditch insurance, while the government will save as much as $940m

The Guardian - AU · Aug 26

'Ridiculously stupid': war of words erupts as AUKUS public inquiry hits Newcastle

Peter Garrett hits back at claims the AUKUS Public Inquiry is being run by the Australia Institute.

Newcastle Herald · Aug 11

Survey supports a better deal for Pacific workers

A survey has shown a majority of Australians want employment conditions for Pacific workers to be improved following claims of underpayment.

AAP · Aug 4

'Real desire': gas tax on the cards at Labor conference

Calls for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports could come to a head on the floor of Labor's national conference, as advocates say momentum is growing for the move.

AAP · Jul 20

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People and pets in firing line if ants not eradicated

Australia is being warned it risks billion-dollar economic damage and deaths to humans and pets if it does not ramp up eradication efforts on fire ants.

AAP · Jun 25

Capital gains tax changes are already having an impact on wealth inequality – and vested interests are running scared

Weekend house auction results and the official taxation data reveal the arguments from outraged conservatives are hollow

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24

Australians back trust reforms to fix broken politics

Truth in political advertising laws and caps on campaign contributions are popular reforms that could mend waning faith in politics, a new poll suggests.

AAP · Jun 16

A new government tactic to avoid scrutiny just dropped

Some advice for public servants ahead of budget estimates.

The Canberra Times · May 24

In this budget, all eyes are on CGT. But Labor’s rumoured family trust tweaks might also help fight tax inequality

If Albanese’s newest budget can tame discretionary trust tax dodging, it will be a good step in ensuring the rich are treated the same as the rest of us

The Guardian - AU · May 6

‘It’s fired people up’: support grows, including within Labor, for new gas tax to curb wartime profits

Government, industry and opposition see growing public support for a new gas tax but the industry is fighting back

The Guardian - AU · Mar 27

Is Spotify’s AI ‘killing’ Australian music? What we found from analysing more than 2 million tracks

Last year, former Spotify chief economist Will Page compiled a report for the Australia Institute that concluded music streaming algorithms were “killing” Australian music.

The Conversation · Mar 17

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 11

Labor must stop juicing house prices and make buying a home the Australian dream – not negatively gearing one

The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11

Australian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis finds

Australia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS

The Guardian - AU · Feb 18

As real wage growth falls again, Australian workers must feel the economy is rigged against them

The RBA never misses a chance to blame wages for rising prices but data shows profit-driven inflation is back

AAP · Jan 30

For Oz music, this is the best of times - and the worst

While Australian artists are rushing the Grammys, local musicians are fighting to be heard at home.

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The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025

Adani denies claims it sold ‘below-market coal’ leading to Queensland missing out on hundreds of millions in royalties

Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23

The Guardian - AU · Sep 10, 2025

Some of Australia’s most influential thinktanks refuse to reveal their biggest donors. But should they?

Several raise concerns that disclosing their donors exposes them to political attack but others warn not doing so can prompt legitimate questions about influence

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo charity makes undisclosed donation to the Australia Institute

Exclusive: The progressive thinktank, which has championed a ‘real zero’ emissions policy, says it protects privacy of donors to avoid them being targeted

The Conversation · Aug 21, 2025

Friday essay: The dangers of centrism in a time of crisis

In the fight against slavery, abolitionists eventually prevailed over slave owners. The long fight was not won in the sensible centre, but by “radical, democratic” absolutists who risked their lives in the fight to save the lives of others. It scares me to think how the ABC, or indeed most…

The Guardian - AU · Aug 14, 2025

Albanese government reaffirms decision to allow salmon farming in Tasmania, despite fears for endangered Maugean skate

Environmental groups had lodged a reconsideration request over a 2012 decision to allow for the expansion of salmon farming

The Guardian - AU · Aug 1, 2025

Adani promised Australia billions from its Carmichael mine but it hasn’t paid a cent in tax. How did we get here?

The coalmine generated millions in revenue in its early days but recorded an operating loss – a pattern that would repeat at scale

The Guardian - AU · Jul 1, 2025

Labor is open to fresh options to secure east coast gas supplies. Is it about to make a radical shift?

Further intervention seems on the cards after the federal government announced a broader review of the gas market, despite its criticism of Peter Dutton’s reservation plan

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