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 New Daily · Mar 2, 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 The Guardian - AU · 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. ABC News · 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 The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 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. ABC News · Feb 21, 2023
Growing disparity in life expectancy, health outcomes between Sydney, far western NSW report finds Life expectancy, rates of suicide, and preventable deaths are all getting worse in remote parts of NSW according to research from The Australia Institute. ABC News · Feb 14, 2023
'Alarm bells' as remote Australians live shorter lives The Australia Institute's Unlucky Country report reveals the growing disparity in life expectancy between the city and the bush. AAP · Feb 13, 2023
Government receives strategic defence review – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023
Superannuation tax breaks will cost budget $52bn, almost matching Australia’s age pension New analysis calls for major changes including restrictions on concessions as the country risks having ‘two classes of state-funded retirees’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023
Graduates exposed: Why your HECS debt could be going up It's time to think about the debt we set and forget. University graduates have just seen the largest debt indexation in 32 years. Newcastle Herald · Jan 25, 2023
Australia Institute among dozens to oppose 40 million tonne open cut expansion of coal mine in NSW central west The Australia Institute says allowing another 40 million tonnes of coal to be mined in the NSW central west does not stack up economically or environmentally. ABC News · Jan 24, 2023
Australia’s coal exporters made windfall gain of $45bn last year, report estimates Report by Australia Institute finds a windfall profits tax could collect almost all this money for public use The Guardian - AU · Dec 14, 2022
Push to alleviate poverty of millions with rise in welfare rates after David Pocock’s win on review We could populate a city bigger than Brisbane, Canberra and Hobart combined with the Australians who live in poverty. The New Daily · Dec 8, 2022
Fkn Grim: A New Report Reveals How Much Cash The Average Aussie Is Owed For Unpaid Overtime New research by The Australia Institute revealed the average worker clocks about $8,000 worth of unpaid overtime a year, or 4.3 hours a week. Pedestrian.tv · Nov 23, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022 ‘Everyone’s against it’: the powerlines dispute in one of Victoria’s most marginal electorates Proposed transmission lines to help meet renewable targets are slated to run through Ripon, held by just 15 votes in 2018
The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2022 Nearly 90% of Australians want government to step in on energy costs, poll finds Survey shows strong support for lowering prices by limiting exports and imposing windfall profits tax on gas companies
ABC News · Nov 2, 2022 Report shows growing number of Australians believe climate change effects already being felt Over the past 15 years, Australians have weathered myriad natural disasters, including catastrophic bushfires, droughts and floods. A new report shows attitudes to the threats posed by climate change have shifted.
The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2022 Majority of Australians back taxing fossil fuel companies’ super profits, survey shows Research comes as treasurer acknowledges ‘an appetite in the community’ to strengthen petroleum resource rent tax
The New Daily · Nov 2, 2022 Floods and fires make climate change a top worry for most people, report finds A majority of Australians are worried about climate change, according to the latest Climate of the Nation report.
The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022 Australia Institute: Gas tax could cover energy transition costs A windfall profits tax levied on the export gas industry could pay for the government's $20 billion commitment to the energy transition.
ABC News · Oct 18, 2022 Gas windfall profits tax could raise upwards of $20 billion, argues Australia Institute A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.
AAP · Oct 18, 2022 Gas windfall 'war profits' surge to $40b Gas producers face pressure to share their profits with taxpayers to help households and businesses pay bills, but it's been ruled out for next week's budget.
The Guardian - AU · Oct 18, 2022 Albanese government urged to adopt windfall profits tax after LNG exporters’ $40bn bonanza Australia Institute says the tax would be a responsible way for Australians to receive a fair return for exploitation of gas resources
The Conversation · Oct 16, 2022 Clive Hamilton's activism memoir wars with neoliberals, the 'naive' left and China Clive Hamilton personifies the Australian progressive “public intellectual”. He’s a prolific author of opinion articles and books, concerned “to make a difference in the world” by persuading people to engage with “powerful ideas”.
The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022 Federal Labor's honeymoon continues in Resolve poll; can the Liberals regain office without those 'lefties'? A federal Resolve poll for Nine newspapers, conducted October 5-9 from a sample of 1,604, gave Labor 39% of the primary vote (steady since September), the Coalition 30% (down two), the Greens 12% (up two), One Nation 5% (down one), the UAP 3% (up one), independents 9% (up one) and…