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March 23, 2025

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Fossil fuel subsidies hit $15 billion, as crossbench seeks reform

March 21, 2025

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Undemocratic environment laws to silence the public

March 20, 2025

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The big stink of Tasmanian Salmon farms – six times more pollution than Tasmanian sewage

March 20, 2025 by Rod Campbell

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Time to clean up Australia’s failing, scandal-plagued universities

March 20, 2025

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Polling – Bans on gambling advertising

March 21, 2025

Climate Change, Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining

Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia 2025

Federal and state government assistance to major producers and users of fossil fuels in 2024–25

March 21, 2025 by Matt Grudnoff and Rod Campbell

Education & Training

Submission: A higher purpose

Inquiry into the quality of governance at Australian higher education providers

March 20, 2025 by Alexia Adhikari, Jack Thrower, Joshua Black and Morgan Harrington

Energy from Fossil Fuels, Media

Media coverage of AEMO’s Gas Statement of Opportunities

Using the Australia Institute’s ‘scare scale’ to analyse coverage of Australia’s gas shortage myth

March 18, 2025 by Joshua Black, Stephen Long and Rod Campbell

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People, Law & Order

The relevance of Commonwealth of Australia v. Yunupingu to the ACT

March 11, 2025 by Ed Wensing

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Politics in the Pub: Budget Wrap 2025

Wed, Mar 26, 2025 6:30 pm AEDT Verity Lane Market

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Webinar, Policy School

Policy School – Raising Revenue Right: Better tax ideas for the 48th Parliament

Thu, Mar 27, 2025 11:00 am AEDT Zoom

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Crimes Against Humanity with Geoffrey Robertson KC

Join special guest Geoffrey Robertson KC in this webinar about his definitive book on human rights law, Crimes Against Humanity.

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