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Vantage Point Issue 5

Opinion

Are we being lied to about what our nation can actually afford?

Did you notice what was different, really different, about the budget this year?

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Tax the gas industry its fair share

Gas export companies are reaping billions from Australian resources while paying little or no tax.

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A Time for Bravery
What happens when Australia chooses courage?

Advocates, politicians, campaigners, medical doctors, academics and a firefighter answer to the question: what does bravery look like in Australia and how might it reshape our future for the better.

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Vantage Point Issue 4
What We Owe the Water

From the flood-soaked streets of Lismore to the rising waters in the Pacific, the effects of climate change are here.

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No wonder the rich are complaining. New research reveals that revenue equivalent to a quarter of Australia’s GDP flows through trusts.

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There’s nothing more fair dinkum than getting a fair return for Australia’s gas

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Doubling down on secrecy. Government delays releasing FOI documents about FOI changes to avoid scrutiny in Senate Estimates

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Help for home buyers, horror for NDIS participants and the gas industry’s free ride rolls on

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Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining, Transport

Diesel use in Australian mining

May 29, 2026 by Matt Saunders, Richard Denniss, Rod Campbell and Jack Thrower

Inequality, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Time to tax trusts more fairly

May 22, 2026 by David Richardson and Jack Thrower

Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Five ongoing facts about gas and tax in Australia

May 21, 2026 by Rod Campbell and Jack Thrower

Electricity Markets & the Grid

Beyond Patchwork Reform

A New Institutional Architecture for the National Electricity Market

May 14, 2026 by John Quiggin

Gambling

Polling – banning gambling advertisements

May 11, 2026

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