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Rich Kid Poor Kid

Vantage Point Issue 5

Opinion

Working hard will not buy a roof over your head. If you can't inherit one, you're screwed

Home ownership is simply beyond the reach of many, rent is surging, and homelessness continues rising.

Petition

Tax the gas industry its fair share

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

Petition

Scrap the Capital Gains Tax Discount

The capital gains tax discount has made housing unaffordable, increased inequality, distorted lending, and is reducing investment and productivity.

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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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The Australia Institute is one of the country’s most influential public policy think tanks. Based in Canberra, we conduct high impact research that combines rigorous fact-driven material with cutting-edge communication strategies.

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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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“Half-baked” gas reservation a distraction that won’t raise a cent in revenue

President Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in the Billy Mitchell Room at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, Friday, August 15, 2025. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok)

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It’s not me, it’s you – Australians ready to break up with Trump’s America

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Open letter calls on Victorian Parliament to make election donation laws fair and transparent

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April 2026 Media Highlights

Latest Research

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

Elections, Politics & Parties

Shane Rattenbury’s record run

18 years in balance of power

May 7, 2026 by Bill Browne and Skye Predavec

Polling – Australia, the US and Iran War

May 7, 2026

Banking & Finance, Housing

Profit in home lending: April 2026 edition

May 5, 2026 by David Richardson

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Jane Caro Rich Kid Poor Kid East Coast Book Tour

Jane Caro – Rich Kid Poor Kid

Wed, May 20, 2026 6:30 pm AEST Avid Reader Bookshop

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Women Who Win with Antoinette Lattouf

Join Antoinette Lattouf as she discusses her new book, Women Who Win: Celebrating courage, conviction and change

Fri, May 29, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

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Politics in the Pub: Rich Kid Poor Kid

The battle for public education

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