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Leaked report undermines WA Premier’s claim that LNG exports help Asia’s clean energy transition

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Putting Australia Last. 20 years worth of gas exported in past 5 years, while Australians threatened with shortages.

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NAB posts a $9.7 billion profit. It’s time to properly tax these obscene results.

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October 2025 Media Highlights

Featured Research

Education & Training

Polling – Higher Education

International Relations, Security

Polling – Australia-US Security

Elections, Politics & Parties, Governance & Government Agencies

Polling – Cash For Access

Fossil Fuel Mining, International Relations

Australia Last: The failure of Australian gas policy

by Matt Saunders and Richard Denniss

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People, Gambling

Poker machines in areas of Australia with high Indigenous populations

An analysis of concentration by LGA

by Morgan Harrington, Skye Predavec and Matt Grudnoff

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Upcoming events

4 days to start

Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future

Wed, Nov 12, 2025 5:30 pm AEDT Western Sydney University, Parramatta (Level 9, Peter Shergold Building)

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Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture

Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture 2025 | The Hon. Mike Rann AC CNZM

Thu, Nov 13, 2025 6:00 pm ACDT State Library of South Australia

9 days to start

Barrie, Bowers & Friends

Mon, Nov 17, 2025 6:00 pm AEDT Sydney Town Hall

11 days to start

Politics in the Pub

Politics in the Pub: Aiming Higher

Wed, Nov 19, 2025 6:30 pm AEDT Verity Lane Market

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Webinar, Australia's Biggest Book Club

Aiming Higher with George Williams

Join Vice Chancellor of Western Sydney University, Professor George Williams AO discussing his new essay, Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future

Fri, Nov 21, 2025 11:00 am AEDT Zoom

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