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February 2025
Fossil fuelled insurance premiums: What climate change means for your premiums and property value
Join Kate Chaney MP, Karl Mallon and Mark Ogge to find out how climate change is driving up your insurance premiums, what we can expect in the coming years, and what it means for your property. The discussion also asks who should pay for the skyrocketing premiums – should it be ordinary businesses and households,
Big Ideas: Winning Arguments with Conservatives
The science can be clear. The facts can be beyond dispute. But winning the policy debate is rarely straightforward. Last year, Australia Institute Press published its first title, presenting 32 big ideas to improve the nation, from some of the country’s leading economists, lawyers, scientists and writers. Join contributing authors Richard Denniss, Amy Remeikis and Greg
Big Gas is taking the piss, and what to do about it.
Gas exports from WA cause more greenhouse gas emissions than 153 individual countries and threaten our most iconic natural wonders like Scotts Reef and the Kimberley. Rather than protecting WA, gas corporations are planning a huge expansion, supported by the WA and Australian Governments. The economic and job claims the industry and government use to justify this
Politics in the Pub: Pros and Cons of a Minority Government
With the polls pointing to a minority government as a very real outcome of the election, what does that actually mean for Australia? One of the kingmakers of the 43rd parliament, Tony Windsor will give insights into how minority government can work, and what political traps open up, while David Pocock explains why Australians are
Policy School – Climate change and the living standards crisis
The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a free webinar series designed to equip policymakers, campaigners, NGOs, and public servants with the tools to advocate for change. Learn from experts about key public policy issues, persuasive messaging, and effective communication strategies to help create a fairer, more sustainable society. The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a
Juice with Tim Winton
Two fugitives, a man and a child, drive all night across a stony desert. As dawn breaks, they roll into an abandoned mine site. From the vehicle they survey a forsaken place – middens of twisted iron, rusty wire, piles of sun-baked trash. They’re exhausted, traumatised, desperate now. But as a refuge, this is the
March 2025
Policy School – No new coal mines: a policy not a slogan
The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a free webinar series designed to equip policymakers, campaigners, NGOs, and public servants with the tools to advocate for change. Learn from experts about key public policy issues, persuasive messaging, and effective communication strategies to help create a fairer, more sustainable society. The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a
Policy School – AUKUS: What are the prospects for Australia’s Nuclear-powered Submarine?
The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a free webinar series designed to equip policymakers, campaigners, NGOs, and public servants with the tools to advocate for change. Learn from experts about key public policy issues, persuasive messaging, and effective communication strategies to help create a fairer, more sustainable society. The Australia Institute’s Policy School is a