Webinars
Each week, The Australia Institute tackles the big issues with Nobel laureates, current and former politicians, activists, academics, artists and other experts.
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July 2026
A Brief History of Climate Folly with Tim Flannery
An outrageous history of dreamers and schemers who wanted to change the climate, from one of Australia’s most recognised names in nature writing. What to do about the climate? If emissions reduction is too hard and too slow, maybe science can engineer a solution? It turns out this line of thinking is as old as
August 2026
Breaking the Cycle: Gambling, Climate and the Politics of Power
Breaking the cycle of dependence on vested interests, from gambling giants to fossil fuels companies, has become one of the defining political challenges of our time. From the fierce debate over gambling advertising and pokies reform to the influence of coal and gas money on climate policy, the battle lines in Canberra reveal a deeper
More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia
The global gas industry has pulled off the greatest con in Australia’s history, and we’re living with the consequences. Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, but we have been made to feel so poor that we no longer even expect the high quality, freely available public schools and hospitals we used to have. But while
Seize the Moment with Bernard Keane
Australia is surviving the second coming of Trump, but our economy and our social cohesion are under pressure, and our political landscape is being reshaped. How do we turn this time of international crisis into a launchpad for success? At the first-quarter mark of the 21st century, giant forces are reshaping our world. This Trump
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Past webinar recordings
At Sea with Y.M. Abdel-Magied
Women Who Win with Antoinette Lattouf
Gold Standard? with Frank Bongiorno, Carolyn Holbrook & Joshua Black
What We Owe the Water with Kumi Naidoo
Stolen Man on Stolen Land with Tyree Barnette
Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax
A Time for Bravery with Craig Foster AM & Amy Remeikis
The Right Hand with Phoebe Saintilan-Stocks
The Good Fight with Sean Kelly
Aiming Higher with George Williams
Defiance with Bob Brown
Big Brave Ideas
Dead Centre with Richard Denniss
Conspiracy Nation with Ariel Bogle
