Webinars
Each week the Australia Institute tackles the big issues with Nobel laureates, current and former politicians, activists, academics, artists and other experts, with host Ebony Bennett.
Subscribe to updates from the Australia Institute to hear about future webinars. Catch up on the latest video recordings of previous webinars in our archive below, on our YouTube playlist or listen on our podcast Follow The Money.
September 2024
Australia is a low taxing nation and it costs us with Greg Jericho
One of the most common refrains about the economy is that we need to cut taxes. But in reality among advanced economies Australia taxes less than almost everybody. This however hurts Australians It means Australia provides lower levels of social security than others, it limits the government’s capacity to deliver services and infrastructure. But higher
George Monbiot: Neoliberalism, Nature and Negative Consequences
“While campaigners and progressive politicians have been playing patience, power has been playing poker. The radical right’s insurgency has swept all before it…while we persuaded ourselves that there was no time for system change, they proved us wrong by changing everything.” – George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison, The Invisible Doctrine It is clear that neoliberal
Securing fairness and integrity in Australian elections
The influence of money on politics corrodes Australia’s democracy, overwhelmingly benefitting large corporations and wealthy individuals.
Black Witness with Amy McQuire
Join journalist and author Amy McQuire for this free webinar to discuss her book Black Witness, a searing indictment of the media’s failures in reporting Indigenous affairs – and a powerful corrective that shows how Black journalism can pave the way for equality and justice. From one of this country’s leading Indigenous journalists comes a
October 2024
How parliaments share power when no single party has majority control
When Australians elect a Parliament where no one party has majority control, the government must share power. Politicians and pundits have warned that minority governments would be “coalitions of chaos” or even have “diabolical” consequences – but Australians haven’t given any party a majority of the vote since 1975. Power-sharing parliaments are common, and are
A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
Join the fabulous Dr Karl Kruszelnicki to discuss A Periodic Tale: My Sciencey Memoir, our Australia’s Biggest Book Club book for October 2024.
Gas: How to counter the biggest players in town
Australia has an abundance of gas. Almost 80% of Australia’s gas is exported as liquefied natural gas (LNG), the gas industry pays zero royalties on more than half the gas exported. The monetary value of this gas is enormous. The total value of LNG exports over the last four years is estimated at $265 billion.
From Limits to Growth to Earth for All: towards a wellbeing economy?
Earth has crossed multiple planetary boundaries, while widespread inequality is causing deep instabilities in societies.
Wifedom with Anna Funder
Looking for wonder and some reprieve from the everyday, Anna Funder slips into the pages of her hero George Orwell. As she watches him create his writing self, she tries to remember her own… When she uncovers his forgotten wife, it’s a revelation. Eileen O’Shaughnessy’s literary brilliance shaped Orwell’s work and her practical nous saved
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Past webinar recordings
Unparliamentary: Feb 20
Transitioning to a Circular Economy: The value and opportunity for citizens
The Voice to Parliament Handbook – with Thomas Mayo and Kerry O’Brien
Climate Change and the Pacific: Regional Climate Diplomacy Forum 2023
