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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May 2026
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The Battle for Public Education
Australia is an outlier, the cost of high school is higher than other developed countries while our results are going down. As a wealthy country with a big education sector, how did we get here? Join Jane Caro AM, Tom Greenwell and Skye Predavec as they share recent research on Australian education and discuss how
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Past webinar recordings
The Australia Institute’s Inaugural Regional Climate Diplomacy Forum
A discussion with the Honourable Fiame Naomi Mata’afa, Prime Minister of the Independent State of Samoa
Rewiring Australia
Saul Griffith, the Hon. Lily D'Ambrosio MP & the Hon. Matt Kean MP
Majority back Aukus submarine pact, but fear it will inflame tensions with China
Allan Behm, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
The Nordic Edge: Media diversity
Professor Andrew Scott, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, Dr Maria Rae & Ebony Bennett
Majority of Australians support vaccine mandates
Richard Denniss, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Raising the Age: Getting Children out of Prison
Julie Williams, Meena Singh, Sophie Trevitt & Dr Nick Fancourt
Controlling Covid: why we need vaccines plus TTIQ and other public health measures
Professor Brendan Crabb AC & Richard Denniss
Go Big: How to Fix Our World
Ed Miliband & Wayne Swan
Green Recovery VS Gas Fired Recovery
Cecilia Malmström & Michael Brissenden
18 months into the pandemic & significant numbers of Australians are struggling
Ebony Bennett, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Understanding Consent
Chanel Contos
Nearly 2/3 of those who won’t take AZ admit to other far more dangerous behaviour
Richard Denniss, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Feeling the Heat – Australia Under Climate Pressure
Marian Wilkinson, Richard Denniss & Allan Behm
Keeping the Bastards Honest
Senator Rex Patrick
Confidence in Morrison’s ability to manage crisis dives
Ebony Bennett, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Feminist Foreign Policy
Margot Wallström
The Broken Bargain: Australia’s Growing Wages Crisis
Sally McManus
Scott Morrison approval drops six points during latest Covid lockdowns
Richard Denniss, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Majority of voters fear Australia will be left behind on climate change
Richie Merzian, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Electrify Everything: Powering Economies on Clean Energy
Saul Griffith & Danny Kennedy
1 in 4 say Morrison Gov doing ‘very poor’ or ‘quite poor’ job managing the pandemic
Ebony Bennett, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Sharan Burrow, Dr Marianne Hanson & Dr Helen Durham AO
Majority worry gov lacks long-term plan on a range of policy fronts
Richard Denniss, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Ending Loneliness
Andrew Giles MP & Holly Walker
Accelerating Australia’s Race To Zero
Nigel Topping & Ben Burge
Unpack the big political issues and dive into the latest political polling
Ebony Bennett, Peter Lewis & Katharine Murphy
Ensuring Accountability
Senator Kristina Keneally
Remaking the Public Square
Eli Pariser, Lizzie O'Shea & Peter Lewis