Webinars
Each week the Australia Institute tackles the big issues with Nobel laureates, current and former politicians, activists, academics, artists and other experts.
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.
February 2026
Awash in the global stream: Australian music versus the algorithm
Global streaming behemoths like Spotify, YouTube, Apple and Amazon dominate the global market for recorded music. For just a few dollars a month, listeners are granted access to a near infinite music library, while artists get a shot at having their music played billions of times. But research published by the Australia Institute shows that
Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax
Join Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, in conversation with The Australia Institute’s Dr Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett. Inequality creates insecurity. As the United States is showing the rest of the world, that insecurity can have devasting consequences for democracy. Yet still governments get it wrong as they race to the bottom on corporate
Policy School – How to make a parliamentary submission and appear at an inquiry
Every year, Australian parliaments hold hundreds of inquiries on everything from health policy and environmental protection to the government is using consultants, the use of AI or how well the election was run. Politicians want to hear from you, but not everyone realises how easy it is to make a submission. Some who make submissions
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Past webinar recordings
Go Big: How to Fix Our World
Green Recovery VS Gas Fired Recovery
18 months into the pandemic & significant numbers of Australians are struggling
Understanding Consent
Nearly 2/3 of those who won’t take AZ admit to other far more dangerous behaviour
Feeling the Heat – Australia Under Climate Pressure
Keeping the Bastards Honest
Confidence in Morrison’s ability to manage crisis dives
Feminist Foreign Policy
The Broken Bargain: Australia’s Growing Wages Crisis
Scott Morrison approval drops six points during latest Covid lockdowns
Majority of voters fear Australia will be left behind on climate change
Electrify Everything: Powering Economies on Clean Energy
1 in 4 say Morrison Gov doing ‘very poor’ or ‘quite poor’ job managing the pandemic
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Majority worry gov lacks long-term plan on a range of policy fronts
Ending Loneliness
Accelerating Australia’s Race To Zero
Unpack the big political issues and dive into the latest political polling
Ensuring Accountability
Remaking the Public Square
Coal, Climate Change & Conservatives
What US Climate Leadership Means For Our Region
The Economics of Climate & Energy
The March of Autocracy
The Long COVID-19 Economic Crisis
How is Government Accountable for What Happens in Armed Conflict Involving Australian Forces
My Year of Living Vulnerably
