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We need a National Anti-Corruption Watchdog Now

Corruption thrives in the dark. A Federal Anti-Corruption Watchdog with teeth is long overdue

essential reading

The Australia Institute's 2021 Essential Reading List

A reading list from the team here at the Australia Institute. We hope you find some new reads and enjoy them as much as we did.

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Morrison's Net Zero Fraud

Any commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 is a fraud if gas and coal are allowed to expand. The Morrison Government is planning to double coal exports, open vast new gas fields and prop up coal-burning power stations.

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Did you know it's perfectly legal to lie in a political ad?

And it shouldn't be. We need truth in political advertising laws now.

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Labor Climate Announcement Good First Step, But More Action Needed on Fossil Fuels

December 3, 2021

Podcast: Follow the Money

My Year of Living Vulnerably with Rick Morton [webinar series]

December 2, 2021 featuring Ebony Bennett

Media Release

Bad Day for Democracy: Deal Done on Political Campaigners Bill

December 1, 2021

Media Release

The Public Square Project: Reimagining Our Digital Future

December 1, 2021

Podcast: Follow the Money

Skewed: How grants with ministerial discretion are biased towards Coalition seats

December 1, 2021 featuring Ebony Bennett, Bill Browne and Hannah Melville-Rea

Latest Research

Governance & Government Agencies, Integrity Commissions, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Grants with Ministerial Discretion

Distribution Analysis

November 29, 2021 by Hannah Melville-Rea, Robyn Seth-Purdie and Bill Browne

Elections, Politics & Parties, Inequality

Identifying the problem

Voter ID laws a solution in search of a problem

November 25, 2021 by Bill Browne, Robyn Seth-Purdie and Tony Shields

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Agriculture, Aquaculture & Food, Minerals Mining

Fingerboards sand mine expert economic evidence

November 24, 2021 by Rod Campbell

Employment & Workers' Rights, Wellbeing & Happiness

Working From Home, or Living at Work?

Hours of Work, Unpaid Overtime, and Working Arrangements Through COVID-19

November 17, 2021 by Dan Nahum

Climate Change, Fossil Fuel Mining

The Fossil Fuelled 5

Comparing rhethoric with reality on fossil fuels and climate change

November 12, 2021 by Freddie Daley

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Poll Position

Poll Position – the last one for 2021

Katharine Murphy, Peter Lewis

Tue, Dec 7, 2021 1:00 pm Zoom

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The Public Square Project: Melbourne Book Launch

Tue, Dec 14, 2021 6:30 pm Victorian Trades Hall