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Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote

by Skye Predavec

Labor won nearly two-thirds of all the seats in the House of Representatives with just over a third of first preferences.

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Coal Mine Tracker

Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 11 new coal mines or expansions.

There are 29 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.

If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 40 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 100 years.

×100 years

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NBC is reporting 'high level conversations' happening in the White House about how Trump might invoke the Insurrection Act, to deploy the military inside the US to use for law enforcement. This and more on the upcoming episode of After America with Dr Emma Shortis. Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts ⤵️ https://australiainstitute.org.au/news/category/podcasts/after-america/ Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Trump and the Insurrection Act | After America
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Trump and the Insurrection Act | After America

In this episode highlight of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the huge multinational corporations in Australia who pay nothing in tax, and how they're getting away with it. Listen to the full episode here, or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/housing-affordability-to-get-worse-as-big-corporates-do-annual-tax-magic/ Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
The massive corporations who paid ZERO tax in Australia
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The massive corporations who paid ZERO tax in Australia

Renting a place to live is getting more expensive and house price rises are tipped to accelerate. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss housing affordability, how so many of Australia’s biggest companies manage to pay zero (0) corporate tax, and how Trump made solving the tax problem that much harder. Use the code ‘podcast’ to get 50% off tickets to the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit (https://events.humanitix.com/revenue-summit-2025?discountcode=PODCAST) . Discount available for Dollars & Sense listeners while stocks last. Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/) via the Australia Institute website. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 9 October 2025. Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut (https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social) Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek (https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social) Show notes: If we want a better, more equal society, we need more tax. But more tax only works if big business pays their fair share (https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/09/more-equal-society-we-need-more-tax-only-works-when-big-business-pays-fair-share) by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (October 2025) Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-is-a-rich-country-that-taxes-like-a-poor-one/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (October 2025) Rental growth re-accelerates amid tightest vacancy rate on record (https://www.cotality.com/au/insights/articles/rental-growth-re-accelerates-amid-tightest-vacancy-rate-on-record) , Cotality (October 2025) WESTPAC-MI CONSUMER SENTIMENT BULLETIN (https://library.westpaciq.com.au/content/dam/public/westpaciq/secure/economics/documents/aus/2025/10/er20251007BullConsumerSentiment.pdf) (October 2025) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Support Dollars & Sense: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Housing affordability to get worse as big corporates do annual tax magic
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Housing affordability to get worse as big corporates do annual tax magic

Despite increasing evidence that the Aukus nuclear-powered submarine pact is destined to fall over, the Australian Labor Government remains committed to the deal. But as the government doubles down on the US Alliance, the Australia Institute polling indicates that the Australian community is not convinced. 54% of Australians now want a more independent foreign policy. 56.8% support or strongly support a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS. Join former Labor Senator the Hon. Doug Cameron, Dr Emma Shortis, and Arthur Rorris, Secretary, New South Wales South Coast Trades & Labour Council, to discuss the future of the deal and its implications for Australian security. SPEAKERS: The Hon. Doug Cameron — Former Senator for New South Wales The Hon. Doug Cameron is a retired trade unionist who served as Senator for New South Wales from 2007-2019, representing the Australian Labor Party. In 2007, Cameron was elected to the Australian Senate, where he was a fierce advocate for working people and against neoliberalism. After serving as Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Homelessness in the Second Rudd Government, Cameron was an opposition Shadow Minister across the portfolios of Human Services, Skills, TAFE and Apprenticeships, and Housing and Homelessness. Since retiring in 2019, Cameron has stayed active in Australian public life, championing progressive causes including housing policy reform and the need for foreign policy independence. Arthur Rorris – Secretary, New South Wales South Coast Trades & Labour Council Arthur Rorris is the Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council, the peak union body representing 25 affiliated unions from the Illawarra to the Victorian border in the south including the industrial heartland of Port Kembla and Wollongong. Arthur was elected as Secretary in March 2000, and previously worked with the CPSU, the Department of Employment, Education and Training and in casual teaching and research positions at the University of Wollongong, in Politics and Industrial Relations. In his role as Secretary of the South Coast Labour Council he has been a leading campaigner for green jobs, climate action and a nuclear free future and the movement against AUKUS. Dr Emma Shortis – Director of International and Security Affairs, The Australia Institute Dr Emma Shortis is Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program. Emma is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the United States and its role in the world. She uses her expertise in history to interpret and explain what is happening in the world today, and what it means for Australia, in a compassionate and accessible way. Emma’s first book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States, was published by Hardie Grant in 2021. She writes regularly for Australian and international outlets, and appears regularly on Australian radio and television. You can purchase copies of Dr Emma Shortis’s Vantage Point, After America: Australia and the new world order from The Australia Institute store Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Submarine Dreams: understanding Australia's commitment to AUKUS
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Submarine Dreams: understanding Australia's commitment to AUKUS

If Australia just collected the OECD average in tax, the government would have an extra $130 billion a year to spend on essential services like health and education. On this episode of Follow the Money, Matt Grudnoff and Ebony Bennett discuss the latest data from the Australian Taxation Office showing that 30 per cent of large corporations paid no company tax in 2023-24 – with the gas, coal, salmon and tech industries among the worst offenders. Use the code ‘podcast’ to get 50% off tickets to the Australia Institute’s Revenue Summit (https://events.humanitix.com/revenue-summit-2025?discountcode=PODCAST) . Discount available for Follow the Money listeners while stocks last. Guest: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff (https://bsky.app/profile/mattgrudnoff.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: New government data confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/new-government-data-confirms-gas-exporters-continue-to-pay-no-tax/) , the Australia Institute (October 2025) Big gas is taking the piss (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/big-gas-is-taking-the-piss/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (April 2025) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one
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Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one

After several failed attempts at brokering a ceasefire, President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a 20-point peace plan for Gaza. On this episode of After America, Antoun Issa joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the prospects for a deal that did not include Palestinians in the negotiating process. They also discuss the role of the United States in the Middle East, how power works in foreign policy, and opening up space for a bigger discussion about foreign policy here in Australia. This episode was recorded on Friday 3 October. Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/) via Australia Institute Press. Guest: Antoun Issa, Founder, DeepCut // @antounissa (https://bsky.app/profile/antounissa.bsky.social) Host: Emma Shortis, Director of International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis (https://bsky.app/profile/emmashortis.bsky.social) Show notes: Beyond the Two-State Solution: Policy responses to the Destruction of Palestine and the Insecurity of Israel (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/beyond-the-two-state-solution/) , the Australia Institute (February 2025) Australians overwhelmingly back sanctions on Israel, new poll finds (https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/australians-overwhelmingly-back-sanctions) by Alex McKinnon, DeepCut (October 2025) Tony Blair Should Be on Trial for War Crimes, Not Running Gaza (https://zeteo.com/p/tony-blair-should-be-on-trial-war-crimes-not-running-gaza) by Mehdi Hasan, Zeteo (October 2025) Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip, UN Commission finds (https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/09/israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-strip-un-commission-finds) , United Nations Commission for Human Rights (September 2025) Skewering History: the odious politics of counting Gaza’s dead (https://arena.org.au/politics-of-counting-gazas-dead/) by Richard Hil and Gideon Polya, Arena (July 2025) The Aspiring Novelist Who Became Obama’s Foreign-Policy Guru: How Ben Rhodes rewrote the rules of diplomacy for the digital age (https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/magazine/the-aspiring-novelist-who-became-obamas-foreign-policy-guru.html) by David Samuels, New York Times Magazine (May 2016) Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Trump's plan no path to lasting peace
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Trump's plan no path to lasting peace

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