The algorithms of global music streaming services like Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and Apple are killing Australian music, according to a new report by a former Spotify executive. As Australians celebrate the nation’s extraordinary artists to mark AusMusic T-Shirt Day today, the report reveals that the number of artists featured on music streaming giants has fallen by

Australia Institute research into 20 of Australia’s largest corporations has found that over half the value of their reported contributions to the community were dubious, leading to overinflated claims of generosity in the private sector.

Rumours about America’s role in the dismissal of Gough Whitlam have circulated for decades – but is there any truth to them?

In 1963, Arthur Calwell published Labor’s Role in Modern Society, his 190-page treatise on his political party and Australian politics.

Around this time 12 years ago, Barnaby Joyce stood up and declared the average family lamb roast was about to cost $100.

By negotiating an end to the government shutdown without getting anything much in return, some Democrats have gone back to their old trick of resisting the President by giving him exactly what he needs.

You could almost taste the desperation in the air as various Liberal MPs attempted to justify their self destruction; but perhaps the most tasteless excuses were when it came to justifying their decision to the next generation.

One of my first journalism jobs was at a regional newspaper with a printing press attached. As a baby journalist, it was magical – you could see your front page story printed in front of you before it was bundled and sent out on trucks to become the next day’s news.

In New York City, California, New Jersey and Virginia, American voters sent Trump and Republicans a clear message.

If the Coalition’s aim is to stay in opposition, it’s doing a bang-up job.

The Western Australian government’s claim that its domestic gas production is helping Asia’s clean energy transition has been undermined in a leaked report – which it commissioned.

One of the hardest things for people to understand with this latest Liberal Party implosion is that it’s not rational.

New Australia Institute polling research shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think cash-for access payments represent corrupt conduct. Cash-for-access describes exclusive fundraising events where companies and lobbyists pay to meet with senior party leaders.

We are in, quite possibly, the stupidest timeline.

The dispute between Chris Hedges and David Marr reveals much about the state of our press.

When Donald Trump posted an AI video of himself in a plane, spraying crap all over Americans, I couldn’t help but admire his transparency about the way he treats the American people.

People have been queuing for gold and it’s giving toilet paper in 2020.

New analysis from The Australia Institute shows the University of Newcastle has generated surpluses and seen its net assets grow significantly.

A letter from the Australian government to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, obtained by The Australia Institute under Freedom of Information, misleads UNESCO to allay concerns about the damage industrial salmon farming is doing to Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage.  

Queensland taxpayers have missed out on almost $400 million because Adani sold coal at mates rates to Indian customers, according to new research by The Australia Institute.

As Trump and his officials look at invoking the Insurrection Act, the administration is using the ongoing government shutdown to lay off workers and consolidate power.

The leadership of the Australian National University (ANU) has been claiming it is in financial crisis, with the former vice-chancellor declaring the institution was living beyond its means.

Proposed changes to Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) laws would make a repeat of the disastrous Robodebt coverup more likely, rather than less, according to new research by The Australia Institute.  

The ABC’s report that a top statistician quit a study into whether Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant was destroying the Murujuga rock art after the WA government misrepresented its findings, is extremely concerning. The gas industry-funded report, which was sat on for months for being released a week before federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said he

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals there is no financial crisis at the Australian National University.

Instead of trying bring Americans together after the latest act of political violence, the Trump administration is fanning the flames of division.

Genevieve Bell, vice-chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU), has announced her resignation. Many will welcome this news.

It tells you a lot about who wields power in Australia that Woodside is being allowed to haggle in secret over the conditions of the North West Shelf expansion