February 2022
January 2022
Virtually no tax or royalty paid on two thirds of gas exported from W.A.
Luke Grants speaks with Mark Ogge, Principal Adviser at The Australia Institute’s Climate & Energy Program, regarding their new research that shows virtually no tax or royalty is paid on two thirds of the gas exported from Western Australia. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) worth $27 billion was exported from WA last year, while only $430m
WA’s offshore gasfields pay almost no royalties and stoke carbon emissions, report finds
Australia Institute report finds state received only $430m of its revenue from industry that generated $27bn in exports last year
Gas-fired robbery cheats Aussies: report
A “gas-fired robbery” is underway in an offshore heist that is cheating Australians out of a much-needed tax windfall, a report says. “What if you gave your house to a real estate agent and trusted them to sell it and they gave it away to a mate for free – it’s that outrageous,” Australia Institute
December 2021
Union leaders demand super funds dump nuclear-linked companies
Hostplus has agreed to divest from companies linked to the nuclear weapons industry after coming under pressure from progressive think-tank the Australia Institute and Quit Nukes. Other industry funds are being lobbied to follow suit, including AustralianSuper, which has $1.5 billion invested in 18 companies that critics say are linked to the nuclear weapons industry.
November 2015
He wants Sweden to support a global moratorium on new coal mines
Kiribati’s president Anote Tong has through a letter asked prime ministers of the world to support a global moratorium on new coal mines, which Australian Richard Denniss has responded to with the seriousness it deserves. An increase of two degrees Celsius and rising sea levels would make it impossible to live in major parts of
February 2013
Australian farmers lose out from mining boom
Australian farmers have lost $61.5 billion in export income since the mining boom pushed the Australian dollar to historic highs, a new analysis by The Australia Institute reveals. Still beating around the bush: The continuing impacts of the mining boom on rural exports examines the rural sector’s export income from the beginning of the mining
Mining boom continues to hurt the rural sector
Australian farmers have lost $61.5 billion in export income since the mining boom pushed the Australian dollar to historic highs. Matt talks to ABC ‘PM’ on why the high exchange rate caused by the mining boom is hurting the rural sector of Australia.
The Project talks with Richard about why Australians pay so much more for goods
Richard Denniss talks with Channel 10’s The Project about the price difference for goods bought in Australia compared with many other parts of the world, and why this is causing more and more Australians to shop online.
August 2012
James Price Point: An economic analysis of the Browse LNG project
According to the Western Australian government’s own economic assessment, the Browse LNG precinct proposed for James Price Point is likely to have a significant adverse impact on the state’s budget, will employ few local workers and harm the region’s reputation as a tourist destination, a new analysis by The Australia Institute has found. While there
April 2012
Too much of a good thing?
The macroeconomic case for slowing down the mining boom This paper considers a feature of the mining boom which has been barely considered in the Australian policy debate to date, namely, how fast should the mining construction boom be allowed to develop? To read the paper, click here To read media coverage of the paper,
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