Time to end university greenwashing: The Australia Institute
The role of Monash University in greenwashing the activities of Woodside and other fossil fuel companies has been revealed by journalist Royce Kurmelovs in climate-focused publication Drilled and Crikey. Kurmelovs’ report reinforces Australia Institute research highlighting the crisis of integrity in the governance of Australia’s universities. Upcoming Australia Institute research will further outline Monash and other universities’
Scandal-plagued and unaccountable – Australian universities slide down world rankings
Australia’s scandal-plagued university sector has today suffered another significant blow, with many slipping further down the QS World University Rankings. The rankings of 70% of Australian universities have fallen, following revelations about a lack of accountability and scrutiny, poor financial management, exorbitant Vice-Chancellor salaries and lavish spending on consultants and corporate travel. The Australia Institute has suggested an
Australia’s parliaments closing in on gender parity, in spite of coalition “women problem” – new analysis
New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that, following the recent federal election, there are now more women than ever in Australia’s nine parliaments, but the coalition’s so-called “women problem” remains.
Cutting company tax would do nothing for productivity and would hurt ordinary Australians
Cutting the company tax rate would do nothing to boost productivity and cost ordinary Australians, in terms of reduced spending on other services, according to a submission to the Productivity Commission by The Australia Institute.
Super changes popular, especially among voters the Liberals need to win back
Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ plan to reduce the generosity of superannuation tax concessions for the wealthy is popular among voters, especially those the Liberal party says it wants to win back, according to a new poll conducted for The Australia Institute.
A new tax to help Australians kick their fast fashion addiction
France has become the first country in the world to tax ultra-fast fashion brands like Temu and Shein.
Time to wind back taxpayer-funded diesel for mining giants
There’s a common-sense decision the federal government could make today that would help the transition to renewable energy and save taxpayers billions of dollars a year.
Minimum wage rise appropriate reward for low-paid workers
Today’s decision by the Fair Work Commission to deliver a wage rise of 3.5% delivers appropriate reward to Australia’s lowest-paid workers.
May 2025
Betting the house. The huge number of Australians at risk of losing everything they own.
At a time when floods, fires and storms are growing in severity and frequency, new research by The Australia Institute reveals millions of Australians would face financial ruin if their home was impacted by a natural disaster.
A simple reform to help owner-occupiers compete with investors in the housing market
There’s a simple reform the federal government could introduce to bring house prices down, according to new analysis by The Australia Institute.
Australians still hurting. RBA should keep cutting.
Today’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points is long-overdue good news for struggling home buyers.
Election result shows the Tasmanian salmon industry is still on the nose
Labor and the Coalition went to the election with the same policy position on Tasmania’s salmon industry: support at any cost.
An election campaign helping the rich, ignoring the poor
With the election just days away, there has been a total lack of focus on the most vulnerable in our society.
April 2025
Time to shake up Australia’s university sector
Australia’s bloated universities are plagued with scandal and struggling under the weight of their own poor governance and financial mismanagement.
Australian universities slash costs, staff and courses, while lavishing hundreds of millions on themselves
Australia’s universities spend hundreds of millions of dollars on travel, marketing and consultants, while cutting costs, staff and courses, according to new research by The Australia Institute.
Silence on big ute subsidies as Coalition backflips on EV’s
As Peter Dutton announces a Coalition government would scrap tax breaks for people who buy electric vehicles, The Australia Institute has called for him to scrap the ridiculous tax break for people who buy big utes.
Tax tinkering a missed opportunity by both major parties
With less than two weeks to go in the election campaign, both major parties have done little to address the deficiencies in our tax system, which distort the housing market, worsen inequality, promote the use of fossil fuels and encourage damaging behavior.
Big Gas taking the piss: New research on Japanese gas giant, INPEX
New research by The Australia Institute highlights that Australia has a gas export problem, reinforcing the cross-party consensus that has emerged during the election campaign.
Housing cash splash – two out of three ain’t good enough
There were three significant housing reforms announced yesterday – just one will increase supply and bring down prices. The other two will make things worse.
Australians have never received their fair share of mining export profits, but Peter Dutton’s sovereign wealth fund won’t work
Australia is one of the largest exporters of mineral resources in the world, but Australians have never received their fair share of the profits from selling those resources.
Are Australians eating diseased salmon? Sickening new revelations from Tasmania
Shocking new revelations about Tasmanian salmon should leave all Australians feeling sick to the stomach.
RBA should call urgent meeting to cut rates now in the wake of Trump tariff chaos
The Australia Institute calls on the Reserve Bank of Australia to reconvene its monetary policy board immediately, rather than wait until May, to deliver the rate cuts Australians need now.
The continuing irrelevance of minimum wages to future inflation
Minimum and award wages should grow by 5 to 9 per cent this year
Our PBS is a national treasure, not an international trade barrier
Extraordinary new analysis from The Australia Institute reveals the prices Australians would pay if the US had its way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Minimum wage increase would not impact inflation
The Australia Institute supports the call for a real wage increase for those on the minimum wage and award wages.
Rate hold more political than the cut we should have had
Today’s decision to keep interest rates on hold is more political than if the RBA had cut rates.
March 2025
Sydney smells the stink from Tasmania
Sydney voters care about fish deaths and the impact of commercial fishing in Tasmania, according to a new poll.
Harmless budget of missed opportunities
This pre-election budget is designed to annoy as few people as possible.
The Prime Minister should take his own advice
Ten years ago, Anthony Albanese launched a passionate defence of the laws which are designed to protect Australia’s environment.
Time to clean up Australia’s failing, scandal-plagued universities
Australia’s universities are plummeting down international rankings while charging students more than ever for their degrees.
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