New research reveals that mining companies use 8 billion litres of diesel per year, while the government is urging ordinary Australians to take the bus and pump up their tyres to save fuel.

The resignation of Commissioner Paul Brereton is an opportunity for the National Anti-Corruption Commission to make a fresh start under new leadership, according to transparency experts.

In an ironic act of secrecy, a Freedom Of Information (FOI) request by The Australia Institute has exposed how the Attorney General’s Department deliberately avoided scrutiny of the government’s bungled attempt to change the nation’s FOI laws.

With changes to the way trusts are taxed soon to be introduced to parliament, new research by The Australia Institute reveals that revenue equivalent to almost a quarter of GDP now flows through trusts.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called on The Australia Institute to be “fair dinkum” about its calls for a 25% gas tax. Today, The Australia Institute has taken out full-page advertisements in newspapers around the country to remind the Prime Minister that there’s nothing more fair dinkum than getting a fair price for Australian gas to pay for essential

The Australia Institute has taken out a full-page advertisement in today’s Adelaide Advertiser to remind South Australians that Premier Peter Malinauskas’ decision to overturn the state’s ban on gas fracking is not only irresponsible, but also unnecessary. Co-CEO of The Australia Institute, Dr Richard Denniss, said everyone from former Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to current One Nation

Australia may be awash with illegal tobacco, but the federal government still collects more tax from smokers than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax (PRRT), according to new budget analysis by The Australia Institute.

The Australia Institute welcomes the Federal Court’s finding that Coles has misled Australian shoppers by promoting fake discounts on everyday grocery products.

The National Electricity Market (NEM), the system which connects more than 80% of Australians to one electricity grid, needs a fundamental overhaul according to a new report by Professor John Quiggin, published by The Australia Institute.

Scaling back tax breaks for property investors is the first policy change in a generation which will make housing more affordable, according to economists, following Tuesday’s Federal Budget.

Leading civil society organisations have signed an open letter, published today in The Age, calling on the Victorian Parliament to prioritise transparency, fairness and freedom when legislating new political donation and election campaigning laws.

The government’s gas reservation policy – announced a short time ago – has been branded a “half-baked solution” to a problem which has been deliberately created by foreign gas companies to gouge Australians for their own gas.

The retirement of ACT Greens MLA Shane Rattenbury marks the end of his 18-year period in the ACT Legislative Assembly, making him the world’s longest-ever serving balance of power MP in a Westminster democracy.

A new poll conducted for The Australia Institute reveals that more than half of Australian voters believe Donald Trump is a greater threat to global security than Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hit borrowers with a third straight interest rate rise heaps more unnecessary pain on home buyers and pushes Australia towards a recession, according to senior economists. 

New research by The Australia Institute reveals the big four banks are raking in $228,900 profit over the 30-year life of an average $736,000 home loan.

The Australia Institute congratulates the Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her government for collecting more revenue from Australian gas exports than Australia has.

With the final result of the South Australian election expected next week, new analysis by The Australia Institute reveals the true scale of the taxpayer-funded payments political parties and candidates will receive thanks to rushed changes to the state’s political donation laws.

The Australia Institute is proud to announce that acclaimed lawyer and author, Josh Bornstein, will be joining the organisation in the newly created role of Director, Corporate Regulation.

Medicare is failing regional and remote Australians, with rural people getting sicker and dying younger than their city counterparts, according to new research by The Australia Institute.

Any decision from the Albanese Government to delay the implementation of a 25% gas export tax will cost the Australian public over a billion dollars per month, The Australia Institute has warned.

A new poll conducted for The Australia Institute reveals a significant gulf between the experiences of young women and older men when they see a doctor in Australia.

While dealing with political problems over gas in Australia, federal government representatives are also attending the world’s first meeting to transition away from fossil fuels.

New Australia Institute research published today shows that the Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing its imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government makes from the export of our gas. Key findings: Japan has imposed a tax on oil and gas imports since 1978, expanding the tax to cover coal in 2003. Over the last

The High Court has ruled that Victoria’s political donation caps are unconstitutional because they include a “nominated entities” loophole which the major parties can exploit.