The Federal Government’s new carbon credits method for ‘protecting’ native forests will allow fossil fuel companies to greenwash their climate pollution and expand coal and gas production, according to the Australia Institute. A new carbon accounting method, proposed to fund the creation of the Great Koala National Park in NSW, pits forest and biodiversity protection against acting on climate change,

If fire ants are allowed to spread across Australia, thousands of pets could be killed and households could be hit with costs of over $1 billion each year, according to new research by The Australia Institute. The invasive species, originally from South America, has been detected in several states, with Queensland so far the worst affected.

Australia’s flagship climate policy, the Safeguard Mechanism, is failing miserably, according to new research by The Australia Institute.

As scandal-prone consulting firm KPMG fronts a parliamentary inquiry today, The Australia Institute has calculated that the government’s $653 million in contracts with KPMG could instead employ 2,200 public servants for two years. 

Today’s decision to keep interest rates on hold reveals that maybe, just maybe, the Reserve Bank finally understands the unnecessary pain it has inflicted on Australian families, according to economists. 

New research by The Australia Institute reveals South Australians living in rural and regional areas face poor access to abortion services, with just 2.7% of abortions conducted in country health facilities.

The Australia Institute is calling on the federal government to hold a national plebiscite on a gas export tax.

Australia’s National Cultural Policy, Revive, launched with great fanfare in 2023, has failed, according to a new submission to the federal government.

Dishonest political campaign advertisements – like those falsely claiming a party will introduce a new tax or cut a government service – could be outlawed in time for next year’s NSW election, if a new petition is successful. The petition to the Legislative Assembly is calling on the NSW Parliament to implement truth in political advertising laws, like those

With the number of Australian households at risk of homelessness surging towards a million, it’s estimated that governments will need to build 47,000 social and affordable homes each year – at a staggering cost of $18 billion annually.

New polling conducted for The Australia Institute reveals 9 in 10 Australians support stronger legal protections for whistleblowers. 

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that if the Howard Government had introduced the current Liberal policy of indexing tax brackets to inflation to counter bracket creep, Australians would be paying significantly more tax today.

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.