Almost two years after the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) began operations, it is at a crossroads. 

It’s widely predicted that Saturday’s federal election will be decided by voters feeling the cost-of-living squeeze in the outer suburbs of our capital cities.

New Australia Institute research shows coal exports have reached record highs and new coal and gas projects continue to be approved. 

New polling research by The Australia Institute reveals that 86% of Australians want stronger legal protections for whistleblowers.

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. 

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.

In the middle of an election campaign with a major focus on gas exports, Australia has just approved another massive new gas export project.

Almost nine out of 10 Australians (89%) support  Truth in Political Advertising laws, according to new research released by The Australia Institute today.

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.

Peter Dutton’s insistence that Australia does not have a shortage of gas and that the Coalition is “not here to line the pockets of big gas companies” is a big hit with voters, particularly conservative voters, according to new polling released by The Australia Institute.

There were three significant housing reforms announced yesterday – just one will increase supply and bring down prices. The other two will make things worse.

When Peter Dutton’s gas plan was announced two weeks ago, the gas industry claimed the policy would create a “glut” of gas on the east coast.

The Australia Institute, The Centre for Public Integrity, the Australian Democracy Network and Transparency International Australia have come together to identify six key reforms to redress the unfairness created by the Commonwealth’s new political finance laws, and make real progress on combatting the influence of vested interests on the exercise of public power.

Chris Bowen’s acknowledgement that Australia exports a lot of gas brings Labor into line with what everyone has long known – Australia does not have a gas shortage.

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.

New research has revealed that real wages have been held back in Australia in recent decades because workers’ power to negotiate has been persistently and consistently eaten away.

The Coalition’s plan to impose a levy on gas companies which prioritise exports over Australian businesses and households marks a turning point for energy policy in Australia.

The Coalition’s proposal to introduce a new tax on gas exports, designed to divert gas production away from exports and towards Australian households and industries, could raise billions of dollars, according to Dr Richard Denniss, Executive Director of The Australia Institute.

Shocking new revelations about Tasmanian salmon should leave all Australians feeling sick to the stomach.

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. 

New research by The Australia Institute has found the slow death of newspapers in Australia has led to a plunge in media diversity and local storytelling.

Minimum and award wages should grow by 5 to 9 per cent this year

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.

The Australia Institute supports the call for a real wage increase for those on the minimum wage and award wages.

Most Australians fail to recognise some of the key policy measures introduced by the Albanese government, new polling research shows.

Today’s decision to keep interest rates on hold is more political than if the RBA had cut rates.

Australia Institute analysis of the latest Australian Government commodity forecasts shows that, to 2030, multinational gas companies are expected to export $170 billion worth of liquified natural gas, made with gas that attracts zero royalties.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has confirmed what Australia Institute research has long shown – there is no gas supply shortage in Australia.

In his budget reply speech, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton confirmed what Australia Institute research has long shown – the gas export industry is hurting Australians.

Peter Dutton’s plan to force gas giants to divert gas to the domestic market won’t solve the manufactured shortages we have in this country – or bring down prices for local households or consumers.