France has become the first country in the world to tax ultra-fast fashion brands like Temu and Shein.

Donald Trump’s review of AUKUS, announced overnight, is a chance to escape what was always going to be a disastrous deal for Australia.

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.

As Rio Tinto’s Tomago aluminium smelter requests a government bailout, The Australia Institute has linked the struggles of the smelter to unrestricted gas exports.

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. 

The federal government has signed the death warrant for Australia’s most significant ancient artistic treasure, the Indigenous rock art at Murujuga in north Western Australia.

The approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas export project shows that the re-elected Albanese Government prioritises gas corporations over Australians.

New analysis by The Australia Institute reveals that ten years after gas exports from Queensland began, most of the companies involved have never paid a cent in company tax.

A new poll conducted for The Australia Institute has found that 72% of voters saw misleading political advertisements during the recent election campaign, with well over half of those exposed to misleading ads every day.

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.

Information about China’s foreign policy – particularly on issues like the trade war with the US, Australia’s position on Taiwan and the war in Ukraine – is often misleading, with much of the meaning and nuance lost in translation.

New Australia Institute research shows emissions from Western Australia’s gas exports are 182 million tonnes CO2e annually, which is:

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There’s a simple reform the federal government could introduce to bring house prices down, according to new analysis by The Australia Institute. 

Today’s decision to cut interest rates by 25 basis points is long-overdue good news for struggling home buyers. 

The days of big polluters using dodgy carbon offsets to greenwash their products are numbered.

The days of media moguls deciding Australian elections are over, according to new research by The Australia Institute.

Civil litigation over alleged greenwashing by Energy Australia reveals the Australian government is failing to protect consumers and businesses from misleading claims and harmful practices. 

It’s time to cap the “out of control” salaries paid to Vice Chancellors at Australian universities, according to new analysis by The Australia Institute. 

Dozens of Australia’s leading climate and conservation groups have written an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, urging him to put a more ambitious climate policy at the heart of his government’s plans for its second term.

Tomorrow marks the 29th anniversary of the day John Howard announced sweeping changes to Australia’s gun control laws in the wake of the Port Arthur massacre.

Australia’s Pacific neighbors say the re-election of the Albanese government is “not a moment to celebrate”.

Labor and the Coalition went to the election with the same policy position on Tasmania’s salmon industry: support at any cost.  

At last Saturday’s election, the Albanese Labor Government won a large majority and a historically significant swing towards it, but seven in ten Australians still expect the Senate to review every government policy on its merits.

A new poll has found that 54.2% of Australians want a more independent foreign policy.

Integrity experts, including former judges, ombudsmen and leading academics, have signed an open letter, coordinated by The Australia Institute and Fairer Future and published today in The Canberra Times, calling on the newly elected Parliament of Australia to address weaknesses in Australian political integrity. The open letter warns that a decade of decline in agencies

A majority of Australians support the idea that gas exports should be taxed, a policy proposed by both the Liberal Party and the Greens during the election campaign, regardless of who they think proposed the idea.

Most Independent / Other voters support crossbench to negotiate for best outcomes for nation and electorate

Over the course of the election campaign, there’s been a lot of fear-mongering around the prospect of a “hung parliament” or “minority government”.

Just 28 days after tomorrow’s federal election, the government faces a critical decision, which will send a message to the world about its priorities.