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. 

Sydney voters care about fish deaths and the impact of commercial fishing in Tasmania, according to a new poll.  

This is a dark day for two of Australia’s greatest treasures: the environment and our democracy.

Peter Dutton says he’ll approve the North West Shelf (NWS) gas expansion within 30 days if he wins the election.

This pre-election budget is designed to annoy as few people as possible. 

Ten years ago, Anthony Albanese launched a passionate defence of the laws which are designed to protect Australia’s environment.

New research from The Australia Institute has found that state and federal governments have given $15 billion in subsidies to fossil fuel producers and major consumers in the 2024-25 financial year.

The Federal Government and Opposition are proposing to weaken environmental protections and stop community groups from protecting nature.

Australia’s universities are plummeting down international rankings while charging students more than ever for their degrees.

With a federal election just around the corner, new analysis from The Australia Institute reveals 63 billion reasons why our next Parliament should improve the nation’s tax system.

Documents released today under Freedom of Information reveal advice to the federal government that salmon farming in Tasmania’s Macquarie Harbour should be comprehensively assessed under national environment law, for its impact on the endangered Maugean skate and the harbour’s World Heritage value. The advice was provided in November 2023 as the ‘likely outcome’ of reconsidering a 2012

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) will this week release its annual Gas Statement of Opportunities.

Ten years after former Treasurer Joe Hockey advised Australians to get “a good job that pays good money” to buy a house, new analysis by The Australia Institute reveals just how bad that advice actually was.