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Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote

by Skye Predavec

Labor won nearly two-thirds of all the seats in the House of Representatives with just over a third of first preferences.

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Coal Mine Tracker

Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 11 new coal mines or expansions.

There are 29 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.

If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 40 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 100 years.

×100 years

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In Trump we trust? | Between the Lines

The Wrap with Bill Browne Prime Minister Anthony Albanese returns from a meeting with the mercurial US President Donald Trump, a great diplomatic success by the usual measures. Trump said without hedging that Australia would get nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS pact and inked a critical minerals deal to “unlock” private investment. The media lapped

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'In Australia, and sadly in too many other places, Ministers for the Environment are also there to speak up for environmental exploitation, and that needs to change." Former Leader of the Australian Greens Bob Brown unpacked some of the issues with the proposed changes to our environmental protections in our Australia's Biggest Book Club webinar. Add your name to the petition telling Parliament to NOT gut our environment laws ✍️https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/dont_gut_environment_laws Watch the full discussion ⤵️ https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/defiance-with-bob-brown/
Govt set to weaken environment laws
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Govt set to weaken environment laws

Poor governance, poor policy and decades of neoliberalism have broken Australia’s university sector, with devastating consequences for students and the country. On this episode of Follow the Money, Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett discuss the lack of accountability in Australia’s universities, why some institutions’ claims of financial crises aren’t supported by their auditors, and what Australians think about the state of the sector. Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia’s future (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/aiming-higher-vantage-point-issue-3) by Professor George Williams is available now via Australia Institute Press. Guest: Richard Denniss, co-CEO, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: Australians believe universities are too expensive and not doing their job: polling (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australians-believe-universities-are-too-expensive-and-not-doing-their-job-polling/) , the Australia Institute (November 2025) There is no financial crisis at the University of Newcastle: new analysis (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/there-is-no-financial-crisis-at-the-university-of-newcastle-new-analysis/) , the Australia Institute (October 2025) The ANU’s hidden $90m budget surplus (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-anus-hidden-90m-budget-surplus/) , the Australia Institute (October 2025) Failing the test: Australian universities in crisis (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/failing-the-test-australian-universities-in-crisis/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (May 2025) Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
A broken university system is letting Australia down
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A broken university system is letting Australia down

Trump and Xi may have come to a “deal”, but their meeting was a wasted opportunity. Plus: what do Australians think about our relationship with the US?  On this episode of After America, Dr Emma Shortis joins Angus Blackman to discuss some new Australia Institute polling, which shows that Australians are less than convinced that we “share values” with Trump’s America. Emma is then joined by Dr Frank Yuan and Allan Behm to discuss Trump’s meeting with Xi and the chaos whirling around the president.  The first part of this discussion was recorded on Friday 31st October. The second part was recorded on Monday 3rd November.  Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/) via Australia Institute Press.  Guest: Allan Behm, Special Advisor in International Affairs, the Australia Institute    Guest: Dr Frank Yuan, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Australia Institute // @yuan-frank (https://bsky.app/profile/yuan-frank.bsky.social)   Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis (https://bsky.app/profile/emmashortis.bsky.social)   Host: Angus Blackman, Executive Producer, the Australia Institute // @AngusRB (https://bsky.app/profile/angusrb.bsky.social)   Show notes:  How China Sees the South China Sea: Beijing’s policy and interests in the South China Sea disputes (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/how-china-sees-the-south-china-sea/) by Frank Yuan, Allan Behm and Rod Campbell, The Australia Institute (October 2025)  What you need to know about the next Trump/Xi meeting (https://thepoint.com.au/news/251029-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-next-trump-xi-meeting) by Emma Shortis, The Point (October 2025)  American exceptionalism: the poison that cannot protect its children from violent death (https://theconversation.com/american-exceptionalism-the-poison-that-cannot-protect-its-children-from-violent-death-184045) by Emma Shortis, The Conversation (May 2022)  Theme music: Blue Dot Sessions  We’d love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au (https://theausinstitute-my.sharepoint.com/qnap-nas-tai.tai.local/NAS_Media&Marketing/Podcast/After%20America/Episode%20descriptions/podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) .  Support After America: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
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"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge

“The Australian Government is telling Australians that we don’t have enough gas for manufacturing…yet it allowed the export of enough gas to supply manufacturing for 60 years.” 📺Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor Read the full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/putting-australia-last-20-years-worth-of-gas-exported-in-past-5-years-while-australians-threatened-with-shortages/ #auspol
Australian Government allowed 22 years' worth of gas to be exported
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Australian Government allowed 22 years' worth of gas to be exported

Australians are being warned of gas shortages despite the fact that Australia has already exported 22 years’ worth of gas. “We have a gas export problem, and more and more Australians are waking up to the scam that has been happening for the last two decades.” - David Pocock, Senator for the ACT Read the full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/putting-australia-last-20-years-worth-of-gas-exported-in-past-5-years-while-australians-threatened-with-shortages/ #auspol
Australians are waking up to the gas export scam
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Australians are waking up to the gas export scam

"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change." - co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. That's why we're calling on the Australian Government to phase out fossil fuels. Add your name to the petition ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/phase-out-fossil-fuels
Nationals and Government agree on new gas and coal
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Nationals and Government agree on new gas and coal

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