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Australian hearts are shattered – and some would-be leaders have broken them further
There is no denying Australia’s sense of safety has been shattered. There is no denying antisemitism exists in Australia and that the fears of the Jewish community have been horrifically realised in a way that perhaps we will never recover from. There is no denying that in the days and months to come we will
The stark reality we need to face about guns in Australia
The horrific anti-Semitic terrorist attack in Bondi, the most deadly mass shooting since the Port Arthur massacre thirty years ago, makes gun law reform in Australia necessary. Suggestions from former prime minister John Howard and others that gun law reform is just “a distraction” are cynical in the extreme. Precisely no one is suggesting gun
2025 Year in Review
It’s been a massive year for everyone here at the Australia Institute, and we couldn’t have done it without you!
The welfare system isn’t just on fire, it’s burning out of control
The problem with having pattern recognition is that you can always see the fires before they start.
Liberals twist RBA remarks to sell a false narrative on public spending
Last week the Liberal Party shamefully misquoted the head of the Reserve Bank in a weak attempt to justify its criticism of government spending.
Off the Charts
Was your house freezing over winter? A bit more “red tape” could have kept you warm
“Deregulation” is back in the news, but this time it’s not Tony Abbott talking about “cutting red tape”, it’s Labor ministers.
Landslide Labor win out of proportion to primary vote
Labor won nearly two-thirds of all the seats in the House of Representatives with just over a third of first preferences.
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.
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