Fragile men in government and tech are supercharging misogyny in the United States and beyond.

Wealth on Earth is up, apparently.

New polling commissioned by The Australia Institute reveals more than a third of parents who send their children to private schools would have chosen a public school if the public education system was better funded.

The tech industry talks about huge investment in Australia. That sounds great, but who’ll actually benefit?

An outright ban on gambling advertising would be extremely popular – so why isn’t the government doing it?

Some in the media are treating it like the beginning of a housing apocalypse, but a slight drop in house prices shows that the government’s housing investor tax reforms are doing their job.

New research by The Australia Institute shows that Australians have lost over $104 billion to gambling in the three years since the Murphy Review released its final report into the harms of online gambling. Today the Albanese Government is expected to introduce legislation in response to the Murphy Review. If passed, it will introduce certain

If fire ants are allowed to spread across Australia, thousands of pets could be killed and households could be hit with costs of over $1 billion each year, according to new research by The Australia Institute. The invasive species, originally from South America, has been detected in several states, with Queensland so far the worst affected.

Plus: how the One Nation leader got all tangled up over childcare and paid parental leave.

Australians overwhelmingly support access to abortion care – but there’s a resurgence in anti-abortion politics underway.

With the men’s football world cup underway and after a UFC event on the White House lawn, the relationship between sport and politics seems especially close in the United States right now.

The far right often cloaks itself as a movement to save women and girls, while doing the exact opposite.

Today’s decision to keep interest rates on hold reveals that maybe, just maybe, the Reserve Bank finally understands the unnecessary pain it has inflicted on Australian families, according to economists. 

New research by The Australia Institute reveals South Australians living in rural and regional areas face poor access to abortion services, with just 2.7% of abortions conducted in country health facilities.

Australia’s National Cultural Policy, Revive, launched with great fanfare in 2023, has failed, according to a new submission to the federal government.

Private schools have a “parasitic relationship” with public education, says Jane Caro.

With the number of Australian households at risk of homelessness surging towards a million, it’s estimated that governments will need to build 47,000 social and affordable homes each year – at a staggering cost of $18 billion annually.

Journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf tells the inspiring stories of women’s courage and conviction – and how they have changed our country.

The government’s latest reforms don’t do nearly enough to protect Australians from gambling harm.

With changes to the way trusts are taxed soon to be introduced to parliament, new research by The Australia Institute reveals that revenue equivalent to almost a quarter of GDP now flows through trusts.

There has been a lot said about trust and honesty in politics in the days since Labor handed down its budget, but not a lot has had to do with integrity.

The government’s changes to capital gains and negative gearing will begin to undo decades of damage to the housing market caused by Howard-era policies – so will Elinor actually be able to buy a house?

The Australia Institute welcomes the Federal Court’s finding that Coles has misled Australian shoppers by promoting fake discounts on everyday grocery products.

Australia has been in the grip of housing crisis for years.

Leading civil society organisations have signed an open letter, published today in The Age, calling on the Victorian Parliament to prioritise transparency, fairness and freedom when legislating new political donation and election campaigning laws.

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hit borrowers with a third straight interest rate rise heaps more unnecessary pain on home buyers and pushes Australia towards a recession, according to senior economists. 

New research by The Australia Institute reveals the big four banks are raking in $228,900 profit over the 30-year life of an average $736,000 home loan.

160 years after the American Civil War, the Confederacy is ascendent.

The Australia Institute is proud to announce that acclaimed lawyer and author, Josh Bornstein, will be joining the organisation in the newly created role of Director, Corporate Regulation.

Medicare is failing regional and remote Australians, with rural people getting sicker and dying younger than their city counterparts, according to new research by The Australia Institute.