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10 reasons why Australia does not need company tax cuts

by Jack Thrower

1/ Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts means starving schools, hospitals and other services. Giving business billions of dollars in tax cuts means billions of dollars less for services like schools and hospitals. If Australia cut company tax from 30% to 25% this would give business about $20 billion in its first year,

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Major parties have never relied more on preferences

by Bill Browne, Skye Predavec and Joshua Black

At the 2025 federal election, the Albanese Labor Government won over 55% of the two-party preferred vote. The two-party preferred vote, called 2PP, measures whether Australians preferred their Labor candidate or their Liberal–National Coalition candidate. 55% of the 2PP is the party’s best result since 1943. This high 2PP vote disguises a relatively low first-preference

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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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The Wrap with Amy Remeikis In just a few short days the 48th Parliament will sit for the first time and we will start to see the answer to the question we have been asking become clear; what will Labor do with power? In many ways, we already have the answer, at least when it

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Santos has committed three decades’ worth of damage to the environment, but it’s one of only two big gas companies located in Australia. With foreign investors wanting to buy Santos, what does this mean for Australia’s future? Australia Institute research show that just 3% of Australians support the sale of Santos to foreign investors. Read our report on the small percentage of Australians that support the sale of Santos: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/just-3-of-australians-support-the-sale-of-santos-to-foreign-investors/ #auspol Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Santos sale: Australia losing more control of our gas resources?
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Santos sale: Australia losing more control of our gas resources?

Each week, rapidly changing news comes out of the United States – Australia’s closest ally. From introducing sweeping tariffs to mass deportations, from leaking military actions to defunding research bodies, the consequences of the Trump administration are crashing around the world. So what does this mean for us? In conversation with Dr Richard Denniss, Dr Emma Shortis draws on her extensive research on the Australia/US relationship and her recent experience in North Carolina and Washington in the dying days of the 2024 presidential election campaign to explain what the current situation is and discuss what Australia can do to choose its own path towards prosperity and security. SPEAKERS: Dr Emma Shortis - Director of International and Security Affairs, The Australia Institute Dr Emma Shortis is Director of the Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs Program. Emma is a historian and writer, focused on the history and politics of the United States and its role in the world. She uses her expertise in history to interpret and explain what is happening in the world today, and what it means for Australia, in a compassionate and accessible way. Emma’s first book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s Fatal Alliance with the United States, was published by Hardie Grant in 2021. She writes regularly for Australian and international outlets, and appears regularly on Australian radio and television. Dr Richard Denniss - Executive Director, The Australia Institute Dr Richard Denniss is the Executive Director at The Australia Institute. He is a prominent Australian economist, author and public policy commentator. Formerly a regular columnist for Australian Financial Review and The Guardian, he has published six books, including Econobabble, Curing Affluenza, Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next? and Big: The Role of the State in the Modern Economy. ABOUT AFTER AMERICA: After America: Australia and the new world order | Vantage Point Issue 1 “Through the turbulence of recent times, Emma Shortis has seen clearly and been right.” – Don Watson “Emma Shortis is especially well-placed to describe the consequences for Australia of the restoration of Donald Trump.” – Nick Bryant Is Australia's Security at risk in today's unstable world? What does a second Trump Presidency means for our future? A Trump presidency is presenting unprecedented challenges in trade, foreign relations and defence policy. US expert, Dr Emma Shortis, explores what it means for Australia and what next steps governments can take to ensure safety, security and prosperity locally. Australian political leaders have bent the knee at the altar of American global leadership for decades, placing the ANZUS treaty at the centre of the nation’s security. AUKUS has become the latest symbol of strategic solidarity. For Australia’s governments, of whatever political persuasion, America continues to define the global rules-based order. Now that the American people have elected Donald Trump as the forty-seventh president, how will his presidency affect Australia's foreign policy, trade, climate action and approach to human rights? More importantly, will Australia be able to act in its own interests, or will it simply defer to Trump’s idea of America? Dr Emma Shortis draws on her long-standing research on America's place in the world, her discussions with some of Australia's most prominent policy-makers and commentators and her experience in America in the final days of the election campaign, to develop a picture of how the world is changing with a second Trump presidency and what choices Australia has in determining its own future. Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Standing Up to Trump's America
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Standing Up to Trump's America

The Australian Government doesn’t allocate spending to health or education as a proportion of GDP. Why should defence be any different? On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss the Prime Minister’s China trip, why spending more on defence doesn’t necessarily make us safer, and the unusual situation whereby our biggest bank thinks we should tax wealth better. You can sign our petition (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parliamentary_inquiry_now) calling on the Australian Government to launch a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS. Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available for pre-order (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2) now via the Australia Institute website. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 17 July 2025. Host: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff (https://bsky.app/profile/mattgrudnoff.bsky.social) Host: Elinor Johnston-Leek, Senior Content Producer, the Australia Institute // @elinorjohnstonleek (https://bsky.app/profile/elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social) Show notes: Australia already spends a huge amount on defence (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/australia-already-spends-a-huge-amount-on-defence/) by Matt Grudnoff, the Australia Institute (April 2025) Wealth and inequality in Australia (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/wealth-and-inequality-in-australia/) by David Richardson and Frank Stilwell, the Australia Institute (August 2024) 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 (mailto:podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au) . Support Dollars & Sense: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donate See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.
Special treatment: why are defence dollars different?
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Special treatment: why are defence dollars different?

"It's poor governance that we have not had our own parliamentary inquiry [into AUKUS]." "It's horrifying." Dr Ruth Mitchell and Dr Emma Shortis on lack of due diligence done the Australian Government over the AUKUS submarines deal. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/46Me3SJ Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Australia needs an inquiry into AUKUS
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Australia needs an inquiry into AUKUS

Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff preview the first parliamentary sitting week. On this episode of Follow the Money, Amy Remeikis and Matt Grudnoff join Ebony Bennett discuss the political relevance of the housing crisis, the storm-in-a-teacup over some Treasury subheadings, and #NotAllEconomists. You can sign our petition (https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parliamentary_inquiry_now) calling on the Australian Government to launch a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS. Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available for pre-order (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2) now via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // @amyremeikis (https://bsky.app/profile/amyremeikis.bsky.social) Guest: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff (https://bsky.app/profile/mattgrudnoff.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: “Mugged by reality”: Australia’s AUKUS disaster with Malcolm Turnbull (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/mugged-by-reality-australias-aukus-disaster-with-malcolm-turnbull/) , After America (June 2025) RBA moves goalposts and keeps rates on hold (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/rba-moves-goalposts-and-keeps-rates-on-hold/) , Dollars & Sense (July 2025) Raising revenue right: Better tax ideas for the 48th Parliament (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/raising-revenue-right-better-tax-ideas-for-the-48th-parliament/) by Greg Jericho, the Australia Institute (March 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.
“Out of patience”: it’s time to fix the housing crisis
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“Out of patience”: it’s time to fix the housing crisis

"Even within political parties, factions negotiate power and positions between themselves." "When we have something like a hung parliament we might see the sharing of power more openly, more publicly debated. But that power sharing was always happening." - Democracy & Accountability Director Bill Browne More Tasmanians agree than disagree that the major parties should seek to form government with Greens and Independents if they cannot form government in their own right, according to new Australia Institute polling. Read the full report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/tasmanians-want-a-power-sharing-government-poll/ Watch the full video from our Tasmanian Power & Partnership event: https://youtu.be/zxHquPg6gT8 Get our latest analysis sent to you via our fortnightly newsletter! 📧 https://theaus.in/newsletter_signup Help us make more videos like this by becoming a supporter: ❤️ https://theaus.in/donateYT
Power sharing more publicly debated in hung parliament #auspol
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Power sharing more publicly debated in hung parliament #auspol

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