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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 32 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.

If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 43 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: Australia doesn’t need a strong Opposition, but it does need a strong Parliament “Australia is an ‘elective dictatorship’, an ominous term coined in the 1990s by David Hamer. Mr Hamer was a Liberal parliamentarian who served in both houses of Parliament (he was an MP and a senator). His point was that, between

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"(Insurance) doesn't eliminate the forest fire. It doesn't eliminate the house fire. The house burned down. It it doesn't solve the real physical destruction and the cost of rebuilding," - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz Add your name to the call to make polluters pay for the damage: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy?utm_campaign=petition&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_term=CLI
Don't believe in climate change? Your insurer does.
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Don't believe in climate change? Your insurer does.

With a leading role in this year’s United Nations climate conference, the Australian government has an opportunity to show genuine solidarity with its Pacific neighbours and climate-vulnerable communities at home. On this episode of Follow the Money, Kumi Naidoo, South African human rights and climate advocate, joins Ebony Bennett to discuss the need for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty, why it’s past time for the Australia government to stop coal and gas expansion, and his new Vantage Point essay, What We Owe the Water. This episode was recorded on Monday 9 February 2026. What we owe the water: It's time for a fossil fuel treaty by Kumi Naidoo (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/what-we-owe-the-water-vantage-point-issue-4) , is available now for just $19.95. Use the code 'PODVP' at checkout to get free shipping. You can also subscribe to the Vantage Point series (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/vantage-point-subscription) to get four essays a year on some of the most pressing issues facing Australia and the world. Guest: Kumi Naidoo, President, Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative // @kuminaidoo (https://bsky.app/profile/kuminaidoo.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: "A drowning memory": the Pacific Island communities fighting for their survival (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-drowning-memory-the-pacific-island-communities-fighting-for-their-survival/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (March 2025) Foreign aid and climate finance, Australia’s dismal track record (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/foreign-aid-and-climate-finance-australias-dismal-track-record/) by Matt Saunders and Richard Denniss, the Australia Institute (November 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.
Australia’s climate crossroads
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Australia’s climate crossroads

Join Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, in conversation with The Australia Institute’s Dr Richard Denniss and Ebony Bennett. Inequality creates insecurity. As the United States is showing the rest of the world, that insecurity can have devasting consequences for democracy. Yet still governments get it wrong as they race to the bottom on corporate tax. Big Gas, Big Tech and others are enriching themselves at the same time as governments are eroding social safety nets. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Join Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz, Australia Institute co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss, and Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett to discuss why corporate tax is good – and why democracies should be collecting more of it. 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
Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax with Professor Joseph Stiglitz | Webinar
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Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax with Professor Joseph Stiglitz | Webinar

"Your journalistic antennae are raised immediately when people don't want to give you answers." Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is. Hear more on After America - listen now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts. #auspol 🎧 https://theaus.in/4rhMet1 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
"Frustrating is one word for it...": Guardian journo on AUKUS secrecy
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"Frustrating is one word for it...": Guardian journo on AUKUS secrecy

As American democracy teeters, the Australian government is trying to pretend everything is just fine. On this episode of After America, Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia senior reporter covering international affairs, joins Dr Emma Shortis to discuss the mass layoffs at the Washington Post, the lack of transparency around the AUKUS submarine deal, and why the Australian government still has its head in the sand over Trump. This discussion was recorded on Friday 6 February 2026. The latest Vantage Point essay, What we owe the water: It's time for a fossil fuel treaty by Kumi Naidoo (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/what-we-owe-the-water-vantage-point-issue-4) , is available now for $19.95. Use the code 'PODVP' at checkout to get free shipping. Guest: Ben Doherty, Senior Reporter, Guardian Australia Host: Emma Shortis, Director, International & Security Affairs, the Australia Institute // @emmashortis (https://bsky.app/profile/emmashortis.bsky.social) Show notes: ‘Possibility of US ever selling Australia nuclear submarines is increasingly remote, Aukus critics say’ (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/05/aukus-nuclear-submarine-deal-us-australia) by Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia (February 2026) ‘Australia’s confidence in Trump’s US has evaporated. What will it take for the alliance to rupture?’ (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/16/trump-global-world-order-us-australia-alliance) by Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia (January 2026) ‘‘The whole thing disgusts me’: Australians ditch US travel as new rules require social media to be declared’ (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/11/australia-us-tourism-new-visa-rules-social-media-history) by Ben Doherty, Guardian Australia (December 2025) ‘Shorter America This Week:  How to win (or cancel) elections; No START; You should smile more’ (https://thepoint.com.au/news/260206-shorter-america) by Emma Shortis, The Point (January 2026) 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.
Democracy “dies in darkness” and Trump is trying to turn out the lights
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Democracy “dies in darkness” and Trump is trying to turn out the lights

It is time for the Australian Government to admit we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis. It's impossible to get insurance against likely events, and climate disasters are becoming more and more likely. Add your name to the call to make polluters pay for the damage ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy?utm_campaign=petition&utm_medium=social&utm_source=youtube&utm_term=CLI&utm_content=0
Insurance won't stop the climate crisis
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Insurance won't stop the climate crisis