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Tax reform isn’t hard – slug multinationals and subsidise the things we want more of
Taxes are the price we pay for civilisation, but they are also a tool we can use to change the shape of our economy, not just its size.
The house always wins: Why we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis
It is time for the Australian government to admit we can’t insure our way out of the climate crisis our fossil fuel exports do so much to cause.
Here’s something absolutely cooked about books in Australia
It’s a big week for Australian culture, with announcement of the shortlist for the Miles Franklin Literary Award, one of the country’s top writing prizes.
As the US chooses destruction over diplomacy in Iran, Australia has to decide between principle and prostration
Australia, like Little Sir Echo, whimpers after the world’s premier bully bombs the ‘bully of the Middle East’.
Australian CEOs are still getting their bonuses. Performance doesn’t seem to matter so much.
Almost all of Australia’s top chief executives are, according to their boards at least, knocking it out of the park in terms of performance.
Off the Charts
Major parties have never relied more on preferences
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
For major party leaders, the Greens, independents and minor parties are the closest threat
Nearly a quarter of all seats in the federal parliament are now “non-classic” seats, where first and second is no longer a fight between the two major parties.
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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