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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 10 new coal mines or expansions.

There are 30 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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What conservatives do better | Between the Lines

by Amy Remeikis

The Wrap with Amy Remeikis If there is one thing you can bank on, it is that conservative governments know how to use power. They never shy away from it. If a conservative government wants to change something, it will, and it won’t worry about who it is annoying, or the pushback, or whether or

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“Not releasing the National Climate Risk Assessment before setting a 2035 target is like heading out on a road trip without a map, without knowing what hazards are ahead.” - Senator David Pocock The Government’s refusal to release the National Climate Risk Assessment isn’t fair to the Australian public. Australia’s upcoming Economic Reform Roundtable is set to shape the Australian Government’s agenda on economic reforms, yet it appears set to ignore climate change. Read our report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/climate-and-the-economic-reform-roundtable/ #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
Government’s refusal to release critical climate report
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Government’s refusal to release critical climate report

Turns out being Australia’s Biggest Bank is very profitable when there isn’t much competition… On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Matt and Elinor discuss the RBA cutting interest rates five weeks too late, Australia’s biggest bank posting its biggest profit ever in an uncompetitive banking sector, and why Albanese seems to be putting a damper on expectations ahead of the economic roundtable next week. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 14 August 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Order What's the Big Idea? 32 Big Ideas for a Better Australia (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/Whats-the-Big-Idea-p697420081) now, via the Australia Institute website. Host: Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist, the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social (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: ‘Climate and the Economic Reform Roundtable’ (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/climate-and-the-economic-reform-roundtable/) by Jack Thrower and Rod Campbell, the Australia Institute (August 2025) ‘Solving the crisis: Raising the living standards of Australian workers’ (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/solving-the-crisis-raising-the-living-standards-of-australian-workers/) by Lisa Heap, the Australia Institute (August 2025) 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.
Price gouging is profitable, more news at 11
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Price gouging is profitable, more news at 11

Australians deserve to have access to the National Climate Risk Assessment. “While the Government knows what’s in the report, the insurance companies and the fossil fuel companies know because of their own analysis, Australian voters continue to live in the dark.” - Richard Denniss The National Climate Risk Assessment, yet to be released to the public, includes important forecasts, modelling and information for consumers and investors about the severity and cost of weather extremes and natural disasters. Read our report: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/climate-and-the-economic-reform-roundtable/ #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
Australians deserve access to the climate report
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Australians deserve access to the climate report

Join Richard Denniss and Amy Remeikis as they discuss Richard's new book, Dead Centre: how political pragmatism is killing us. Have you ever wondered why our politicians don’t implement popular and evidence-based policies that would improve Australia’s health, education or public transport systems? Or why they ignore scientific research that tells us things like approving new gas and coal projects is bad for the environment? Like an old street directory, the left/right/centre map of Australian politics is dated, disorienting and dangerously incomplete. The focus on the ‘sensible centre’ has created a bad map where the road leads to nowhere, ignoring evidence when it is convenient and stifling democratic debate about how we can create the country that Australians want. We need a new map. If the government is serious about their commitment to progressive patriotism, they need to tackle the big problems, rather than relying on a centrist narrative that maintains the status quo. Richard and Amy will discuss the breadth of the choices the Australian government has, and the bravery and boldness they need to address Australia’s biggest challenges. The second in Australia Institute Press’ seasonal essay series, Vantage Point, Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us will be available for purchase at the event. There will be the opportunity to get your copy signed after the formalities conclude. Copies of Dead Centre are also available for preorder on The Australia Institute website. SPEAKERS: 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. Amy Remeikis - Chief Political Analyst, The Australia Institute Amy Remeikis writes, talks and analyses Australian politics across Australia’s media as the Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute. Prior to this Amy was at the Guardian, and is an author, a political blogger and appears regularly on ABC programs and Network Ten’s The Project. ABOUT DEAD CENTRE: Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us | Vantage Point Issue 2 The sensible centre. Evidence-based policy. These are not the same. In fact, they are at odds with each other. The scientific evidence tells us that building new gas, oil and coal mines will cause catastrophic climate damage this century. Yet politicians describe a call for the end of new mines as extreme. Likewise with online gambling, junk food advertising or incarcerating children: the evidence of harm is clear, but the sensible centre is defined not by evidence but by politics. Media reports on such issues presuppose that there are two sides and a centre to every debate, but evidence shows there is not. The political right thrives in such fear-fuelled, fact-free arenas, where traditional media and subject matter experts struggle to fight fear with facts. In this essay, economist and Executive Director of The Australia Institute Richard Denniss, explores the contradiction between centrism and evidence that sits at the heart of democratic debate in Australia. He shows that when both major parties oppose reform then the position of the sensible centre becomes indistinguishable from blind support for keeping things as they are. 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
Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us | Brisbane Event
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Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us | Brisbane Event

Climate change is continuing to have negative consequences for Australia – driving up the cost of living, destroying the tourism industry, and making parts of Australia uninhabitable just to name a few. Despite the evidence, the Government refuses to release the National Climate Risk Assessment ahead of the Economic and Productivity roundtable. The Government is sitting on a report that gives us insight into Australia’s future. Australians deserve to know the facts. For more info: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/climate-and-the-economic-reform-roundtable/ Speakers: Richard Denniss, Executive Director, Australia Institute Senator David Pocock, Independent Senator for the ACT 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
Government keeping vital climate report from the public | Press Conference
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Government keeping vital climate report from the public | Press Conference

The search for the “sensible centre” in Australia politics is pointless and flies in the face of evidence, says Richard Denniss. On this episode of Follow the Money, Richard Denniss joins Ebony Bennett to discuss why the constant search for the centre ground doing Australians harm, why bipartisanship can actually be bad, and his new essay, Dead Centre. Dead Centre: How political pragmatism is killing us by Richard Denniss is available now (https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/dead-centre-vantage-point-issue-2) via the Australia Institute website. Guest: Richard Denniss, Executive Director, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebonybennett (https://bsky.app/profile/ebonybennett.bsky.social) Show notes: A chance to be brave: understanding Australia’s election result (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-chance-to-be-brave-understanding-australias-election-result/) , Follow the Money, the Australia Institute (May 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.
How political pragmatism is killing us with Richard Denniss
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How political pragmatism is killing us with Richard Denniss

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