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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 12 new coal mines or expansions.

There are 31 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.

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The Wrap with Dr Emma Shortis More often than not, Australia’s relationship with the United States highlights and reinforces the worst in our politics, and the worst in theirs. Here at home, the week began with some shamefully racist politicking by federal parliamentarians. A “hardline” Liberal Party immigration proposal was “leaked” to the Australian media. Straight from the Trump playbook, the

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"There's no such thing as a safe seat." - Bill Browne, Director of the Democracy & Accountability Program at The Australia Institute. The rise of One Nation creates a surprising opportunity for progressive voters. There are now “safe” Liberal and National seats where One Nation could do very well. Read more from Bill here: https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260225-one-nations-rise-gives-progressive-voters-unexpected-power-in-safe-coalition-seats
"There's no such thing as a safe seat."
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"There's no such thing as a safe seat."

Australia is a low taxing nation, but Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson still seems to want the highest earners to pay less. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Skye discuss Shadow Treasurer Tim Wilson’s call for tax cuts, why tariffs won’t be replacing income tax despite Donald Trump’s claims, Australia’s bizarre subsidies for fossil fuels, and why Greg reckons he wouldn’t take a tasty pay rise to go to the dark side. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 26 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. Host: Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, the Australia Institute // @grogsgamut (https://bsky.app/profile/grogsgamut.bsky.social) Host: Skye Predavec, Researcher, the Australia Institute // @skyelark (https://bsky.app/profile/skyelark.bsky.social) Show notes: Finally fixing capital gains tax is good – but linking it to another tax cut for Australia’s rich is bollocks (https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2026/feb/25/capital-gains-tax-discount-federal-budget-coalition-tax-cuts-for-the-richest) by Greg Jericho, Guardian Australia (February 2026) Australia’s most costly anti-climate policy hits taxpayers for $30m a day as calls mount to wind back fuel tax credits (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2026/feb/25/australia-fuel-tax-credit-scheme-government-anti-climate-policy-under-pressure) by Adam Morton, Guardian Australia (February 2026) ACCC alleges Coles mimicked Woolworths in ‘disguising’ big price hikes (https://www.afr.com/companies/retail/accc-accuses-coles-of-deliberately-disguising-price-hikes-as-cuts-20260216-p5o2kh) by Max Mason and Carrie LaFrenz, Australian Financial Review (February 2026) Corporate profits increase inflation (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/corporate-profits-increase-inflation/) , the Australia Institute (December 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.
Why the wealthiest don’t need another tax cut
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Why the wealthiest don’t need another tax cut

"The CGT discount has turned the housing market into a casino." Senior Economist at The Australia Institute Matt Grudnoff spoke to a Senate Committee into the Capital Gains Discount. Read the submission here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/submission-to-the-select-committee-on-the-operation-of-the-capital-gains-tax-discount/
"The CGT discount has turned the housing market into a casino."
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"The CGT discount has turned the housing market into a casino."

Shedding voters on the left and the right, is the Liberal Party heading for “oblivion”? On this episode of Follow the Money, journalist and author Niki Savva and Australia Institute co-Chief Executive Officer Dr Richard Denniss join Amy Remeikis to discuss how the Liberal Party ended up with their worst federal election result in modern history in 2025, why there’s no such thing as a safe seat in Australian politics anymore, and Nikki’s latest book, Earthquake: the election that shook Australia (https://scribepublications.com.au/books/earthquake) . This episode was recorded live at the Australia Institute’s Politics in the Pub in Canberra on Wednesday 18 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: Niki Savva, journalist, author and former political advisor Guest: Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer, the Australia Institute // @richarddenniss (https://bsky.app/profile/richarddenniss.bsky.social) Host: Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst, the Australia Institute // @amyremeikis (https://bsky.app/profile/amyremeikis.bsky.social) Show notes: There is no such thing as a safe seat | Fact sheet (https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-safe-seat-fact-sheet/) , the Australia Institute (October 2024) Polling – Dutton’s gas plans (https://australiainstitute.org.au/report/polling-duttons-gas-plans/) , the Australia Institute (April 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.
“On the brink of extinction”: Niki Savva on the modern Liberal Party
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“On the brink of extinction”: Niki Savva on the modern Liberal Party

"The Board of Peace is nothing more than an extension of the golf club at Mar-a-Lago. "This is the new leadership of the United States." Allan Behm & Dr Emma Shortis on how Trump is trying to re-shape global governance in his own image. Listen now on After America - find it via the link or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎧 https://theaus.in/46p5hJx 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
'Board of peace' or Mar-a-Lago golf club writ large?
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'Board of peace' or Mar-a-Lago golf club writ large?

"If you care about the youth, build social housing," - Yanis Varoufakis You can hear from Yanis on our exclusive webinar on Wednesday 4 March at 11am AEDT. Tickets are limited: https://events.humanitix.com/in-conversation-with-yanis-varoufakis?c=website
"If you care about the youth, build social housing," - Yanis Varoufakis
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"If you care about the youth, build social housing," - Yanis Varoufakis