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A National Plebiscite for a 25% Gas Export Tax

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Let the People Decide: The Case for a Gas Export Tax Plebiscite

Join The Australia Institute's Co-CEO Leanne Minshull and Cheek Media Co.'s Hannah Ferguson to unpack the case for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax, what it is, why it matters, and how ordinary Australians can force the issue onto the parliamentary agenda.

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What happens when Australia chooses courage?

Advocates, politicians, campaigners, medical doctors, academics and a firefighter answer to the question: what does bravery look like in Australia and how might it reshape our future for the better.

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Saving women? Spare me. This is hatred of women at its heart

The far right often cloaks itself as a movement to save women and girls, while doing the exact opposite.

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Climate Change, Energy from Fossil Fuels, Fossil Fuel Mining, Tax, Spending & the Budget

Safeguarding the Fossil Fuel Industry

How Carbon Offsetting Undermines the Safeguard Mechanism

June 22, 2026 by Fergus Green and Frances Medlock

SA

Health, Inequality

Abortion Access in South Australia

June 15, 2026 by Hamdi Jama and Ebony Bennett

Nuclear, Security, Tax, Spending & the Budget

How will Australia pay for AUKUS?

Submission to AUKUS Public Inquiry

June 12, 2026 by Rod Campbell, Richard Denniss and Jack Thrower

Society & Culture

The arts still need reviving: Submission to the National Cultural Policy

June 12, 2026 by Skye Predavec, Morgan Harrington, Alice Grundy and Rod Campbell

Integrity Commissions, Governance & Government Agencies

Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the National Anti-Corruption Commission

June 9, 2026 by Bill Browne and Anara Watson

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Politics in the Pub: Safeguarding the fossil fuel industry?

Wed, Jun 24, 2026 6:30 pm AEST Verity Lane Market

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Webinar, Australia's Biggest Book Club

At Sea with Y.M. Abdel-Magied

In Partnership with Canberra Writers Festival, join Y.M. Abdel-Magied as she discusses her book, At Sea.

Fri, Jun 26, 2026 4:00 pm AEST Zoom

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Politics in the Pub

Politics in the Pub: The Case for Taxing the 1%

Wed, Jul 1, 2026 6:45 pm AEST Verity Lane Market

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Webinar

After the landslide: One year on from the historic 2025 election

Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

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Jane Caro Rich Kid Poor Kid East Coast Book Tour

Jane Caro – Rich Kid, Poor Kid: The Battle for Public Education

in conversation with Leanne Minsull

Thu, Jul 30, 2026 5:30 pm AEST