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February 2026
Awash in the global stream: Australian music versus the algorithm
Global streaming behemoths like Spotify, YouTube, Apple and Amazon dominate the global market for recorded music. For just a few dollars a month, listeners are granted access to a near infinite music library, while artists get a shot at having their music played billions of times. But research published by the Australia Institute shows that
Why democracies need to collect more corporate tax
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
Politics in the Pub: Earthquake
Join Niki Savva, award-winning political commentator, and author of Earthquake: The Election That Shook Australia; Amy Remeikis, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute; and Dr Richard Denniss, Co–Chief Executive Officer at The Australia Institute, as they discuss Niki’s new book, Earthquake: The Election That Shook Australia. Labor’s landslide victory in May 2025 wreaked havoc
Policy School – How to make a parliamentary submission and appear at an inquiry
Every year, Australian parliaments hold hundreds of inquiries on everything from health policy and environmental protection to the government is using consultants, the use of AI or how well the election was run. Politicians want to hear from you, but not everyone realises how easy it is to make a submission. Some who make submissions
March 2026
An Afternoon with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends
Join us for An Afternoon with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends, featuring Yanis Varoufakis, Dr Bob Brown, Professor Clare Wright, Hannah Ferguson and Dominic Guerrera. In his most personal book yet, Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance, Yanis Varoufakis tells the engrossing story of his political awakening. This captivating portrait is told through the extraordinary
An Evening with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends
Join us at An Evening with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends, featuring Yanis Varoufakis, Louise Adler AM and Dr Richard Denniss. In his most personal book yet, Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance, Yanis Varoufakis tells the engrossing story of his political awakening. This captivating portrait is told through the extraordinary lives of five
An Evening with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends
Join us at An Evening with Yanis Varoufakis and Friends, featuring Yanis Varoufakis, Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah and Leanne Minshull. In his most personal book yet, Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance, Yanis Varoufakis tells the engrossing story of his political awakening. This captivating portrait is told through the extraordinary lives of five women,