Media Highlights August 2025
August was another busy month at the Australia Institute!
With Parliament sitting, the economic roundtable and more, there was already a lot going on! And we were still releasing new research, holding events, press conferences, the list goes on.
Watch a select highlight of content and media from the Australia Institute in August 2025.
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