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Switching off gas - An examination of declining gas demand in Eastern Australia
This research was supported by funding from The Australia Institute and other groups, and conducted by the University of Melbourne Energy Institute. Dramatic changes in the eastern-Australian gas market are…
Fuel Excise Cut ‘Bad Economic Policy’
…“It doesn’t matter what the problem is for this government, the solution is always more money for gas. Gas fracking in the NT, gas-based hydrogen, and nothing for electric vehicles.”…
Canberra's MPs are leading national debate and it's time to take the city to the next level
…debate leader, Greens minister Shane Rattenbury, announced a world-leading plan to phase out fossil fuel-powered vehicles, supported by subsidies for electric vehicles. The Legislative Assembly is an active, representative and…
Australia's Climate of Discontent
…Pacific, not the number of electric vehicles on our roads or the number of overseas trips our ministers make. Australia is already the world’s third largest exporter of fossil fuels,…
Fossil fuel subsidies
…to pay the tax makes industrial diesel users less likely to switch to electric or more efficient vehicles and equipment. Known as the Fuel Tax Credit Scheme, this refund reduces…
Climate of the Nation 2017: Galaxy Research Polling and Data
When the Climate Institute has closed its doors, The Australia Institute was honoured to be selected to carry forward some of The Institute’s work as part of our new Climate…
Unpacking the 2022 Budget
Join the Australia Institute’s team of economists for their analysis of the 2022-23 Federal Budget. Who wins? Who loses out? What’s hiding in the budget papers? Join Richard Denniss, Matt…
The Costs of Market Experiments