Latest Australia Institute News

Grotesque levels of taxpayer funded spin can’t hide the fact that NT fracking is still not commercially viable
Millions delay or skip appointments as specialist care become too expensive for many Australians – new research
The quiet disaster hurting Australians just as much as high prices and interest rates
Business and civil society alliance calls for national migration summit to move debate beyond politics
Light touch regulation has failed, it’s time to break up the big four
Online Gambling Giants Win Billions, Pay No Company Tax
Greens reject dangerous NDIS cuts; final Committee Report Released
PWDA slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation to Pass the NDIS Bill
PWDA Slams Senate Committee’s Recommendation To Pass NDIS Bill
KPMG being paid millions to advise government on whistleblowers, while facing claims it crushed one of its own
“Deep and brutal” NDIS cuts: A poor reflection of our national character
Leading scientists call for 25% tax on gas exports to make Australia a scientific powerhouse again
Stop Dodgy Koala-for-coal Carbon Offsets Deal
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
Youth mental health decline coincides with increased economic pressure: new report
Time To Give Pacific Workers Fair Go – New Poll
War profits for Woodside, war prices for ordinary Australians
Dodgy Carbon Credits Under Fire On All Fronts
Way Australia Taxes Gas Production Is Stuck In Past
Gas Tax ‘no-brainer’ For Labor
The way Australia taxes gas production is stuck in the past – this is why companies aren’t paying their fair share
Australia Promised “No New Extinctions.” A Teenager Is Asking Whether It Will Keep That Promise
Teen conservationist becomes national voice for a species most Australians have never heard of
Over $104 Billion Lost To Gambling Since Murphy Review
Koalas Covering for Coal? Dirty Forest Offset Plan Would Mean More Fossil Fuels
Fire ants to kill thousands of pet cats and dogs: new report
Regional moves hit record levels as more Australians opt for life beyond the big cities
Safeguard mechanism failing to drive actual emission reductions – new research
Government’s $653 million KPMG splurge could hire an army of public servants
Rates On Hold. Maybe RBA Finally Gets It …
Slow, expensive and complicated. Regional SA women forced to travel to Adelaide for abortion care – new research
72 Billion Reasons To Hold Plebiscite On Gas Export Tax
Australia’s Low-budget Cultural Revival Has Flopped
New push to outlaw lies in NSW politics ahead of next election
How to put a roof over the heads of thousands of Australians sleeping rough, couch surfing or living in their cars
Australians support stronger whistleblower laws, while Labor drags its feet
A shout out to community from the heart of Australia
If the Howard government had implemented Angus Taylor’s tax indexation policy, Australians would be $147 per week worse off now – new analysis
Hanson’s gas policy follows the far-right playbook: attack ‘elites’ and push for drilling
Australians Told To Take Bus As Mining Diesel Use Soars
NACC resignation an opportunity for much-needed fresh start
No wonder the rich are complaining. New research reveals that revenue equivalent to a quarter of Australia’s GDP flows through trusts
There’s nothing more fair dinkum than getting a fair return for Australia’s gas 
SA Fracking Ban Backflip “senseless And Unnecessary”
Can’t tax illegal tobacco, won’t tax gas industry – new budget analysis
Coles guilty of fake discounts, but it shouldn’t be the only corporate giant taken ‘down, down’ for gouging Australians
Plan To Fix National Electricity Market
Help for home buyers, horror for NDIS participants and the gas industry’s free ride rolls on