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“Only time will tell when, if and for whom the Albanese Government proposes to use these new powers to effectively exempt offshore gas regulation from our federal nature laws,” writes Kirsty Howey, Executive Director of the Environment Centre NT.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kxfoSt
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February 12, 2026 at 4:57 AM
“Only time will tell when, if and for whom the Albanese Government proposes to use these new powers to effectively exempt offshore gas regulation from our federal nature laws,” writes Kirsty Howey, Executive Director of the Environment Centre NT.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kxfoSt
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4kxfoSt
Are record property prices on the way again?
@grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss why government spending isn’t to blame for the latest inflation increase & the impact of the federal government’s 5% deposit scheme on lending figures. #auspol
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@grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss why government spending isn’t to blame for the latest inflation increase & the impact of the federal government’s 5% deposit scheme on lending figures. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/46DbeTd
February 12, 2026 at 4:51 AM
Are record property prices on the way again?
@grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss why government spending isn’t to blame for the latest inflation increase & the impact of the federal government’s 5% deposit scheme on lending figures. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/46DbeTd
@grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss why government spending isn’t to blame for the latest inflation increase & the impact of the federal government’s 5% deposit scheme on lending figures. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/46DbeTd
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Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker.
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The last stop on the train line of Australia’s social failures: Tales of a homelessness case worker on the NSW South Coast
Life as a homelessness case worker is brutal. You often feel like the last stop on the train line of our country’s social failures. Hardest of all is knowing that people aren’t helped as well as they ...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker.
Proud to have helped with this piece.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Proud to have helped with this piece.
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"The resources underneath Australia belong to the people of Australia, not to the gas companies" - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz.
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"The resources underneath Australia belong to the people of Australia, not to the gas companies" - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz.
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
“The 5% deposit guarantee has done what everyone expected to housing affordability. But fixing the capital gains tax discount would be a great move,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://theaus.in/404jkjZ
Read more: https://theaus.in/404jkjZ
February 12, 2026 at 3:01 AM
“The 5% deposit guarantee has done what everyone expected to housing affordability. But fixing the capital gains tax discount would be a great move,” writes Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://theaus.in/404jkjZ
Read more: https://theaus.in/404jkjZ
“If Orwell wrote 1984 by following the threads of what politicians were sewing in 1948, then the ‘social cohesion’ our leaders are threading now are only forming a tighter net to trap us all.” - @amyremeikis.bsky.social, The Australia Institute
Read more: https://theaus.in/4tvQ3fF
Read more: https://theaus.in/4tvQ3fF
February 12, 2026 at 2:49 AM
“If Orwell wrote 1984 by following the threads of what politicians were sewing in 1948, then the ‘social cohesion’ our leaders are threading now are only forming a tighter net to trap us all.” - @amyremeikis.bsky.social, The Australia Institute
Read more: https://theaus.in/4tvQ3fF
Read more: https://theaus.in/4tvQ3fF
"(Insurance) doesn't eliminate the forest fire. It doesn't eliminate the house. The house burned down. It it doesn't solve the real physical destruction and the cost of rebuilding," - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz
February 11, 2026 at 11:52 PM
"(Insurance) doesn't eliminate the forest fire. It doesn't eliminate the house. The house burned down. It it doesn't solve the real physical destruction and the cost of rebuilding," - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz
“If people who are struggling to put food on the table aren’t voting for a policy that taxes super yacht owners more, then the problem lies with the sales pitch, not the policy,” writes @abistephenson.bsky.social.
An edited extract from Griffith Review 91.
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An edited extract from Griffith Review 91.
Read more: https://theaus.in/3Oo9Opn
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 PM
“If people who are struggling to put food on the table aren’t voting for a policy that taxes super yacht owners more, then the problem lies with the sales pitch, not the policy,” writes @abistephenson.bsky.social.
An edited extract from Griffith Review 91.
Read more: https://theaus.in/3Oo9Opn
An edited extract from Griffith Review 91.
Read more: https://theaus.in/3Oo9Opn
With a leading role in COP31, Australia has an opportunity to show real solidarity with its Pacific neighbours.
@kuminaidoo.bsky.social lays out the case for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty & why it’s past time for the Australian govt to stop coal & gas expansion #auspol
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@kuminaidoo.bsky.social lays out the case for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty & why it’s past time for the Australian govt to stop coal & gas expansion #auspol
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February 11, 2026 at 11:30 PM
With a leading role in COP31, Australia has an opportunity to show real solidarity with its Pacific neighbours.
@kuminaidoo.bsky.social lays out the case for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty & why it’s past time for the Australian govt to stop coal & gas expansion #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/46xvC8e
@kuminaidoo.bsky.social lays out the case for a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty & why it’s past time for the Australian govt to stop coal & gas expansion #auspol
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Research undertaken by The Australia Institute during the height of the PwC scandal showed it was a popular move, with polling finding that most Australians supported a long-term ban on the consulting firm after it breached public trust.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Zv6Vp5
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Zv6Vp5
February 11, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Research undertaken by The Australia Institute during the height of the PwC scandal showed it was a popular move, with polling finding that most Australians supported a long-term ban on the consulting firm after it breached public trust.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Zv6Vp5
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Zv6Vp5
“The strength of Australian democracy is built on trust in our institutions. When these organisations lose trust, they can’t function and lose relevance. Organisations like the LNP." - Rod Campbell, Research Director, The Australia Institute
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Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tuocwr
February 11, 2026 at 2:25 AM
“The strength of Australian democracy is built on trust in our institutions. When these organisations lose trust, they can’t function and lose relevance. Organisations like the LNP." - Rod Campbell, Research Director, The Australia Institute
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tuocwr
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4tuocwr
"If Australia wants to say this program is a win-win, then the economic benefits need to be more equitably distributed,” says Morgan Harrington, Research Manager at The Australia Institute, for SBS News.
Read more on the PALM scheme: https://theaus.in/4re7DDs
Read more on the PALM scheme: https://theaus.in/4re7DDs
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
"If Australia wants to say this program is a win-win, then the economic benefits need to be more equitably distributed,” says Morgan Harrington, Research Manager at The Australia Institute, for SBS News.
Read more on the PALM scheme: https://theaus.in/4re7DDs
Read more on the PALM scheme: https://theaus.in/4re7DDs
“This isn’t a fringe issue. It goes to the heart of why housing has become so expensive, and why inequality keeps growing,” writes Kasy Chambers, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rKDUBX
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rKDUBX
February 11, 2026 at 1:01 AM
“This isn’t a fringe issue. It goes to the heart of why housing has become so expensive, and why inequality keeps growing,” writes Kasy Chambers, Executive Director of Anglicare Australia.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rKDUBX
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rKDUBX
Part two of @ketanjoshi.co’s two-part series unpacking the collapsing core case for gas is now live on The Point.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OlGqA5
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OlGqA5
February 11, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Part two of @ketanjoshi.co’s two-part series unpacking the collapsing core case for gas is now live on The Point.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OlGqA5
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3OlGqA5
“The goal of our parliamentarians should be to fix the big problems we face, not position themselves on some imagined political spectrum,” writes Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4025LBH
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4025LBH
February 11, 2026 at 12:35 AM
“The goal of our parliamentarians should be to fix the big problems we face, not position themselves on some imagined political spectrum,” writes Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4025LBH
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4025LBH
“The Albanese government faces a real challenge in north Asia, with a rule breaking America, a re-arming and more belligerent Japan and a China that needs little encouragement to even up and settle old scores. What's the plan?” - Allan Behm
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Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Mi5Cac
February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
“The Albanese government faces a real challenge in north Asia, with a rule breaking America, a re-arming and more belligerent Japan and a China that needs little encouragement to even up and settle old scores. What's the plan?” - Allan Behm
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Mi5Cac
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Mi5Cac
“Australia has heaps of credibility. It’s just that it has credibility in not phasing out fossil fuels rather than phasing out fossil fuel exports.”
Read more from Ketan Joshi on The Point: https://theaus.in/4ajDg8N
Read more from Ketan Joshi on The Point: https://theaus.in/4ajDg8N
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 PM
“Australia has heaps of credibility. It’s just that it has credibility in not phasing out fossil fuels rather than phasing out fossil fuel exports.”
Read more from Ketan Joshi on The Point: https://theaus.in/4ajDg8N
Read more from Ketan Joshi on The Point: https://theaus.in/4ajDg8N
"Your journalistic antennae are raised immediately when people don't want to give you answers."
Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:26 AM
"Your journalistic antennae are raised immediately when people don't want to give you answers."
Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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Guardian Australia's Ben Doherty on the "troubling" reality that the US government is far more transparent about the AUKUS submarines deal than Australia's government is.
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“‘Disunity is death’ is a phrase often used in Labor circles, but it’s rarely discussed how government unity at all costs, on all things, fragments society,” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4toVtZM
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4toVtZM
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 AM
“‘Disunity is death’ is a phrase often used in Labor circles, but it’s rarely discussed how government unity at all costs, on all things, fragments society,” writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social, Chief Political Analyst at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4toVtZM
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4toVtZM
“For now though, I think we need to move away from gender-based narratives about One Nation’s support and focus on the key demographic cleavage points: age, education and location,” writes Evan Schwarten, Director of DemosAU.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bLFoHw
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bLFoHw
February 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
“For now though, I think we need to move away from gender-based narratives about One Nation’s support and focus on the key demographic cleavage points: age, education and location,” writes Evan Schwarten, Director of DemosAU.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bLFoHw
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bLFoHw
As Vanuatu’s Labour Commissioner told The Australia Institute, “our workers are people, not commodities”.
🎧 Listen to stories on the PALM scheme in the four-part podcast PALMed Off
📖 Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qs4uPc
🎧 Listen to stories on the PALM scheme in the four-part podcast PALMed Off
📖 Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qs4uPc
February 10, 2026 at 3:07 AM
As Vanuatu’s Labour Commissioner told The Australia Institute, “our workers are people, not commodities”.
🎧 Listen to stories on the PALM scheme in the four-part podcast PALMed Off
📖 Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qs4uPc
🎧 Listen to stories on the PALM scheme in the four-part podcast PALMed Off
📖 Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4qs4uPc
“Urgent actions are needed to limit the impact of climate change on biodiversity. We must quickly minimise fossil fuel usage and move to cleaner sources of energy”, writes Dr Hannah Thomas, Early Career Leader at the Biodiversity Council.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS
February 10, 2026 at 2:53 AM
“Urgent actions are needed to limit the impact of climate change on biodiversity. We must quickly minimise fossil fuel usage and move to cleaner sources of energy”, writes Dr Hannah Thomas, Early Career Leader at the Biodiversity Council.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4rbbwsS
A report released by The Australia Institute shows families in the “lucky country” are spending $4,967 per year to send a child to high school, almost four times the OECD average.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Oj2wmN
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Oj2wmN
February 10, 2026 at 2:45 AM
A report released by The Australia Institute shows families in the “lucky country” are spending $4,967 per year to send a child to high school, almost four times the OECD average.
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Oj2wmN
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/3Oj2wmN
“Our elected representatives should remember their job is to represent the interests of Australians, not give our resources away to ingratiate themselves with foreign gas corporations,” said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4twmMla
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4twmMla
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 AM
“Our elected representatives should remember their job is to represent the interests of Australians, not give our resources away to ingratiate themselves with foreign gas corporations,” said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4twmMla
Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/4twmMla
“If political protests should only be allowed or prohibited by politicians, then whether or not the public is allowed to criticise politicians is in the hands of the very people they are seeking to criticise.” – Alice Grundy
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bGYqi9
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bGYqi9
February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
“If political protests should only be allowed or prohibited by politicians, then whether or not the public is allowed to criticise politicians is in the hands of the very people they are seeking to criticise.” – Alice Grundy
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bGYqi9
Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4bGYqi9