Friends, can I ask a favour. Our latest Honest Government out is a serious warning to Canada from Australia, which acts as a cautionary tail about the harms of the gas (LNG) export industry... Hence the cameo (spoiler alert) from our own aussie climate criminals, Woodside Energy 1/🧵

It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers. Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...

AI Astroturfing is here

Here's ten articles on democracy & governance that you can read right now on @thepointau.bsky.social: 1/ "New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents" -- Going against the Robodebt Royal Commission's recommendation. thepoint.com.au/news/251007-...

What's The Point? Let @australiainstitute.org.au to explain at our new site: thepoint.com.au

The 2022-23 tax stats just dropped. And there we have it: 91 millionaires who paid ZERO tax

If you bet on the winner of the Miles Franklin, your windfall is tax free but if you win the Miles Franklin you pay tax. There's an easy and cheap way for the gov to help our best artists and writers. Make prizes tax free. Thanks to @charlottewood.bsky.social & Melissa Lucashenko for their thoughts

Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it. We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS. ✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry

Australia, Canada, Norway and U.S. are responsible for nearly 70% of projected carbon-dioxide (CO2) pollution from new fossil fuel projects between 2025 and 2035. Also Australia - "we are a renewable powerhouse and should host COP31" #nonewcoal #nonewgas #climatecrisis oilchange.org/blogs/planet...

Oh look, Env Minister Murray Watt could approve a brand new coal mine in the next 10 days. @australiainstitute.org.au #CoalMineTracker 1/2

"Confected outrage at the very wealthy paying slightly more tax is misguided and misdirected." Great piece on proposed super changes by @gemkillen.bsky.social womensagenda.com.au/latest/dont-...

Over 1 million pieces of 50,000-year-old art, gone in 50 years, just to mine more of the fossil fuels that are causing climate change. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj9V...

Very excited that @ketanjoshi.co is working with @australiainstitute.org.au!!! Check out his post on Woodside, dodgy offsets and the safeguard mechanism... australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf...

This is scandalous @walabor.bsky.social doctoring scientific report on destruction of Murujuga cultural treasure to cover for Woodside. "A disgrace to Australian science, and my colleagues at Curtin University, who I'm sure are as angry as I am." More🧵👇 www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...

"The outer-Melbourne electorate of Calwell had "the most complex count in Australia's history", but almost nobody was talking about it before the election. Why? Only four journalists live in the seat, the least of anywhere in Australia. @rodcampbell.bsky.social writes ⤵️ #auspol

Worried you might one day have more than $3m in super and then might get less of a tax break? First off, seriously, you are worried about having $3m in super?? Secondly, as @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes, stop worrying you are not going to ever have $3m australiainstitute.org.au/post/dont-be...

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"Dosed-up Tasmanian salmon could pose health risks in the long run" My piece for @thenewdaily.bsky.social on Tassie salmon farming, antibiotic dosing and the ecological + health risks @australiainstitute.org.au www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

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Both major parties talk big about how important it is to prevent domestic and family violence but as @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social & @jack-thrower.bsky.social note - when you look at the size of spending a lot of other things seem more important... #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-tal...

@joshuablackjb.bsky.social turns up the heat on big gas. www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

These days its all too hard to imagine an Australian Government investing in such transformative inspiration, but it shouldn't be.

Governance at Australia’s universities is in a dire state. VCs are paid like CEOs but don't face the oversight seen in the public or private sectors. A few of us at @australiainstitute.org.au put together recommendations on how to fix our broken system. australiainstitute.org.au/post/time-to...

Big Gas is taking the piss. Help us spread the word, and share this. 👇 90% of WA’s gas is exported. Big Gas takes 73% the gas for free. To add insult to injury, these gas exporters have never paid resources tax. Add your name to make them pay their fair share: theaus.in/collect_gas_... #auspol

The meat on your plate could have been butchered by a temporary migrant bound to their employer. Everyone working in Australia should have the same basic rights. www.rmit.edu.au/news/bhright...

The changes to the electoral laws are supposedly about limiting big spending independents. But as @browne90.bsky.social & @joshuablackjb.bsky.social show, community independents spend less on avge than do the major parties #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-maj...

Housing affordability has been getting worse for 20 yrs now. But, as Dave Richardson writes, if it keeps on the same trend by 2044 the avge Sydney dwelling price in today's dollars would be $2.4m (currently $1.45m) #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/housing...

Real zero not net zero!

Massive story today: "One hundred ‘carbon-neutral’ corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns" This is good news. 🧵 #auspol

For 30 years The Push has facilitated opportunities for young people to plan, produce and experience All-Ages live music - this year, let's see them go NATIONAL! You can learn more at thepush.com.au/accessallages #accessallages #thepush #youthmusic #auspol

China may be way beyond Sputnik, but as @yuan-frank.bsky.social writes, "the dizzying display of technological achievements in China does not merit the panic button." www.afr.com/world/asia/w...

Australia’s university Vice-Chancellors are among the highest paid in the world. Australia’s PhD students are some of the lowest paid. That is not a sign of a healthy education system. Read more from @jack-thrower.bsky.social:

Today's dump of a year's worth of political donations data from the AEC is a reminder that Australia could have real-time disclosure if the political will were there. New analysis from @australiainstitute.org.au australiainstitute.org.au/post/legisla...

Read @hardy.id.au's great analysis of the woeful showing of Aussie talent in this year's Hottest 100. As the domination of streaming services marches on, it's time to rethink how we provide public support for Australian music. joe.hardy.id.au/triple-js-ho...

Art is inspiration. Art is transformation. An investment in art is an investment in a healthy, coherent society: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/887374...

Today’s announcement that Splendour in the Grass will be cancelled for the second year in a row is just the latest sign that the Australian music scene needs help. Our research shows that youth cultural passes have worked in Europe and would be embraced by young Australians.

The salmon industry is calling for a “national interest exemption” to federal environmental protection laws so they can continue killing off one of Australia’s most endangered species. Help counter their lobbying pressure by signing this petition. nb.australiainstitute.org.au/end_salmon_f...

Just a week out from the inauguration of the next US president, check out @emmashortis.bsky.social analysis of what trump means from Australia on 'After America'.

"Australia's got a long history of letting the US water down and torpedo climate action. "And then following along as if we had no choice." @emmashortis.bsky.social on Australia's opportunity to step up on climate. 🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/post/a-world... #auspol @alicektg.bsky.social

2025 is set to be a big year. Want to keep up with the latest research, analysis, and commentary from our whole team? Here's a handy starter pack: go.bsky.app/NYdgWKn #auspol

Wondering what Chinese officials and academics are thinking about the re-election of Donald Trump? Allow @australiainstitute.org.au Postdocotral Fellow Frank Yuan @yuan-frank.bsky.social to interpret for you. australiainstitute.org.au/report/chine...

No new coal and gas mines now - not in sixty years!

What are the implications of the expanding conflict in the Middle East? Allan Behm has an idea www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/m...

Queensland has more coal mines operating now than ever before. Let that sink in. Climate disaster...and also shows BHP lied about royalties making miners leave the state. @australiainstitute.org.au australiainstitute.org.au/post/queensl...

Save the Skate! Sign the petition!

The Environment Minister can put science ahead of the salmon industry's profits and protect the endangered Maugean skate before it becomes extinct. Help save the skate! Add your name > theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol

With no end in sight to the cost of living crisis, what the Centre for Future Work does is more important than ever.

Modelling of nuclear energy includes no discussion of nuclear waste or decommissioning costs, timeframe, etc. Slow. Clap. This is a BS distraction and everyone knows it.

"Easily foreseen obstacle" upends plans for dairy exports to Indonesia - I'll say! Thanks to Duncan Graham and @michaelwest.com.au.web.brid.gy for their coverage of our nearest largest neighbour. michaelwest.com.au/prabowo-pet-...

As the nation waits with baited breath for the RBA's decision later today, this piece by @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social makes for sobering reading.