"The average mortgage pays $200,000 in profit over its life to the banks," says Richard Denniss, co-CEO at The Australia Institute. You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue

Australia Institute research shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% tax on gas exports. Yet the Australian Parliament has failed to act. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

✍️ Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax! ⤵️ gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au?utm_campaign...

“Conceived in secret and launched by the then prime minister Scott Morrison with maximum political fanfare in September 2021, Aukus was a hurried attempt to meet the quite divergent political objectives of three very distant countries,” writes Allan Behm. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4aKUBH9

Donald Trump pledged to reach a better deal with Iran than the Obama administration negotiated in 2015. He hasn’t – and probably won’t. @mattduss.bsky.social & @emmashortis.bsky.social discuss the war on Iran, Cuba, UFC & prospects for a more progressive Australia-US alliance. 🎧 theaus.in/4vPI8dq

Australia Institute research suggests that removing the 50% CGT discount will level the playing field for first-home buyers and improve tax fairness, with polling indicating broad public support for these measures. Read more on The Point ➡️ https://theaus.in/4ow1FNx

Stunning expose of gun lobby capture of Vic Labor. Must-read for anyone interested in #SpringSt, or guns in Aus generally In @thesaturdaypaper.com.au, feat research from @australiainstitute.org.au www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2026/06...

Stay vigilant. The only thing people should care about with abortion is that it is accessible and safe. www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Disabled Australians and their families are being screwed over by bullshit numbers thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Disability advocates have joined growing calls for a 25 per cent tax on gas exports, arguing the revenue could help protect Australians on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) from cuts to essential supports. Read the full piece on The Point ➡️ https://theaus.in/4ekFl66

4/ As @richarddenniss.bsky.social (@australiainstitute.org.au) likes to say, "Democracies thrive on high expectations". Do NOT settle for the mere appearance of action We can easily afford AND deserve the promised commitment & serious investment in our life-sustaining, life-enriching environment

Premier Peter Malinauskas’ decision to overturn SA's ban on gas fracking is not only irresponsible, but also unnecessary. Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem, we have a gas export problem. And fracking in vulnerable farming communities won't fix it. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Woodside wants you to think we need more of their gas to support the transition to renewables.... 🤔 Even though they export the vast majority of the gas they get from Australia...on top of getting most of it for free! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Private schools are sending Australians broke! Literally! Private schools file more bankruptcy proceedings than banks, insurance companies and local governments...COMBINED. My post over on @thepointau.bsky.social liveblog. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/05/the-...

There is going to be a LOT of bullshit about trusts. So let's keep our eye on the ball. Bugger all people use them. But millionaires do and they get a LOT of income through them And they do that because they can avoid paying tax.

"The security boys just go wild for it." @emmashortis.bsky.social on the 'Thucydides trap' & false narratives about war being inevitable. "What some blokes thought about war several millennia ago is not really relevant to our significantly changed circumstances." 🎧 theaus.in/4di7GcT

My annual graphy column on the budget www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The 2026-27 Federal Budget has just been announced. And the gap between PRRT and beer excise is getting even bigger… The PRRT is broken – and it needs to be fixed. ✍️ Sign the petition calling for oil & gas multinational corporations to pay their fair share: https://theaus.in/48RnFvV

The gap between the beer excise and PRRT is getting bigger thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

A 25% tax on gas exports wouldn't just raise $17 billion a year to fund essential services. It would mean more Australian gas sold to Australians! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

"Rich Kid, Poor Kid reinforces the urgency and devastation of the school funding problem in Australia. @janecaro.bsky.social delivers the story in a way that should propel readers into action" says Elisa Di Gregorio in The Conversation theconversation.com/australias-f...

Good to see the AFR is now against tax breaks for the wealthy. Time to go after the $21bn in super tax breaks going to the richest 10%, I guess. www.afr.com/companies/tr...

Anthropic head Dario Amodei says a tax on Artificial Intelligence will be "inevitable" after years are spent working out details. He ignores the role of power in policy-making and politics. The graveyard of policy is littered with great ideas that people worked on for years.

"If the Labor Party and the Liberal Party keep standing up for the gas industry instead of standing up for Australians, neither of them should be surprised to see their votes continue to fall." 📻 @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Even the Commonwealth Bank CEO backs a 25% tax on gas exports! Because when Australia could raise $17 billion every year for essential services, it's a real no-brainer! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Of all the policy failures of this (and previous)Australian govts., the failure to tackle our invasive species crisis rankles most for me. Costs us an est. $24 Billion+ a year Properly managed,could provide massive employment. Instead,we watch species become extinct. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

👋the Queensland Resources Council is strong.....but TAI's stats are stronger How about a summit, a Politics in the Pub or just a sign up here to counter this 🐂? @rodcampbell.bsky.social @richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social @fmols.bsky.social @gergyl.bsky.social

Australia Institute research shows that every week the federal government delays implementing a 25% gas export tax costs the Australian public around $350 million in revenue. That's $577 per Second! "Australians are sick of the delay." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Just as with the last federal election, more people voted against conservative candidates in South Australia, than for them. And yet policy and media is still dictated by conservative politics and whether or not there is ‘political space’ to enact them 🫠🫠🫠🫠

Great piece on how Aus coal and gas decisions impact Asian countries. NSW stopped coal mines. Korea will end coal sooner. Feat Solutions for Our Climate in @newcastleherald.bsky.social www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/920499...

Australia Institute polling shows an overwhelming majority of Australians across the political spectrum support a gas export tax. As well as raising billions, it would also give companies a big incentive to divert gas to Australians! @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

"If the major parties want to have majority support in Australia, it's time for them to support issues like a tax on gas that a majority of Australians support." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

The war in the Middle East could cost Australia $16.5 billion in growth by 2027. A 25% tax on gas exporters (making massive profits on the war making gas prices rise) could raise $17 billion for Australia. @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

I've waited 15 years to read this headline!! Great news. Moratorium on coal mine extensions next!! @australiainstitute.org.au @richarddenniss.bsky.social

@richarddenniss.bsky.social on the fake gas & housing shortage crisis.

“The Australia Institute has published our annual tally of subsidies, concessions and tax breaks to major fossil fuel users and producers . . . Our estimate is $16.3 billion in 2025-26,” writes Rod Campbell. Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4sOBl23

"Demand for housing by people who are buying a house purely because they are betting it's going to go up, that's what's driving up the price." "We've got an enormous 50% capital gains tax discount that rewards those bets." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

I wrote this… *checks notes* four years ago: “Inflation per se is not so harmful,” says @richarddenniss.bsky.social. “Its cure is harmful. The ‘cure’ is more harmful than the disease.” www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/economy...

Subsidies to mining companies growing faster than the NDIS, child care, aged care. Australian gov fossil fuel subsidies now at $30,000 every minute of every day. Great piece on @australiainstitute.org.au latest research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"If the major parties insist on saying they don't want to get more tax from the gas industry than they get from the beer industry, that's the kind of policy position that's going to hand a seat like this to an independent or minor party." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Shedding voters on the left & the right, what does the future hold for the Liberal Party? Niki Savva joins @richarddenniss.bsky.social & @amyremeikis.bsky.social to discuss why there’s no such thing as a safe seat in Australian politics anymore & Niki’s latest book, Earthquake. 🎧 bit.ly/4ryLjo8

February 18, 2011 – Scientist quits advisor role (because ignored on climate?) allouryesterdays.info/2023/02/17/f...

After revealing penalties on PwC inc a Ban after their Global Tax Scandal - never eventuated - Australia Institute’s Rod Campbell pushes for new legislation so consequences can proceed “There is zero consequence for any economist who essentially lies for their client.”💥 #auspol

Do beer drinkers pay more tax than gas companies? Yes, they do! Beer excise > PRRT Beer drinkers' income tax > gas company income tax Thread below, full details here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/tax-b...

Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker. Proud to have helped with this piece. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Insanity. If @albomp.bsky.social did this with the PBS, even Angus Taylor could beat him at the next election.