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.

Let's get this straight. Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election. After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties. Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A climate disaster levy could raise billions of dollars a year from gas and coal exporters to cover the skyrocketing cost of disaster response and recovery. Join more than 30,000 Australians and sign the Australia Institute's petition: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...

New Australia Institute research shows Australian high schools are the most expensive in the OECD. "I can't see any policy case for taxpayers giving money to a school that can afford an air-conditioned equestrian arena." @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Good post by @jack-thrower.bsky.social on EV loan concessions and how much more public money goes to promoting fossil fuels live.thepoint.com.au

"If Australia was serious about investing in health and education, it would be really simple. "We would stop giving gas away for free and we'd transfer more money to the states to spend on health and education." - co-CEO Richard Denniss on FIVEAA Adelaide #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Australian music is struggling in the age of Spotify and streaming. Other countries are doing better than Australia at helping their local music industries. Great webinar this Friday on what our governments can do to help make sure we have more INXS and Midnight Oils us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Oh look, Australia has a brand new coal mine proposal. Just after committing to phase out fossil fuels. What will @MurrayWatt do with this? australiainstitute.org.au/coal-mine-tr...

Fantastic TrueNorth hitting inboxes in just under 20 mins. Aust's independent publishers, journalists & commentators are truly playing their vital role in our democracy. Please support them in their work by signing up to TrueNorth here #auspol > truenorthnews.substack.com

New inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the annual increase in the monthly CPI was 3.8%. The increase just for the month of December was 1%. Read the full piece on The Point: https://theaus.in/4k1z3tj

We name cyclones, because naming helps communicate risk, drive health responses & lodge events in public memory. Is it time to consider naming our most deadly climate hazard after the companies most responsible for heat-intensifying emissions? I think so. www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026...

👩🏻‍⚖️ 🇦🇺 🗳️ ❌ 😧 Join @zoedaniel.bsky.social, Rex Patrick and @richarddenniss.bsky.social on Wednesday 11 Feb as they discuss how rigged election laws threaten our democracy and the importance of the Fair Elections Case. Register now: www.climate200.com.au/event/democr...

If you think coal and gas corporates like Woodside, Chervron, INPEX and Glencore, who are fuelling these disasters should pay the costs…instead of YOU! Support @ausinstitutearchi.bsky.social call for a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports👇 nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisas...

The origins of neoliberalism, the Mont Pelerin Society, the Atlas Network, the Overton window, the Nobel Prize in economics, and cryptocurrencies. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow! Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!! Why? – Streaming favours the USA Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how.

Big night in the Senate last night. If you want to catch up on what happened in the Senate, as it happened, @amyremeikis.bsky.social was live blogging to the very end, catch up here: live.thepoint.com.au

Australia is one of the worlds richest countries. we can afford $360 billions for nuclear submarines and $14 billion per year for fossil fuel subsidies. We can give away more than half the gas we export for free.… But our privatised health system can’t even keep maggots & mould from our hospitals

So much democracy rests on the assumption we live in, & care about, our physical communities…but while social media can helps us build new online communities, it can also tear us apart from our old ones. Great piece by @amythunig.bsky.social on the dangers of AI thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

Want to keep up with whats going on in parliament today but cant stand listening to it? Luckily @amyremeikis.bsky.social live blogs every sitting day at live.thepoint.com.au#330348d0e7

It seems that the Liberals commitment to freedom of speech doesn’t even extend to a frank chat about their worst ever election result…with Dutton threatening defamation! maybe Dutton is keen to see the Libs do even worse in 2028 so that his ‘record’ performance doesnt last long