Safeguard mechanism failing to drive actual emission reductions – new research - The Australia Institute australiainstitute.org.au/post/safegua...

The fuel tax credit means mining companies have less incentive to electrify their vehicles, and it costs the government billions. @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol

Australia has been kept in the dark on AUKUS. According to polling commissioned by The Australia Institute, 66% of Australians support a parliamentary inquiry into the AUKUS security agreement. Australians deserve greater transparency about AUKUS. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/4p2iNee

Today, Mr Andrew Wilkie MP delivered a passionate speech in Parliament on the impacts of gambling and the urgent need for genuine gambling reform. Read more on The Point Live ➡️ https://theaus.in/4vNGY2K

JCA’s Sarah Schwartz tells the Royal Commission that she’s contacted every day by Jews “terrified of speaking out” to criticise Israel or to support Palestinians, in fear of being abused or vilified. Says Israel ‘shields itself from a lot of criticism’ by claiming to be the victim💥

David Shoebridge slams Home Affairs, Labor for still not answering his Feb 10 question on what criteria Border Force used to ‘question like criminals’ Australians returning from the flotilla to Gaza after they had already been “monstered by the Israeli govt” “Still no answer!”💥

Tax fraud by business is worse than NDIS fraud. Yet cuts to NDIS, kid gloves for business. Important piece over on The Point, key charts below thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

A STEP FOR SUSTAINABLE FASHION France just passed a law fining SHEIN and Temu for every piece of clothing they sell. The law also bans all advertising from SHEIN and Temu, including influencer promotion.

Considering the role of gas in the gov's energy policy and the hype around gas 'shortages', AEMO's forecast of near-zero gas use for electricity out to 2035 has had very little coverage. Here's my post over on The Point blog... live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...

Solid takedown.

In which @skyelark.bsky.social absolutely drops the hammer on Nick Caters utterly shite op-Ed in The Oz about migrants speaking English. live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...

The Australian Government makes more money from HECS repayments than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. Read more here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/post/in-2023-24-australians-paid-more-than-4-times-on-hecs-help-than-gas-companies-did-on-prrt/

Don't threaten us with a good time Ted www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

Go Aussie councils! Unanimous call for a levy on coal and gas exports. My post over on @thepointau.bsky.social blog w @amyremeikis.bsky.social live.thepoint.com.au/2026/06/the-...

I am absolutely fine my lovelies - but if you are a journalist doing your job these days, more fuckers than usual are sniveling around in the dirt looking for ways to try & shame or silence you. This is happening more than people realise and should be called out www.deepcutnews.com/p/political-...

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

Yesterday’s NSW budget release shows us that we do not need to rely on dirty coal mining to fund health and education, even though these billion dollar companies love to claim they do. Over a decade, these billion-dollar companies make up an average of only 2.4% of total government revenue.

Tax fraud by businesses is far worse than NDIS fraud, yet we hear about NDIS "rorts" all the time. More on this soon.

"If you had a $50,000 share portfolio five years ago...then that person would be about $1,000 over five years worse off because of the tax changes." "But also, over those same five years, house prices have been increasing by about $60,000 a year." @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

The changes to CGT and negative gearing were 'Ground Zero' for the housing crisis. Since then, many changes have been introduced to try to make up for the fact that investors, not owner occupiers, have had the tax system on their side. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Policy working exactly as intended

"The Australia Institute's Greg Jericho said the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount and negative gearing had "turned the housing market from a place to buy a home to live into a market for speculators to use to build wealth"." (I did) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

This is so wild + scandalous

This is absolutely gob-smacking bad.

Excellent argument here: Political 'Lord of the Flies' assumes worst of us www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

NSW police--a hazard to the public, a hazard to their female members "Every female employee of the NSW police force who participated in a wide-ranging review into its culture had experienced or observed “overt or covert harassment, undermining and belittlement”, a scathing report has found."

Oh dear, how sad, policy working as intended!

Cuts to NDIS funding would have a serious, lasting impact on people living with disability & their families. @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss new house price data & what it could mean if the government’s NDIS cuts pass through parliament. 🎧 theaus.in/4eDkVFz

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...

NSW has banned political donations from the gambling industry, and a private member's bill from Thomas Emerson could do the same in the ACT. From Tegan George on @thepointau.bsky.social : thepoint.com.au/news/260612-...

"A $368 billion program based on an unexplained one-line table, that is next level." - Research Director Rod Campbell appearing at the AUKUS Public Inquiry @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

Farmers call for end to mining diesel subsidy. Good stuff.

Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future “Diesel dependence is a vulnerability. Energy sovereignty is the opportunity” @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au @fssau.futuresmart.com.au farmersforclimateaction.org.au/wp-content/u...

A very handy resource to hold decision-makers to account victoriansfornature.au/fuckery

“The #NDIS requires a trusting, educated, & confident ecosystem of providers & consumers. It’s time for Minister Mark Butler & the Albanese Govt more broadly to set the record straight & use their own numbers around the real scale of problems in the NDIS.” #fraudmeasures #governance #honesty #auspol

Link seems to have changed, sorry: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...

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

“Angus Taylor makes a cute argument that managing bracket creep manually rather than automatically is, in some way, ‘stealing’ from taxpayers, but his claim just doesn’t stack up,” said Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. Read more 👇 https://theaus.in/4ubglCX

Important piece debunking NDIS fraud claims. Disabled Australians deliberately screwed by known BS. Sickening. thepoint.com.au/news/260604-...

Big review of Aus climate policy and carbon offsets coming up. Probably a good time to repost this: australiainstitute.org.au/post/here-ar...

Have you seen our ad in the paper this morning? 👀 Gas export giants are raking in billions from Australian resources while people with disabilities face cuts to essential NDIS support. ✍ Sign the petition to tax gas exports fairly 👇 https://theaus.in/43v2Ovc

House prices are stagnating, which is a GOOD thing, and I have a mortgage. Houses should be homes for all, not a de facto stock market for the wealthy.

A lot of good points made in this article/interview. Two that I particularly noticed were * private schools are very quick to expel the difficult & troublesome kids, & * the only PM who _didn't_ send their children to private schools was Albo. @janecaro.bsky.social www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

Australia's education system bears a strong resemblance to the US's healthcare system: hugely expensive per capita, with disproportionately poor overall results. We can mock America for its "medical bankruptcy"... here's educational bankruptcy.

Somebody fetch me my Schadenfreude Gin.

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-...

Commissioner Brereton has resigned from the NACC the day before he was due to appear at Senate Estimates for the first time ever following a successful Greens motion in the Senate. Incredible timing.

Well worth a watch, this one.

“Australia can afford to anything it wants, but it can’t afford to do everything it wants. Determining what’s most important should always be a democratic conversation, not an economic one,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute. Read more 👇 https://theaus.in/3Rvo7Km