It's been a year since Trump was re-elected, so what's happening in the US? 🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history ↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections @emmashortis.bsky.social

"For essentially the last 25 years every single resources minister, bar one, has left Parliament and gone to work for the resources industry." - Senator Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025 @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol

"Australia kind of leads the world in stuffing up the provision of simple public services. Unis are just the latest version." - co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks how our university sector became so broken on the latest Follow the Money!💸 @richarddenniss.bsky.social @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol

A Deloitte report warns that natural gas could crowd out renewables undermining the WA Government’s claim that LNG exports support Asia’s clean energy transition. “The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.” @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

"Living in poverty while at uni, that's not the way it should be for a society that's about mobility and opportunity." Professor George Williams discussed his new Vantage Point essay 'Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future' on RN Breakfast! #auspol

"Our political system is structured around portfolio silos. "The gaps between these portfolios is often where sensible reform proposals go to die." - Dr Sophie Scamps MP on how real reform can be sidelined for short-term goals at our Revenue Summit 2025. #auspol @sophiescamps.bsky.social

“Instead of pouring more fuel on the fire with billions in fossil fuel subsidies, it’s time the government taxed the fossil fuel industry to create a National Climate Disaster Fund." - Senior Economist @jack-thrower.bsky.social quoted in @thepointau.bsky.social #auspol

The Government is seeking a deal with the Coalition to pass changes to our environment laws…. Which means those changes will need the support of climate sceptics like Matt Canavan, who recently called for renewable projects to be replaced by new coal plants. 📺 @ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol

Australia's the second-largest LNG exporter in the world, but Australians have to pay through the nose for their own gas! And on top of that, we're giving half of our exported gas away for free! 📺Stephen Long, Senior Fellow & Contributing Editor @stephenlongaus.bsky.social #auspol

Australians believe universities are too expensive and not doing their job according to new Australia Institute research. 80% of Australians think that educating students should be the main focus of universities, yet 44% actually believe it’s currently the case. @skyelark.bsky.social #auspol

'In Australia...Ministers for the Environment are also there to speak up for environmental exploitation, and that needs to change." - Bob Brown unpacks just some of the issues with proposed changes to our environment laws #auspol

Since the mid 1990s, Norway has imposed a 56 per cent "special tax" for oil and gas companies, alongside a 22 per cent corporate tax rate. Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

New Australia Institute polling research shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think most university degrees are too expensive. “University fees are totally out of step with community expectations.” - Jack Thrower, Senior Economist @jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol

Despite the University of Newcastle's audited accounts showing a surplus of $61.3 million, the vice-chancellor says to focus on the unaudited figures that claim an 'underlying deficit.' #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

"Shortages of food...combined with unreasonably high university fees, have become the reality of higher education today for many students." Read an extract from Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future by Prof George Williams in the Sydney Morning Herald! #auspol

New Australia Institute polling shows most Australians, regardless of who they vote for, think cash-for access payments represent corrupt conduct. “Politicians could improve public faith in democracy by ruling out taking money in a way that most view as corrupt.’ @markogge.bsky.social #auspol

‘With the Coalition in disarray and a third term almost guaranteed, Labor is proposing to weaken environment laws even further, and that is not the Greens or Coalition’s fault.’ - Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

According to new Australia Institute analysis Australian households are paying higher prices for electricity than Japanese consumers, despite our enormous energy reserves. From Principal Advisor Mark Ogge in The Point @markogge.bsky.social #auspol

New Australia Institute polling reveals only 8% of Australians are genuinely convinced Australia “shares values” with Trump’s America. “It is past time Australia rethinks national security – and focuses on fairness and climate action, not blind fealty to America.’ @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol

It looks like the Liberals will join the Nationals in dumping net zero, but will that be enough to save Sussan Ley from a spill? Keep up with what's going on in Parliament as it happens, with @amyremeikis.bsky.social live on The Point! #auspol live.thepoint.com.au

“The Australian Government is telling Australians that we don’t have enough gas for manufacturing…yet it allowed the export of enough gas to supply manufacturing for 60 years.” 📺Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor @markogge.bsky.social #auspol

AUKUS will not make Australia safer. It makes Australia more vulnerable and compromises our ability to make independent decisions about our own security. #auspol

“We have a gas export problem, and more and more Australians are waking up to the scam that has been happening for the last two decades.” - David Pocock, Senator for the ACT @davidpocock.bsky.social #auspol

Australians voted for stronger climate action, not weaker environment laws. Australia Institute research shows that Australia is currently expanding gas and coal, with 94 new fossil fuel projects under development. Sign our petition calling on Minister Watt to stop new gas and coal! #auspol

Big thanks to the folks over at Global Roaming pod for their Aiming Higher shoutout! In the latest Vantage Point essay, Professor George Williams unpacks the necessary changes to Australian higher education to tackle the big issues of the future! 🧑‍🎓🧑‍🎓🧑‍🎓 #auspol

"It doesn't matter whether the National Party believes in climate change, I promise everybody's insurance company believes in climate change." - co-CEO Richard Denniss unpacks the National Party abandoning net zero on ABC News #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Australia Institute research shows that in areas where at least 10% of the population is Indigenous, there are likely to be 50% more poker machines than the national average. Stronger poker machine regulation would significantly benefit Indigenous Australians. #auspol

"A lot of rich people spend a lot of money hiring very smart accountants to work out how to avoid paying tax." Senior Economist Matt Grudnoff unpacks the two tax loopholes that should be closed to make sure everyone pays their fair share. @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

"We need a fit-for-purpose policy framework that genuinely supports decarbonisation, not one that continues to incentivise burning fossil fuels." A big thanks to Deidre Willmott from Fortescue for joining our energy panel at this week's Revenue Summit 2025! #auspol

"Xi and Trump appear to have come to a deal, but as usual with Trump, the devil is in the general lack of detail." Get all the latest in US news on After America with Dr Emma Shortis, wherever you listen to podcasts! #auspol @emmashortis.bsky.social

“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.” - Australian Greens Leader Larissa Waters at our Revenue Summit 2025 @larissawaters.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

Australians are being ripped off. That’s the blunt message delivered by the Australian Council of Trade Unions at the Australia Institute’s 2025 Revenue Summit. #auspol @australianunions.bsky.social

Australia’s environment is in crisis & its wealth is disappearing into the hands of multinational fossil fuel companies. But it doesn't have to be this way. @rodcampbell.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss environmental protections & Adani's mates' rates. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4oh2g4R

Australia Institute research shows Australia gives more than half the gas we export away for free! Former QLD Premier Steven Miles showed what can happen when our governments tax fossil fuels properly. @stevenjmiles.bsky.social #auspol @thepointau.bsky.social

Electricity subsidies finishing up is a big reason for the recent jump in inflation figures, not really something to panic about. But the RBA was always looking for a reason not to cut interest rates in November...even though unemployment is on the rise. @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Australia is one of the richest countries in the world, yet our tax system is delivering underfunded services and growing inequality. Making giant gas companies and millionaires pay their fair share would be a step towards a better Australia. @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

New Australia Institute research shows that the theft of legally owned guns is the cause behind the high number of illegal firearms. More than 2000 guns are stolen every year in Australia. That’s one every four hours. 📺Research Director Rod Campbell on 7.30 @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

“Gas companies treat tax as optional, and they leave the rest of us with the cleanup bill for the natural disasters that they are turbo charging.” Read the full write-up of Senator Waters' speech at yesterday's Revenue Summit on The Point! #auspol @larissawaters.bsky.social

Keep updated throughout the day with @amyremeikis.bsky.social on The Point Live! From Albanese and Trump at APEC, to Murray Watt's environmental legislation being introduced to parliament. All the day's events, as it happens! #auspol live.thepoint.com.au

"Australian governments spend at least $16 billion annually as a result of childhood poverty. "Rather than preventing it, we’re spending money on addressing it." Dr Sophie Scamps MP unpacked the cost of inaction at our #RevenueSummit25 @sophiescamps.bsky.social #auspol

Australia has already handed over $800 million of the estimated $368 billion cost of AUKUS. “If this deal goes ahead…this will amount to the biggest international transfer of sovereign wealth in Australia’s history.” - @ebonybennett.bsky.social on AUKUS at the #RevenueSummit25 #auspol

"John Howard received a submission from Treasury which basically said, ‘Things aren't going great. Maybe you should look at [negative gearing]’ "And he just was like, ‘No, my battlers won't vote for me if their property prices suddenly drop.’" @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol #RevenueSummit2025

"We are going in the wrong direction if you care about greater equality," ACOSS CEO Cassandra Goldie tells the #RevenueSummit25 #auspol Follow along with the summit (and keep up with the politics of the day) here: live.thepoint.com.au

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap it makes a profit selling it to other countries! "We are disincentivising Japan to do anything about their emissions." - Chief Economist Greg Jericho at our #RevenueSummit25 @grogsgamut.bsky.social #auspol

Josie Lee from Oxfam Australia tells the #RevenueSummit25 that Australia's tax system is "fuelling inequality". "We are seeing a system in Australia that is failing to tax wealth... if we really want to tackle the problem, scrapping the capital gains tax is a winner" #auspol

Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett, has told the #RevenueSummit25 that Australians are right to demand better scrutiny of the $368 billion AUKUS agreement. Institute research shows two-thirds of Australians want a review of AUKUS. #auspol

WA is getting a bigger share of GST revenue than it should, despite being Australia's richest state. "How anyone can defend that as a sensible use of federal taxpayers money is kind of beyond me." - Independent Economist Saul Eslake speaking at our #RevenueSummit25 @sauleslake.bsky.social #auspol

Australians pay more in HECS than gas companies pay in PRRT... in Western Australia, drivers pay more rego than gas pays royalties, and gamblers in WA pay more tax from gambling than gas does from royalties - Greg Jericho. #RevenueSummit25 #auspol

Independent Economist Saul Eslake tells the #RevenueSummit25 that without reform, Australia's tax system is not going to generate enough revenue to pay for additional spending. #auspol

She points out a company tax cut might increase GDP but NOT gross national income. WHy? Because the biggest beneficiaries are foreign owned companies who take the money from tax cut and leave Australia actually poorer