"Our research shows that investing in fire ant eradication is one of the best economic policies a government could adopt, as well as being good environmental and security policy.” – Rod Campbell, Research Director, The Australia Institute Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/43TbsEb

Australia Institute research shows that state and federal funding to eradicate the ants is well below the $300m per year recommended by experts. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4vH0w8L

“Fire ants are a potential economic and environmental disaster for Australia,” said Rod Campbell, Research Director of The Australia Institute. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4gHblmx

"It's about values, it's about our sense that this is ultimately unfair." @lindsayowens.bsky.social from @groundwork.bsky.social on the consolidation of corporate power, World Cup ticket prices & the US economy under Trump. 🎧 theaus.in/4oJeKDv @emmashortis.bsky.social

Australia Institute research shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% gas export tax that could raise an estimated $17 billion a year. ✍️ Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax. https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

Inflation falls, tax changes pass & Greg loses his fancy parking spot. @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss all of that, plus the latest data on barriers to work, on the latest episode of Dollars & Sense. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4bddumn

Voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% tax on gas exports, but the government has failed to act. So, let's put it to the people. Join the call for a plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax! #auspol

Countries like Norway benefit from taxing their natural resources fairly and funding services for their citizens. Australia gives away most of our exported gas for free! #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Australians overwhelmingly back abortion access, but the politics are getting more toxic. Amy Remeikis & Hamdi Jama join Ebony Bennett to discuss the resurgence of anti-abortion politics in Australia & the influence of far-right movements from the US & UK. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4oSzIA0

“Companies like to talk up their charitable giving, but some provide such limited and self-interested documentation that it’s impossible for the public to judge which companies are truly generous and which are just good at PR." – Bill Browne Read the research ➡️ https://theaus.in/4eG08Ad

"Now that a government finally is trying to address the problem of intergenerational wealth inequality, it is no shock that the vested interests are upset.” – Greg Jericho, Chief Economist, The Australia Institute Read the full article ➡️ https://theaus.in/4wcC531

Big gas, coal and oil companies make an absolute killing from climate change, while ordinary Australians are footing the bill. Together let's call on the Australian Government to make coal and gas corporations pay for the damage they cause. ✍️ Sign the petition now: https://theaus.in/4gFhKi5

Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax and help ensure the gas industry pays its fair share. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/4vwhjvi

The Australia Institute has proposed a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports to ensure the companies exporting fossil fuels from Australia pay for some of the damage they are causing, rather than leaving Australians to foot the bill. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/43QpYfT

Introducing our newest podcast, 'What’s the Point?' with Richard Denniss! Richard cuts through the spin to explain the political and economic decisions shaping the lives of everyday Australians! Episode 1 is coming on June 29. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Australia Institute research shows overwhelming support for a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise an estimated $17 billion a year. Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/4g2yCPJ

The Australia Institute has proposed a Climate Disaster Levy on fossil fuel exports to ensure the companies exporting fossil fuels (coal, gas and oil) from Australia pay for some of the damage they are causing. ✍️ Add your name to the petition now: https://theaus.in/4voZvSz

The vast majority of NSW residents support truth in political advertising laws. South Australia has had successful truth in political advertising laws for decades, and similar laws could be introduced in NSW before the next election! #auspol

Australia’s flagship climate policy, the Safeguard Mechanism, is failing miserably, according to new research by The Australia Institute. “This is a real opportunity to change things up.” @nicboele.bsky.social Read more 👇 https://theaus.in/4ez0Bnx

A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion every year. That's enough to fund public schools to agreed levels while the current students are still enrolled and not after they graduate. ✍ Sign the petition to support a 25% gas export tax: https://theaus.in/3QAc3HK

Australia is the third largest exporter of fossil fuels in the world. Read our research 👇 https://theaus.in/4vm7eRr

The Safeguard Mechanism is failing to drive real emissions reductions across Australian industry because it enables polluters to rely on unlimited amounts of so-called “offsets”. Read the full report 👇 https://theaus.in/3SffmEO

“If the government is serious about reducing emissions, it should be serious about getting rid of fossil fuel subsidies and serious about putting binding targets on major polluters like the mining industry.” – co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4eBVdQv

Cost of living is rising in Australia – but migrants are not the cause. “People have really felt the squeeze, but migration isn't the issue here and blaming migrants is not going to fix the problem.” – Matt Grudnoff, Senior Economist For more info 👇 https://theaus.in/3SVnxWS

“The safeguard mechanism is failing.” – Fergus Green, Associate Professor, University College London Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4uOVh5G

There are no neat dividing lines between sport & politics. And Donald Trump seems to be going out of his way to reinforce that point. @lindsayowens.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss World Cup ticket prices & the consolidation of corporate power under Trump. 🎧 theaus.in/4oJeKDv

“If we don’t reduce actual emissions, we can’t actually reduce climate change.” – Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO of The Australia Institute Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4fVovfv

“The safeguard mechanism is up for review, and it's time we really look at the offset system and see whether it is actually doing what we need this policy to do, and that is reduce our climate pollution emissions." @sophiescamps.bsky.social Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4xGPGRp

The latest annual taxation statistics from the ATO reveal that the gender pay gap remains very real and spans almost every occupation. Read more on The Point ➡️ https://theaus.in/3QYYBgF

“Australian women deserve better than becoming a political lightning rod for the far right,” writes Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director of The Australia Institute. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/3QR9NvP

“While millions of Australian homes and businesses are doing the right thing, installing solar panels and batteries, and buying EVs, many of our biggest polluters are using dodgy offsets to pollute more than ever,” said co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4xNsYHI

Here's how the government can afford to continue the halving of the fuel excise at the current rate: A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $350 million a week in revenue, with a weekly net surplus of $138m! Join the call for a national plebiscite: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

“At The Australia Institute, we always say that we’re a rich country and we can afford to do everything we like, but we can’t afford to do everything that we’d like,” says co-CEO Leanne Minshull. ✍️ Sign the petition for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax: https://theaus.in/3Qfbcfv

“So I think [a 25% gas export tax] is very much a mechanism to call people in, not to call people out, and to unify around," says Leanne Minshull, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. ✍️ Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax: https://theaus.in/4et6zGv

“And the access point is a gas export tax because it is the thing that everyone can have a chat about, and it feels very simple and very clear and very much part of Australia’s fairness agenda," says Hannah Ferguson, co-founder & CEO, Cheek Media Co. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/4eQK7bH

At the end of June, the halving of the fuel excise ends. It costs the government $212 million a week. You know what raises $350 million a week in revenue? A 25% tax on gas exports! Join the call for national plebiscite: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

"The more we put this tax off, the more money that we miss out on. "Once the gas is gone, it's gone." @leanneminshull.bsky.social on calls for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. 🎧 theaus.in/3Quzpyr #auspol @ebonybennett.bsky.social @rodcampbell.bsky.social

“The Albanese Government has been fooled by crocodile tears from management consultants, forgiving PwC for its abuse of government information and only banning KPMG from new work for three months,” said Bill Browne, The Australia Institute. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4gsn0p8

A new data drop by the ATO has A) brought @grogsgamut.bsky.social great joy & B) shed new light on Australians’ incomes. Greg & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss interest rates, the latest tax & income data + what Pokemon cards have to do with capital gains tax. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3QOX64D

The Barefoot Investor has backed the proposed changes to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing! He says, 'the system lets wealthy families with good accountants pay less tax than nurses and tradies.' And he's right! @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social #auspol

"Starting to attack whether or not women should get paid maternity leave starts leading to 'women should be in the home'... "Which I'm not sure is necessarily a choice that a lot of women care to make, or could necessarily even afford to make." - @amyremeikis.bsky.social #auspol

✍️ SIGN THE PETITION! https://theaus.in/3SbH0m4 If the petition reaches 20,000 signatures from NSW residents, MPs will be required to debate Truth in Political Advertising laws in Parliament.

“Given the RBA’s proclivity for always seeing too much economic activity wherever they look, this may change again, but for now at least the bank looks to have stopped trying to slow an already slowing economy.” – Chief Economist Greg Jericho Read the full article ➡️ https://theaus.in/4oxhbc2

📢 LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! https://theaus.in/4uJFfdh Join The Australia Institute’s Co-CEO Leanne Minshull and Cheek Media Co.’s Hannah Ferguson as they unpack the case for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. 📆 Friday 19 June ⏱️11am AEST 📍Live on Zoom

"Donald Trump was never anti-war." @emmashortis.bsky.social & @mattduss.bsky.social on Trump's violent foreign policy. "If he imagines it can be a quick, glorious victory, as he believes Venezuela was, then he will almost certainly do Cuba." 🎧 theaus.in/4vPI8dq

Want a better deal for Australian gas? @leanneminshull.bsky.social & @rodcampbell.bsky.social join @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss how you can join tens of thousands of Australians calling for a national plebiscite on a 25% gas export tax. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3Quzpyr

"The US has given this indication that they will sell Australia second-hand submarines, but they're actually under no obligation to do that." "The President can decide that it's not in the US’s interest to do so, and just renege on that commitment at any moment." @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol

Australia Institute research shows overwhelming support for a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise an estimated $17 billion a year. Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax. ✍️ Sign the petition: https://theaus.in/43BoqpV

📢 DON’T FORGET TO REGISTER! https://theaus.in/43FEeYM What would a 25% gas export tax mean for Australia? Join The Australia Institute’s Co-CEO Leanne Minshull and Cheek Media Co.’s Hannah Ferguson as they explore the case for a national plebiscite. 📆 Friday 19 June ⏱️11am AEST 📍Live on Zoom

“AUKUS has been billed as the most significant defence agreement in generations. While Australians face cost of living pressures, AUKUS demands hundreds of billions of dollars in expenditure,” writes Leanne Minshull, co-CEO of The Australia Institute. Read more ➡️ https://theaus.in/4vit4p1