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We're already seeing the devastating consequences of climate change.
But those responsible aren't paying the price.
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But those responsible aren't paying the price.
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
January 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
We're already seeing the devastating consequences of climate change.
But those responsible aren't paying the price.
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
But those responsible aren't paying the price.
@leanneminshull.bsky.social #auspol
Is the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme facilitating modern slavery?
@mhharrington.bsky.social speaks to experts, community leaders & ni-Vanuatu former PALM workers in the first episode of this four-part mini-series on the guestworker scheme. #auspol
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@mhharrington.bsky.social speaks to experts, community leaders & ni-Vanuatu former PALM workers in the first episode of this four-part mini-series on the guestworker scheme. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4sr1vbV
January 6, 2026 at 5:02 AM
Is the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme facilitating modern slavery?
@mhharrington.bsky.social speaks to experts, community leaders & ni-Vanuatu former PALM workers in the first episode of this four-part mini-series on the guestworker scheme. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4sr1vbV
@mhharrington.bsky.social speaks to experts, community leaders & ni-Vanuatu former PALM workers in the first episode of this four-part mini-series on the guestworker scheme. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4sr1vbV
“Australia, a country with only 0.3 per cent of the global population, controls 5 per cent of global emissions.”
Read Jo Clay’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/3956
Read Jo Clay’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/3956
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
“Australia, a country with only 0.3 per cent of the global population, controls 5 per cent of global emissions.”
Read Jo Clay’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/3956
Read Jo Clay’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/3956
“If [our leaders] keep acting in the interests of the foreign owned gas and coal companies . . . they will let [them] keep exporting their profits while leaving Australians to pick up the enormous cost” - Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO, The Australia Institute
Read more: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
Read more: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
January 6, 2026 at 1:05 AM
“If [our leaders] keep acting in the interests of the foreign owned gas and coal companies . . . they will let [them] keep exporting their profits while leaving Australians to pick up the enormous cost” - Dr Richard Denniss, co-CEO, The Australia Institute
Read more: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
Read more: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
“Over 30,000 people from nine Pacific Island nations and Timor Leste work in Australia under the [PALM] scheme . . . All are vulnerable to the whims of employers, landlords, and government."
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
January 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
“Over 30,000 people from nine Pacific Island nations and Timor Leste work in Australia under the [PALM] scheme . . . All are vulnerable to the whims of employers, landlords, and government."
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
Read Morgan Harrington’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/news/260106-...
“There are catastrophic risks coming right now… but the insurance industry won’t help people in 20 years’ time with their flooded houses.” - Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer
Support a climate disaster levy: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
Support a climate disaster levy: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
January 5, 2026 at 8:56 PM
“There are catastrophic risks coming right now… but the insurance industry won’t help people in 20 years’ time with their flooded houses.” - Richard Denniss, co-Chief Executive Officer
Support a climate disaster levy: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
Support a climate disaster levy: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
“The Australian government cannot just sit on its hands, issuing a kind of global get-well card hoping that everything ends as best it can.” - Allan Behm, Advisor, International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute
Read Allan’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read Allan’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 AM
“The Australian government cannot just sit on its hands, issuing a kind of global get-well card hoping that everything ends as best it can.” - Allan Behm, Advisor, International & Security Affairs Program, The Australia Institute
Read Allan’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Read Allan’s full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
Successful defiance is ‘a front-foot thing’ writes Bob Brown, in this extract of his latest book, Defiance: Stories from Nature and its Defenders.
Read the full extract on The Point➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-successful-defiance-is-a-front-foot-thing-it-is-active-not-passive
Read the full extract on The Point➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-successful-defiance-is-a-front-foot-thing-it-is-active-not-passive
January 5, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Successful defiance is ‘a front-foot thing’ writes Bob Brown, in this extract of his latest book, Defiance: Stories from Nature and its Defenders.
Read the full extract on The Point➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-successful-defiance-is-a-front-foot-thing-it-is-active-not-passive
Read the full extract on The Point➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-successful-defiance-is-a-front-foot-thing-it-is-active-not-passive
The PBS is a national treasure.
Australia Institute research shows the prices Australians would pay if Trump had his way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.🤯
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Australia Institute research shows the prices Australians would pay if Trump had his way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.🤯
#auspol
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
The PBS is a national treasure.
Australia Institute research shows the prices Australians would pay if Trump had his way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.🤯
#auspol
Australia Institute research shows the prices Australians would pay if Trump had his way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.🤯
#auspol
"Power and resistance flow through everyday acts of courage. Together, we hold quite a lot of power." - Polly Hemming
There's bravery out there right now, in Australia and around the world. You can pre-order our new book about bravery here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery
There's bravery out there right now, in Australia and around the world. You can pre-order our new book about bravery here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"Power and resistance flow through everyday acts of courage. Together, we hold quite a lot of power." - Polly Hemming
There's bravery out there right now, in Australia and around the world. You can pre-order our new book about bravery here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery
There's bravery out there right now, in Australia and around the world. You can pre-order our new book about bravery here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss.
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
January 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss.
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/increase_the_prrt
“The Albanese Government is promising to transition away from fossil fuels by expanding the production of fossil gas,” writes @ketanjoshi.co in @thepointau.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251125-australias-gas-bonanza-is-for-corporate-super-profits-not-climate-superheroes
Read more ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251125-australias-gas-bonanza-is-for-corporate-super-profits-not-climate-superheroes
January 2, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“The Albanese Government is promising to transition away from fossil fuels by expanding the production of fossil gas,” writes @ketanjoshi.co in @thepointau.bsky.social
Read more ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251125-australias-gas-bonanza-is-for-corporate-super-profits-not-climate-superheroes
Read more ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251125-australias-gas-bonanza-is-for-corporate-super-profits-not-climate-superheroes
Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Meanwhile, multinational gas companies get 56% of our gas for free and then export it overseas.
Sign the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Meanwhile, multinational gas companies get 56% of our gas for free and then export it overseas.
Sign the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
January 1, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Meanwhile, multinational gas companies get 56% of our gas for free and then export it overseas.
Sign the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Meanwhile, multinational gas companies get 56% of our gas for free and then export it overseas.
Sign the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
As climate disasters become more frequent, fewer Australians will be able to insure their homes.
Add your name to the call for a climate disaster levy ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
Add your name to the call for a climate disaster levy ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
January 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
As climate disasters become more frequent, fewer Australians will be able to insure their homes.
Add your name to the call for a climate disaster levy ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
Add your name to the call for a climate disaster levy ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/climatedisasterlevy
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride."
Add your name to the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Add your name to the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 30, 2025 at 11:15 PM
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride."
Add your name to the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Add your name to the petition: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
"Don't think for a minute you don't have power... don't think for a minute you can't make change." - Richard Denniss.
See more from the Climate Integrity Summit here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/climate_integrity_summit_2025/
See more from the Climate Integrity Summit here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/climate_integrity_summit_2025/
December 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
"Don't think for a minute you don't have power... don't think for a minute you can't make change." - Richard Denniss.
See more from the Climate Integrity Summit here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/climate_integrity_summit_2025/
See more from the Climate Integrity Summit here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/climate_integrity_summit_2025/
"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
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
December 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
"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
You can read more on good ideas for economic reform here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251113-genuine-economic-reform-is-long-overdue
High fees, student dissatisfaction and repeated governance issues dominating the headlines have fuelled an intense political climate for universities.
Read an excerpt of Prof George Williams’ new Vantage Point essay on The Point ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251105-misinformation-overload
Read an excerpt of Prof George Williams’ new Vantage Point essay on The Point ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251105-misinformation-overload
December 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
High fees, student dissatisfaction and repeated governance issues dominating the headlines have fuelled an intense political climate for universities.
Read an excerpt of Prof George Williams’ new Vantage Point essay on The Point ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251105-misinformation-overload
Read an excerpt of Prof George Williams’ new Vantage Point essay on The Point ➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251105-misinformation-overload
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry. We give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni."
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
December 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"In Australia, we subsidise the fossil fuel industry. We give more than half of the gas we export away for free, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni."
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
See more of Richard Denniss on Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYxzRNfC6k
Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress, writes co-CEO Richard Denniss in The Point.
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Read the full op-ed➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251203-rebuilding-after-climate-chaos-creates-jobs-but-isnt-economic-progress
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Read the full op-ed➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251203-rebuilding-after-climate-chaos-creates-jobs-but-isnt-economic-progress
December 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Climate change will create jobs, but rebuilding what’s been destroyed is not progress, writes co-CEO Richard Denniss in The Point.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Read the full op-ed➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251203-rebuilding-after-climate-chaos-creates-jobs-but-isnt-economic-progress
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Read the full op-ed➡️ https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/251203-rebuilding-after-climate-chaos-creates-jobs-but-isnt-economic-progress
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/
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/
December 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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/
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/
In Australia, about one in six children lives in poverty, nearly a million overall, writes Jack Thrower, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point.
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/251223-australias-season-of-generosity-and-kindness-doesnt-extend-to-kids-in-poverty
Read more on The Point.
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/251223-australias-season-of-generosity-and-kindness-doesnt-extend-to-kids-in-poverty
Australia’s ‘season of generosity and kindness’ doesn’t extend to kids in poverty
How can Australia solve the issue of child poverty?
thepoint.com.au
December 24, 2025 at 12:12 AM
In Australia, about one in six children lives in poverty, nearly a million overall, writes Jack Thrower, Senior Economist at The Australia Institute.
Read more on The Point.
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/251223-australias-season-of-generosity-and-kindness-doesnt-extend-to-kids-in-poverty
Read more on The Point.
https://thepoint.com.au/explainers/251223-australias-season-of-generosity-and-kindness-doesnt-extend-to-kids-in-poverty
“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Federal Government announces gas reservation policy
80 per cent of Australia’s gas is currently exported – including two thirds of gas produced on the east coast. This has
thepoint.com.au
December 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
“The Government has acknowledged there is no gas shortage and exports are the problem, said Mark Ogge, Principal Advisor at The Australia Institute.
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Read more: https://thepoint.com.au/news/251223-federal-government-announces-gas-reservation-policy
Tax data released with this years' MYEFO shows Australia's highest income earners continue to receive the vast bulk of tax benefits.
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Tax data released with this years' MYEFO shows Australia's highest income earners continue to receive the vast bulk of tax benefits.
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
Not good news for people who might be feeling the pinch before Christmas.
📺co-CEO Richard Denniss on Today
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
There are more than four million guns in Australia, and Australia Institute research shows that a gun is stolen every four hours.
📺 Research Director Rod Campbell on CNN
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
📺 Research Director Rod Campbell on CNN
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
December 22, 2025 at 3:29 AM
There are more than four million guns in Australia, and Australia Institute research shows that a gun is stolen every four hours.
📺 Research Director Rod Campbell on CNN
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol
📺 Research Director Rod Campbell on CNN
@rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol