Dr Richard Denniss
@richarddenniss.bsky.social
Executive Director at The Australia Institute
Economist, Author of books and writer of columns often for Saturday Paper, The Monthly & The New Daily (previously The Guardian, Australian Financial Review)
Economist, Author of books and writer of columns often for Saturday Paper, The Monthly & The New Daily (previously The Guardian, Australian Financial Review)
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
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11th November 1975, a pivotal moment for Australian politics and me
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November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This is probably the only story you will read about Gough’s left nut today…beautiful piece by Mike Bowers
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
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Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
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Net Zero hides a truth the mining giants understand perfectly: nothing has to change
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November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Like ‘housing affordability’ ‘net zero’ has become one of those meaningless political sayings
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Labors support for net zero hasn’t stopped them supporting new coal or gas or from spending billions on fossil fuel subsidies
My latest column on @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Think Vice Chancellor’s get paid to much?
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future
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November 9, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Think Vice Chancellor’s get paid to much?
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
And that students pay too much to go to universities?
Come along to hear the VC of Uni Western Sydney’s George Williams talk about his new essay ‘Aiming Higher’ with local MP Andrew Charlton - more details below
nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aiming_higher
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What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
Getting the EPBC Act right | Biodiversity Council Australia
Our factsheet outlines the strengths, weaknesses, and recommended improvements to the Australian Government’s proposed environmental law reforms.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
What's currently wrong with @australianlabor.bsky.social's EPBC Act reform package & how can they make it fit for purpose?
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social has put together a detailed policy brief.
12 key concerns are discussed & solutions are provided.
biodiversitycouncil.org.au/resources/ge...
So tackling climate change is an ‘environmental imperative’ but Labor has specifically ruled out putting a climate trigger in their proposed changes to our environmental laws…
Checks out
Checks out
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 AM
So tackling climate change is an ‘environmental imperative’ but Labor has specifically ruled out putting a climate trigger in their proposed changes to our environmental laws…
Checks out
Checks out
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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
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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
“The report was kept secret…it cost taxpayers $400,000 and didn't support the Government’s claims.”
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
No matter matter what individuals believe about climate change, one thing thats for certain is that their insurance company believes in it #climate
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As the Coalition quarrels over net zero, insurance leader calls for genuine climate action
The CEO of the nation’s second biggest insurer, Suncorp, has told politicians it’s time to start taking climate change more seriously, especially when it comes to the types of houses we build – and wh...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
No matter matter what individuals believe about climate change, one thing thats for certain is that their insurance company believes in it #climate
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Universities have played a central role in democracies…but then we started trying to run them like businesses…Great piece by the VC of University of Western Sydney, Prof George Williams in @thepointau.bsky.social
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From culture wars to AI disruption, universities face a reckoning over their role in society
High fees, student dissatisfaction and repeated governance issues dominating the headlines have fuelled an intense political climate for universities. Well before President Donald Trump was re-elected...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Universities have played a central role in democracies…but then we started trying to run them like businesses…Great piece by the VC of University of Western Sydney, Prof George Williams in @thepointau.bsky.social
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Reposted by Dr Richard Denniss
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
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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
#auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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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
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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
Australia could learn a lesson from this and make companies pay their fair share for our natural resources.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
Renewables are so cheap o we can give them away for free in the middle of the day…fixing our grid will take time and is a big problem, but of all the problems we have, the cost of renewables is not even in the top 10 #climate
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Households to get free electricity because of renewable generation
Renewables are the cheapest form of electricity generation, and this is being highlighted by the fact that soon electricity will be free for 3 hours a day.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Renewables are so cheap o we can give them away for free in the middle of the day…fixing our grid will take time and is a big problem, but of all the problems we have, the cost of renewables is not even in the top 10 #climate
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Hooray…Its not just fossil fuel expansion where Australia leads the world…
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Gambling means Australians are the biggest losers in the world
A bet on the horses today is the only time many Australians will gamble. But this doesn’t change the reality that, collectively, Australians are the biggest gamblers in the world, wagering a total $25...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Hooray…Its not just fossil fuel expansion where Australia leads the world…
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Australia’s MRFF is sitting on billions of taxpayers’ dollars which was meant to be invested in world-leading, lifesaving health innovations.
November 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Australia’s MRFF is sitting on billions of taxpayers’ dollars which was meant to be invested in world-leading, lifesaving health innovations.
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BREAKING: The Albanese Labor Government just joined with the Coalition to vote against an inquiry into AUKUS proposed by the Greens.
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 AM
BREAKING: The Albanese Labor Government just joined with the Coalition to vote against an inquiry into AUKUS proposed by the Greens.
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"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
Read an extract from Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future by Prof George Williams in the Sydney Morning Herald! #auspol
November 4, 2025 at 6:07 AM
"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
Read an extract from Aiming Higher: Universities and Australia's future by Prof George Williams in the Sydney Morning Herald! #auspol
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"The fact the Greens want to stop native forest logging and the Nationals want to speed up land clearing is not proof that any legislation Labor drafts must fit in the “sensible centre.” - @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:39 PM
"The fact the Greens want to stop native forest logging and the Nationals want to speed up land clearing is not proof that any legislation Labor drafts must fit in the “sensible centre.” - @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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It wasn’t the laws that were too weak to stop those projects, it was the ministers
The Prime Minister is betting that by 2028 people will forget the North West Shelf and EPBC backflips, but it would be a brave backbencher willing to make that same bet.
thepoint.com.au
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
It wasnt our enviro laws that were too weak to protect the Skate or stop the North West Shelf, it was our Ministers.
Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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Thats why Labor is trying to get the Coalition to help them water them down…to save Enviro Ministers the embarrassment of always saying yes #climate
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The Senate is more powerful than prime ministers like to admit, and last week we saw why that matters --
If clash over govt secrecy escalates, Labor may inspire Libs, Nats to question Senate customs that benefit govt.
@thepointau.bsky.social live blog:
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If clash over govt secrecy escalates, Labor may inspire Libs, Nats to question Senate customs that benefit govt.
@thepointau.bsky.social live blog:
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November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Senate is more powerful than prime ministers like to admit, and last week we saw why that matters --
If clash over govt secrecy escalates, Labor may inspire Libs, Nats to question Senate customs that benefit govt.
@thepointau.bsky.social live blog:
live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
If clash over govt secrecy escalates, Labor may inspire Libs, Nats to question Senate customs that benefit govt.
@thepointau.bsky.social live blog:
live.thepoint.com.au/2025/11/the-...
Even the big iron ore miner, Fortecue, says its time to rein in Australia’s $10 billion per year expenditure on diesel fuel subsidies…imagine all the housing, renewables and cheap education we could have if we took #climate or tax policy seriously.
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Fortescue: Fuel Tax Credit makes diesel 'artificially cheap', overhaul needed for climate
A Fortescue executive has called for a major overhaul of Australia’s $11 billion fuel tax credit scheme, arguing it undermines the nation’s climate goals by making diesel “artificially cheap”.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Even the big iron ore miner, Fortecue, says its time to rein in Australia’s $10 billion per year expenditure on diesel fuel subsidies…imagine all the housing, renewables and cheap education we could have if we took #climate or tax policy seriously.
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Governments have been crying poor to justify & conceal their priorities for decades…now some of our publicly owned universities are using the same neoliberal accounting tricks to claim they are in ‘crisis’ when they are hoarding records amounts of cash and shares
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Governments and universities alike have perfected the art of crying poor to conceal wealth
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October 31, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Governments have been crying poor to justify & conceal their priorities for decades…now some of our publicly owned universities are using the same neoliberal accounting tricks to claim they are in ‘crisis’ when they are hoarding records amounts of cash and shares
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The main source of illegal guns in Australia isn’t 3D printers or imports, it’s thefts from Australian homes. And the more guns there are in our homes, the more guns get stolen…but decades after Howards gun reforms there is no national register of legal or stolen guns
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Every four hours a gun is stolen in Australia: new research
Gun violence has been in Australian headlines regularly in recent months.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The main source of illegal guns in Australia isn’t 3D printers or imports, it’s thefts from Australian homes. And the more guns there are in our homes, the more guns get stolen…but decades after Howards gun reforms there is no national register of legal or stolen guns
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As Qld Premier Steven Miles lifted coal royalties & spent the proceeds on public housing, 50cent fares & helping people with their energy bills… even though the LNP won the last election they kept the coal royalties
Time for Albo to take a leaf out of the same book?
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Time for Albo to take a leaf out of the same book?
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Steven Miles: 'the pathway we took to deliver new revenue into the Queensland Budget a lesson for other states'
Former Queensland Premier, Steven Miles has detailed how his government turned a record deficit during Covid into “the state’s biggest ever surplus”, while also sparing households from extra financial...
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October 30, 2025 at 6:31 AM
As Qld Premier Steven Miles lifted coal royalties & spent the proceeds on public housing, 50cent fares & helping people with their energy bills… even though the LNP won the last election they kept the coal royalties
Time for Albo to take a leaf out of the same book?
thepoint.com.au/news/1545
Time for Albo to take a leaf out of the same book?
thepoint.com.au/news/1545
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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
Making giant gas companies and millionaires pay their fair share would be a step towards a better Australia.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
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
Making giant gas companies and millionaires pay their fair share would be a step towards a better Australia.
@richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol
The ACTU is calling for a 25% tax on all gas exports and for the tens of billions it would raise to be invested in public housing…sounds good to me…what do you reckon we should spend all the money we’d get if we stopped giving our gas away for free? #climate
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The gas industry is ripping us off, and 'it’s been an open secret for years': ACTU
ACTU calls for a 25% tax on gas exports to help fix Australia's housing problem
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October 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The ACTU is calling for a 25% tax on all gas exports and for the tens of billions it would raise to be invested in public housing…sounds good to me…what do you reckon we should spend all the money we’d get if we stopped giving our gas away for free? #climate
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