David Barnott-Clement

Aug 22, 2024 | australiainstitute.org.au | David Barnott-Clement

The Malinauskas Labor Government’s proposed donations changes are a threat to political competition in South Australia and should be rejected or significantly redrafted, the Australia Institute has said. While the intention to reduce the influence of corporate political donations is welcome, the proposed legislation would disproportionately advantage incumbent parties, including enormous increases in public funding, much of which could be spent on election campaigning.

Aug 21, 2024 | futurework.org.au | David Barnott-Clement

The Carmichael Centre is proud to announce that the third annual Laurie Carmichael Lecture will be delivered on 5 September 2024 by Professor Allan Fels AO, former Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Chair of the recent Inquiry into Price Gouging and Unfair Business Practices.

Aug 20, 2024 | australiainstitute.org.au | David Barnott-Clement

Following the refusal of Darwin International Airport to host billboards advertising Australia Institute research findings, the Australia Institute will be seeking to place similar ads in every capital city airport in the country. The billboards explain that major gas companies in the NT pay no royalties or petroleum resources tax, and that NT drivers contribute 30 times more in vehicle registration to NT Government revenue than the gas industry.

Aug 18, 2024 | australiainstitute.org.au | David Barnott-Clement

A small levy on the many billions of dollars that gambling companies extract from Australians could compensate the media for revenue lost from a potential gambling advertising ban, with enough left over to increase funding for the ABC, new research from the Australia Institute shows. Key Points:Gambling company revenues totalled $17.2 billion dollars in 2022-23. Meanwhile, the industry spent about $239 million advertising on free-to-air TV, metropolitan radio, and online.

Aug 16, 2024 | futurework.org.au | David Barnott-Clement

Australia’s off-peak hot water systems should be reconfigured to consume electricity in the middle of the day, rather than at night, according to new research from the Australia Institute and Buildings Alive. This one simple change could redirect much of the clean, cheap renewable energy that is currently being wasted, or “curtailed”, by the National Energy Market during the day. Key Findings:Annual forced curtailment for 2023-24 was around 4,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh).