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Do you have $3 million in super? Me neither. These changes will actually help you - The Australia Institute

5 days ago | australiainstitute.org.au

Labor's planned reforms to superannuation tax concessions may be being reported as "controversial" but the fact is they are popular.
Why Australia’s economic growth is “pathetic”

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

The latest data shows that economy is really struggling and the Reserve Bank got it wrong (again). Plus: TACO corner. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, Greg and Elinor discuss the latest quarterly GDP figures, why the above-inflation increase to minimum and award wages is a good thing, and the latest from Tariffland. This discussion was recorded on Thursday 5 June 2025 and things may have changed since recording. Our independence is our strength – and only you can make that possible.
Profit vs priceless heritage: the fight to save Murujuga

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

The Murujuga site in north-western Australia is potentially the most important rock art site in the world, but it’s being destroyed by rampant industrial development. On this episode of Follow the Money, Walkley Award-winning journalist Stephen Long and Elinor Johnston-Leek discuss the Federal Government’s decision to sign a provisional extension to Woodside’s North West Shelf gas project and the impact that will have on the irreplaceable Murujuga rock art.
The 2025 federal election is the first where a major party received fewer votes than independents and minor parties.

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Greg Jericho

While the May election result was remarkable for the low vote share going to the major parties, it was just the most recent of a very long trend. In the 1975 federal election, minor parties and independents combined accounted for only 4% of the primary vote. In 2025 – 50 years later – this has increased to 34%, the highest ever recorded since the emergence of the two-party system.
Great gas giveaway: $215 billion in royalty-free gas for Woodside’s North West Shelf project

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Matt Saunders |Rod Campbell

A 50-year extension to the North West Shelf (NWS) project in Western Australia would see huge amounts of gas given away with no return for Australians. While the exact volume and value is hard to predict, a basic estimate is that up to $215 billion worth of gas could be given away, royalty-free. The NWS liquefied natural gas facility, specifically the Karratha Gas Plant, producers up to 18.6 mega tonnes of LNG each year.
Coalition’s on-again, off-again ‘situationship’ has even those closest baffled

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Amy Remeikis

If anyone knows what is going on in the National party, could you please stand up? Interested parties in the Nationals would love to know. Because, after blowing up the show on Tuesday with his own Groucho Marx “principles” (“those are my principles, and if you don’t like them, well, I have others”), David Littleproud has announced that the Coalition’s divorce is on hold. In modern parlance, the Coalition has been reduced to a situationship.
The Australia Institute

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

Trump promised a golden age for the US economy – and now a golden dome to protect the continent. On this episode of After America, Matt Duss joins Emma Shortis to sort the signal from the noise in the Trump administration’s foreign policy. They discuss Trump’s approach to the Middle East, its negotiations with Iran, and the continued influence of China hawks in his Cabinet. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 28 May 2025 and things may have changed since recording.
The Australia Institute

3 weeks ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

The ABC is always under attack. The best thing we can do for democracy is defend it. On this episode, Paul Barclay talks with Alex Sloan about the importance of independent public broadcasters, why they need to be well-funded in an increasingly privately-owned media landscape, and how they are the barometer of a strong democracy. This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 19 March 2025, and things may have changed since the recording. Order What’s the Big Idea?
Rates are down (Elinor still can’t afford a house)

1 month ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

Rate cuts are great, but the Government needs to make sure that housing investors aren’t the main beneficiaries.
Super hysterical: the ludicrous beat-up over superannuation tax changes

1 month ago | australiainstitute.org.au | Angus Blackman

Superannuation is meant to help all Australians have a comfortable retirement, not help the very wealthiest pay less tax. On this episode of Follow the Money, Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at the Australia Institute, joins Glenn Connley to discuss the government’s modest proposal to change the superannuation tax concessions and the bizarre backlash to the policy. This discussion was recorded on Tuesday 28 May 2025 and things may have changed.