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'Alarm bells' as remote Australians live shorter lives

The Australia Institute's Unlucky Country report reveals the growing disparity in life expectancy between the city and the bush.

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Government receives strategic defence review – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Superannuation tax breaks will cost budget $52bn, almost matching Australia’s age pension

New analysis calls for major changes including restrictions on concessions as the country risks having ‘two classes of state-funded retirees’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 2, 2023

‘Everyone’s against it’: the powerlines dispute in one of Victoria’s most marginal electorates

Proposed transmission lines to help meet renewable targets are slated to run through Ripon, held by just 15 votes in 2018

The Guardian - AU · Nov 22, 2022

Nearly 90% of Australians want government to step in on energy costs, poll finds

Survey shows strong support for lowering prices by limiting exports and imposing windfall profits tax on gas companies

The Guardian - AU · Nov 9, 2022

Report shows growing number of Australians believe climate change effects already being felt

Over the past 15 years, Australians have weathered myriad natural disasters, including catastrophic bushfires, droughts and floods. A new report shows attitudes to the threats posed by climate change have shifted.

ABC News · Nov 2, 2022

Majority of Australians back taxing fossil fuel companies’ super profits, survey shows

Research comes as treasurer acknowledges ‘an appetite in the community’ to strengthen petroleum resource rent tax

The Guardian - AU · Nov 2, 2022

Floods and fires make climate change a top worry for most people, report finds

A majority of Australians are worried about climate change, according to the latest Climate of the Nation report.

The New Daily · Nov 2, 2022

Australia Institute: Gas tax could cover energy transition costs

A windfall profits tax levied on the export gas industry could pay for the government's $20 billion commitment to the energy transition.

The New Daily · Oct 19, 2022

Gas windfall profits tax could raise upwards of $20 billion, argues Australia Institute

A tax on the windfall profits generated by Australia's gas export industry due to soaring energy prices could raise more than $20 billion in a year, a new report from the Australia Institute argues.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022