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High income earners oppose tax cut plan

Pressure is mounting on the Albanese government to ditch the planned stage three income tax cuts as new research reveals most Australians oppose the plan.

AAP · Oct 2, 2022

CEOs of Australia’s top 20 companies given nine times the pay rise of full-time workers

Australia Institute urges 60% income tax on earnings above $1m a year

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14, 2022

We pay billions to subsidise Australia’s fossil fuel industry. This makes absolutely no economic sense

Fossil fuel subsidies from major economies including Australia reached close to US$700 billion in 2021, almost doubling from 2020, according to new analysis by the International Energy Agency and OECD.

The Conversation · Sep 6, 2022

Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs: how does your postcode compare?

Western Australia’s Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove the top-earning area while five of the lowest are in regional NSW

The Guardian - AU · Aug 9, 2022

The 60 millionaires who paid no tax and the richest and poorest postcodes revealed

Sixty people earned more than $1 million but paid no tax in 2019-20, and the country's lowest incomes have been recorded in regional NSW, according to the ATO's latest taxation statistics.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

‘Car park for clunkers’: Government urged to act on $5.9 billion petrol opportunity

The Albanese government is being urged to transform Australia from a “carpark for clunkers” into a destination for the latest electric vehicles.

The New Daily · Aug 8, 2022

Motorists could have saved $5.9bn on fuel if efficiency standards were introduced in 2015, The Australia Institute report finds

A report says Australian motorists could have saved $5.9 billion on fuel costs if efficiency standards were introduced in 2015. Let's have a look at what the paper says.

ABC News · Aug 8, 2022

Vehicle emissions standard could be on the table ahead of electric vehicle summit

Car-makers are hopeful the government could introduce carbon emission limits on car makers, as a new report finds standards could have saved motorists billions of dollars on fuel.

ABC News · Aug 7, 2022

Australian fuel efficiency standards could have saved motorists $5.9bn, research shows

Australia Institute report makes a case for fuel standards as a means to cut emissions and decrease reliance on foreign oil

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2022

Australia urged to prove it is a safe nuclear custodian as Aukus comes under scrutiny at UN

Non-nuclear state Australia’s handling of nuclear-powered submarines will have to be ‘impeccable’, Australia Institute says

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2022