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Great to see Senator Shoebridge quoting our research in Parliament! The only way to fix the housing crisis is to address real issues like negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount, instead of blaming immigration. #auspol David Shoebridge

"If you care about the youth, build social housing," - Yanis Varoufakis You can hear from Yanis on our exclusive webinar on Wednesday 4 March at 11am AEDT. Tickets are limited:

"We're spending billions &amp; billions of dollars every year [on super tax concessions] helping people who are never going to be on the aged pension and who don't need help with their retirement income." Matt Grudnoff explains the problem with super tax concessions on ABC's 730.

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"Over the last ten years, the population has increased by 16%, and the number of homes has increased by 19%." "The housing crisis wasn't caused by a drop in supply." Matt Grudnoff @auspol

This morning our co-CEO Leanne Minshull helped launch a public inquiry into AUKUS! Australians deserve transparency and should not be asked to simply accept a project of this magnitude without scrutiny. leanne minshull #auspol

“In Australia we don’t tax [the gas] industry. It’s foreign owned, and other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of [our gas] exports. “And we’re the ones going ‘Gee, the air conditioning is a bit expensive’”. ✍ Support a 25% tax:

New Australia Institute research shows that the Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing Australian gas than the Australian Government! "They're taxing our gas. There's no reason we can't." - co-CEO Richard Denniss #auspol

The rumours were true, the budget brought big changes for negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount! "For the first time in forever, I'm actually optimistic about housing affordability." - Matt Grudnoff Greg Jericho #auspol #Budget2026

A 1.4% levy on the gambling industry could compensate the media for ALL revenue lost from a potential gambling advertising ban. Australians lose more money gambling than any other country. It's time for our governments to act. Amy Remeikis #auspol

"The Australian Government collects more money from HECS than it does from the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax. "Thank you, children. You're the backbone of our economy, not the gas industry." Executive Director Richard Denniss at National Press Club @RDNS_TAI #auspol

It's time to stop the expansion of fossil fuels. 🎤co-CEO Leanne Minshull Add your name to demand strong environment laws that can stop new coal and gas now! ✍️

“In Australia, we subsidize the fossil fuel industry, and we charge our kids a fortune to go to uni.” - Australia Institute co-CEO Richard Denniss. Add your name to the call and demand the gas industry pays its fair share:

The idea that mass immigration is to blame for the housing crisis doesn't stack up when you look at the data. Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! 📈 #auspol

“If we have a 25% gas export tax, we’ll be at least $17 billion a year better off.” – Dr Richard Denniss, The Australia Institute The Petroleum Resource Rent Tax is broken. Australians deserve a fair return for our resources. ✍ Sign the petition!

“Australians agree that our resources belong to us. Gas that is exported from this country should be paid for by the gas companies that exported and a 25% has export tax is the way to go. - Senator David Pocock ✍️ Sign to support a 25% gas export tax:

We're thrilled to announce Josh Bornstein will be joining the Australia Institute as Director of Corporate Regulation! Josh will work alongside our existing research team, developing bold new proposals to rebalance power in Australia’s economy! Josh Bornstein #auspol

In 90 secs Joseph E. Stiglitz explains what's causing inflation: "Neoliberalism has given full rein to the growth of market power," "Sectors of the economy where there is more market power, have had more inflation. We call it greedflation." On #QandA last night. #auspol

Coal power stations are unreliable and expensive. They're continually breaking down, causing blackouts and driving up electricity bills. The sooner we transition to renewables, the sooner we can have more reliable, cheaper energy. Mark Ogge #auspol

“It seems to be entirely lost on the government… that Australia’s natural gas does not belong to them. "Australia's natural gas resource belongs to all Australians." - Andrew Wilkie MP Read more about our case for a 25% gas export tax on The Point:

We're so excited to announce that Amy Remeikis has joined our team here at The Australia Institute! She will be doing all the same amazing analysis and reporting you know and love with us, so keep an eye on our channels for more! #auspol

"Entire villages have already had to move five times," Eloise Carr, Director of the Australia Institute Tasmania, is at the UN Oceans Conference not impressed with the Australian Government's continued commitment to opening new gas projects. #auspol

A reminder that gas is not a vital industry to Australia. As Polly Hemming explains, if anything, it costs the Australian economy. Some more gas myths debunked here:

"Capital gain means you bought an asset and sold it for more. You haven't added anything to the economy." "We should tax this kind of passive income that doesn't add anything to the economy more heavily. But in Australia we do the reverse." Matt Grudnoff Ebony Bennett #auspol

"We're spending billions & billions of dollars every year [on super tax concessions] helping people who are never going to be on the aged pension and who don't need help with their retirement income." Matt Grudnoff explains the problem with super tax concessions on ABC's 730.