Is Australian climate policy finally heading in the right direction? @leanneminshull.bsky.social, @rodcampbell.bsky.social & @glennconnley.bsky.social discuss dodgy carbon credits coming under fire, the federal review of the Safeguard Mechanism & the demise of Climate Active. 🎧 theaus.in/4pXWYgb

Richard Denniss is going on tour for his new book, More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia. You can book tickets via our events page: https://australiainstitute.org.au/events/ The essay is out now: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/more-fool-me-vantage-point-issue-6

Why does the Reserve Bank want to make Australians feel poorer? 🤔 Co-CEO Richard Denniss answers this question and more in the latest episode of 'What's the Point?' 🏦🏦🏦 #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

The data centre industry’s greenwashing is buried in grey areas and jargon, and the government isn’t doing enough to fix it. In his latest article, Senior Research Associate Ketan Joshi explains what their proposed new regulations will mean for Australia. #auspol

"The only thing stopping Australia from introducing new taxes on the gas industry is the insecurity of our elected leaders." Read an excerpt from co-CEO Richard Denniss' latest Vantage Point essay 'More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia', in Crikey! #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Australia Institute research showed in 2023 that 69% of the inflation above the RBA's target after COVID was due to excess corporate profits. But the Reserve Bank continues to ignore profits driving inflation. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Fragile men in government & tech are supercharging misogyny in the US & beyond. @lrobinson.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the misogyny of the Trump administration, how Big Tech accelerates its spread & Linda's new book, 'Women in Power'. 🎧 theaus.in/45IlKHO

Why is increasing interest rates an unfair way to control inflation? Because it loads all the pain on the third of the population with mortgage rates! #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

Environmentalist and author Tim Flannery exposed how carbon offsets are being used to excuse fossil fuel expansion in Australia's Biggest Book Club! Watch the full video here! ⤵️ youtu.be/BCVAWn5ZGMw

"Power and resistance flow through everyday acts of courage. Together, we hold quite a lot of power." - Polly Hemming There's bravery out there right now, in Australia and around the world. You can pre-order our new book about bravery here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time-for-bravery

Global wealth has reached almost $1.8 quadrillion USD, but a growing share of that wealth is 'disconnected with reality.' Like when Elon Musk became a trillionaire, only to lose the title a few weeks later. @grogsgamut.bsky.social @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

Our gas taxation system is so broken that when the cost of some of our biggest exports goes up we feel poor. Co-CEO Richard Denniss spoke at the Labor National Conference Fringe, where he laid out how badly our current system of taxing gas treats us. #auspol

We’re excited to announce Alison Reeve as a speaker for our Climate Integrity Summit 2026! Alison is the Energy and Climate Change Program Director at Grattan Institute. Get your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/sydney-climate-integrity-summit-2026

"It's really like we're living in a nightmare." "It's not just misogynistic language, but there really are no barriers anymore to anyone saying anything. That's how it feels most days." @lrobinson.bsky.social from @cfr.org on the Trump administration's misogyny & her new book, 'Women in Power'.

A 25% tax on gas exports could raise $17 billion every year. That's enough to cover the $16.3 billion annual cost of putting dental coverage into Medicare. Sign the petition to support a plebiscite for a 25% gas export tax: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

Wealth on Earth is up, apparently. @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss the better-than-expected inflation figures, the global oversupply of once-in-a-lifetime crises & the ominous-sounding ‘global balance sheet’. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4fIiUHB

The age of fossil fuels is ending – what will the exit look like for Australia? Gas executives are "not looking at the technological changes that are reshaping their own industry," says @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social. "You're going to end up with lots of stranded assets." #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3RYU52g

The nuclear debate is a convenient distraction from fossil fuels, but how can the Australian people call their local politicians out on it? In the latest episode of "What's the Point?" co-CEO Richard Denniss explains what can be done to have your say. #auspol

“Every billion spent buying dodgy carbon offsets is a billion dollars that wasn’t spent on our low-carbon economy needs.” writes co-CEO Richard Denniss in the Financial Review. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

The PM likes to dismiss a 25% gas export tax as a “three word slogan”, but the benefits are clear. Co-CEO Richard Denniss replies to Albanese’s dismissal of the proposed tax changes, and highlights how much extra revenue it could mean for Australia. #auspol

“While it would make sense for the Albanese government to prevent all fossil fuel companies from buying carbon offsets, it makes no sense for a state government to pretend it can control where any carbon credits it may generate will wind up.” @richarddenniss.bsky.social #auspol

Australia Institute research shows that if Labor implemented a 25% gas export tax, it would raise $350 million per week at current prices, or $17 billion per year. Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

Join former ACT Minister, Greens Leader Shane Rattenbury, and co-CEO Dr Richard Denniss for the 2026 Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture. 📍NFSA Canberra 🗓️Mon 17 Aug 6pm Get your tickets here! ⤵️ events.humanitix.com/dr-hugh-sadd...

Dr Hugh Saddler Memorial Lecture 2026 | Shane Rattenbury

An address in honour of an energy transition expert and founding director of the Australia Institute, the late Dr Hugh Saddler, featuring Shane Rattenbury

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The coal lobby's latest nonsense economics report is due out tomorrow. Coal Australia claims 782,000 jobs. ABS says 40,000 🤔

Is the fossil fuel industry facing an “imminent extinction event”? @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social joins @leanneminshull.bsky.social to discuss the global shift away from fossil fuels & why Australia risks being left behind. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/3RYU52g

“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. Join the call for a national plebiscite to introduce a 25% gas export tax: https://gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.org.au/

The topic of nuclear for Australia is a fake fight to distract from continued support for fossil fuels, so why does the government keep engaging with it? In the latest episode of "What's the Point?" co-CEO Richard Denniss examines the nuclear debate in Australia. #auspol

Australia Institute co-CEO Leanne Minshull will be in the Sunshine Coast to talk about her chapter in A Time for Bravery! Get your ticket here: https://www.voicesoffisher.org/bravery

We should be taxing gas it’s fair share. That’s not a big ask, and that’s why Australians support it. Assistant Secretary of the MUA Thomas Mayo spoke at the National Labor Conference Fringe where he broke down what that gas tax money could do to help Australia. #auspol

Today’s announcement by the NSW Premier is an important admission that Australia cannot cancel out the pollution from fossil fuel projects by simply promising to not chop down some trees. #auspol