What you need to know about the federal budget

What you need to know about the federal budget

The federal budget forked out billions in spending -- mostly on business tax write-offs and income tax cuts for high income earners -- but it was poorly targeted if the intention is to create jobs and lower the unemployment rate. In his episode economists Matt Grudnoff and Alison Pennington unpack what you need to know about debt and deficit, income tax cuts, JobMaker, JobBuilder, JobKeeper, manufacturing, infrastructure and how women and young people will miss out.avoidance and why it's damaging to the community with our chief economist Richard Denniss.The Australia Institute // @theAUSInstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, deputy director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests: Matt Grudnoff, senior economist at the Australia Institute // @mattgrudnoffAlison Pennington, senior economist at the Australia Institute's Centre for Future Work // @ak_penningtonProducer: Jennifer MaceyTheme music: Pulse and Thrum

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Draconian Anti-protest Laws

Draconian Anti-protest Laws

The Tasmanian Government’s proposed law for a police crackdown on peaceful protest has been criticised as anti-democratic and a threat to civil society. The Bill creates disproportionate penalties for...

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A Gas-Led Catastrophe

A Gas-Led Catastrophe

Last week, the Australian Energy Market Operator (or AEMO) suspended the National electricity spot market after it became ‘impossible to operate’ amid projected energy shortfalls. On today's episode, ...

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The Integrity Election [webinar]

The Integrity Election [webinar]

This year was the Integrity Election. Prior to the election, we were joined by Independent MPs Helen Haines and Zali Steggall for a discussion about the potential for the 2022 federal election to grow...

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What comes next in the Senate? with David Pocock [webinar]

What comes next in the Senate? with David Pocock [webinar]

The big story of this election is the collapse of the Coalition vote, as voters around the country backed parties and candidates with strong climate and integrity policies. What happened at the electi...

8 Jun 202257min

Phasing out Fossil Fuels with Adam Bandt [webinar]

Phasing out Fossil Fuels with Adam Bandt [webinar]

Australia cannot solve the climate crisis while we keep opening new gas fields and coal mines. In this episode we're listening back to our webinar with Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP for a discussion abo...

2 Jun 202259min

What just happened? Unpacking the transformative 2022 federal election

What just happened? Unpacking the transformative 2022 federal election

The 2022 federal election was transformative. The Coalition’s vote collapsed across the country. There is a new Labor government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, that will likely gain a majori...

26 Mai 202224min

The explosion of political appointments to the AAT

The explosion of political appointments to the AAT

New research from the Australia Institute shows that the number of political appointments to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has skyrocketed. In this episode Ebony unpacks the largest and most com...

17 Mai 202225min

An Australian COP29

An Australian COP29

Australia has never hosted a United Nations climate conference (COP) and the recent proposal from the Labor Party to bid for the 2024 COP in partnership with the Pacific could shift Australia’s reputa...

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