Overview The Australia Institute commissioned polling on a number of issues relating to refugee issues. In brief: - 61% said that Australia should accept New Zealand’s offer to take 150 refugees from Manus Island and Nauru. This included 58% of Coalition voters and 62% of Labor voters. - 66% said it should be legal for...

Reviews OECD data on the relationship between living standards and cuts in company tax rates compared with the provision of better education services. The graphs show the relationship between living standards and other variables that are at the centre of the disputes about the future direction of economic policy; cuts in company tax rates and...

New research shows a rising number of the Australian adult population are not enrolled, not casting a vote or voting informally. Combined with the sinking major party vote, nearly 40% of Australian adults did not vote for either party able to form government in 2013. The trend has been on the rise over the past...

Summary Based on surveys of Chinese, UK, American and domestic tourists, results show that tourism areas adjacent to the Great Barrier Reef risk losing over 1 million visitors per year, worth over $1 billion in tourism expenditure. This expenditure supports around 10,000 tourism jobs in regional Queensland, which are also considered at-risk. While many potential...

Estimates the number of jobs that would be created in by the renewable energy policies of each party as at 10 June 2016. Summary The Australia Institute has modelled the number jobs in the clean energy sector which would be created to meet the renewable energy targets proposed by political parties this election. All parties...