The research outlined in this report reveals that the Australian governments charge no royalties on 56% of the gas that is exported from Australia. Over the last four years, multinational companies made $149 billion exporting gas they got for free. If royalties had been charged on this gas, at least $13.3 billion in revenue could...

Every year, over 300,000 tonnes of clothing is either sent to landfill or exported from Australia. The authors of this paper argue that banning the export of textiles waste, meaningful regulation, taxation and investing in Australia’s capacity to manufacture and recycle domestically, are better solutions for creating a circular economy for this industry.

The authors of this paper argue that Australia is not taking serious action on climate change. Instead, the majority of its governments continue to subsidise the fossil fuel industry and greenwash their poor climate policies. The authors suggest that cutting fossil fuel subsidies would not only help achieve genuine reductions in emissions, but would save...

This discussion paper describes the evolution of key democratic reforms in Tasmania, principles for a healthy democracy, and details 16 reforms that Tasmanian parliamentarians – Liberal, Labor, Independent and minor party – could pursue in the 51st Tasmanian Parliament.

Simple reforms to the Petroleum Resources Rent Tax (PRRT) could raise $18 billion over the next four years, argues Greg Jericho in this Australia Institute discussion paper. The paper outlines how straightforward reforms would raise more revenue than the federal government’s proposed 90% cap on the expenses oil and gas companies can deduct from their...