Report
Oil in the Great Australian Bight: comparative report on employment potential
This research argues that opening up the Great Australian Bight to exploratory drilling for oil and gas is unlikely to have much of an effect on jobs, and could even threaten employment in other industries.
Discussion paper
We can handle the truth: opportunities for truth in political advertising
This research shows that the vast majority of Australians (84%) support the introduction of rigorous truth in political advertising laws, which could force untruthful claims to be removed or retracted during election campaigns or see political parties that breach the law hit with fines or reductions in their public funding.
Discussion paper
Making mountains out of minnows: salmon in the Tasmanian economy
The Tasmanian government may have forgone millions of dollars in potential revenue from the rapid growth in the fish farming industry, according to this report.
Discussion paper
Canberra: laboratory of democracy
This paper highlights how most of the Australian Capital Territory’s innovative policies have majority support across Australia.
Discussion paper
Breaking brown: gas and coal plant breakdowns in Victoria
Victoria’s brown coal fired power stations suffer from frequent breakdowns and Loy Yang A is the responsible for largest number of breakdowns on the National Energy Market, since monitoring began in December 2017, and Loy Yang A’s Unit 2 is the most unreliable unit on the grid.