Recent economic modelling on the impacts of a 25% gas export tax has been quickly and fully embraced by the fossil-fuel companies, and other lobby groups. This analysis of the modelling finds that it is mostly irrelevant to the gas industry in Australia in modelling a gas project that doesn’t exist.

Australians are suffering from climate disasters that are accelerating as climate change worsens. The extraction and use of fossil fuels is a key factor driving climate change and the resulting increasing costs of natural disasters. This paper proposes a levy on fossil fuel exports could make the fossil fuel industry pay for the harms it...

Climate misinformation and disinformation in Australia often originates from the very institutions charged with protecting the public interest. This report finds that the Australian Government is a source of climate misinformation and disinformation. While the report focuses on climate, the reforms outlined address the same root causes that enable misinformation across Australian public life.

In 2025, the Australian Government committed to establishing a Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve (CMSR) to maximise the strategic value of Australia’s critical minerals. This paper sets out an industry-informed perspective on how to implement the Government’s Critical Minerals Strategic Reserve.

Australia’s natural gas sector has transformed dramatically between 1975 and 2025. This paper outlines how Australia’s looming gas shortages are largely the product of political decisions that have stalled investment, restricted exploration and driven up energy prices. The paper argues that the very policies intended to protect consumers have made the situation worse.