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Briefing paper

Australia’s path to green iron


Australia has long discussed developing a green iron industry. This briefing note proposes that if Australia aims to position itself as a global leader in the emerging green iron market, it must first assess whether it has the essential ingredients and whether it is on track to leverage its resources to meet long-term targets.
Discussion paper

Fossil-fuelled universities


This report examines the extent to which fossil fuel companies are involved in Australian universities, positing that this involvement compromises the integrity of those universities’ research and undermines their independence, impartiality and credibility. It argues that universities should cut ties with fossil fuel companies to protect their independence, as they have ended relationships with tobacco...
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Transition tax incentive: reforming fuel tax credits into a decarbonisation tailwind


A policy proposal to phase-out Australia's Fuel Tax Credit scheme, which subsidises imported high-emissions diesel use, with a transition tax incentive scheme to accelerate electrification and decarbonisation. This paper argues that the fuel tax does not fund roads – it is industry assistance.
Briefing paper

Securing sovereign capacity: strengthening national resilience in the refined metals sector


Aggressive geoeconomic interference by Beijing will soon devastate Australia’s smelting and metal refining regions unless the Federal Government acts decisively according to this report. The report finds that China is now spending more on industrial subsidisation than on defence. A loss of refining capacity means an undermining of sovereign capacity.
Discussion paper

Impact of gas exports on Australian energy prices


This paper reveals that the decision to allow unrestricted gas exports from the Australian east coast gas market has led to a tripling of domestic wholesale gas and electricity prices, since exports began in 2015. The paper proposes that the only way to bring down Australian gas prices is to restrict gas exports.