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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 8h

There’s a war on Iran choking global oil supplies, an artificial intelligence boom & a US president torpedoing the global trading system. But inflation simply MUST be normal, according to the RBA. 🎧 theaus.in/4hWT057 @grogsgamut.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social #auspol

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NEW EPISODE | New world, same Reserve Bank
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

"Who imagines that when Donald Trump went into that meeting with Xi, he gave Australia a second thought? "Actually...that would be true for any US president." @j-laurenceson.bsky.social & @emmashortis.bsky.social discuss the Trump-Xi meeting & what it means for Australia. 🎧 theaus.in/4hsuVTP

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

"By around 2060, for the first time we'll have a year where there are more people dying than there are being born. "That means the only way to keep the population growing...is migration." @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social on the Intergenerational Report. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yYJSms

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/09/2026

Last week’s Trump-Xi meeting delivered few outcomes, but is a bigger shift in US-China relations under way? @acri-uts.bsky.social's James Laurenceson joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss why the Biden administration’s approach to China may not return, even after Trump. 🎧 theaus.in/4hsuVTP

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NEW EPISODE | Placid Trump-Xi summit bucks Washington ‘consensus’ of ever-rising tensions
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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

@mattbevan.bsky.social thoughts and prayers. Please spare us all from a Roosters vs Panthers grand final.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 24/09/2026

AI dominates the latest Intergenerational Report. But are multi-decade predictions related to the rapidly changing technology any more than just a stab in the dark? @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social discuss the latest IGR & new data on ‘middle Australia’. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yYJSms

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NEW EPISODE | Will Australia "keep up and succeed"? Lessons from the Intergenerational Report
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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Two incredibly impressive advocates calling on Australia to step up. I'm biased, but it's sobering and well worth your time. 🎧 theaus.in/3TheJLN

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

"I think international law is in a crisis. "And I think when applied with double standards, that's when rightly people question its use & value." @rawanarraf.bsky.social on Australia's failure to defend the International Criminal Court & the 'rules-based' order. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4hCXbmu

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026

The Red Lines Package aims to ensure that Australia doesn’t fund, arm or invest in illegal settlements, war crimes or genocide. But the federal government has blocked an inquiry into the bills. @rawanarraf.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social on After America to discuss. 🎧 theaus.in/4hCXbmu

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NEW EPISODE | Where are the red lines? Australia, genocide and international law
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026

"I mean call me crazy, but I think the objective of a health system is to keep people healthy, right? "We keep people alive, but we don't keep them healthy." @lukeslawomirski.bsky.social says Australia has built an illness system, not a health system. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4xwuwEq

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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

With a huge thank you to @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social for putting up with me and Greg (especially Greg) for the last two and a bit years.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/09/2026

"There's been an explosion of access." The extent of American access to defence facilities on Australian soil is "profoundly shocking", Richard Tanter tells @emmashortis.bsky.social. Hear more on the latest episode of After America. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/46ICtM1

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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A total delight to have my former uni lecturer Richard Tanter on After America this week. His masters subject on Indonesia was a big part of the reason I moved there for a year nearly a decade ago. And this work he's done on US access to Australian bases is characteristically incredible.

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m really proud of this episode - Richard Tanter has done some outstanding research on the extent of the US military footprint in Aus, and as he says, it’s pretty shocking. All of his research is publicly available too:

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Australian defence facilities and US access

Public evidence and analysis of US access to Australian defence and intelligence facilities.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026

The US controls or has access to more than 100 defence facilities on Australian soil, according to new research. Richard Tanter joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss his research on US involvement on Australian bases & the consequences of the war on terror for the alliance. 🎧 theaus.in/46ICtM1

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NEW EPISODE | America’s “shocking” access to Australian bases, revealed
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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ICAN @nuclearban.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"There is a bit of a myth out there that nuclear weapons have only been used twice in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But in fact, there have been 2000+ explosions around the world, mostly on colonised indigenous communities, including 🇦🇺" #tpnw is the solution to bring justice 🎧@melissaparke01.bsky.social👇

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 09/09/2026

Non-compete clauses are hurting workers & the economy, says @aleighmp.bsky.social. Banning them could give an average worker with a non-compete a $2,500 boost, plus improve productivity & innovation, he tells @ebonybennett.bsky.social on Follow the Money. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4ys6TxI

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026

"Pathetic..." Allan Behm on the Australian government's public response to Trump administration's attacks on the International Criminal Court. "It is a fundamental assault on a really important part of the international rules-based order," he tells @emmashortis.bsky.social. 🎧 theaus.in/4i8e3lP

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026

The United States we thought we knew is gone. And it isn’t coming back. Listen to Dr Emma Shortis unpack the latest every week on After America, available here or wherever you listen to podcasts!🎧 australiainstitute.org.au/news/categor...

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026

“It doesn't matter what you do, doesn't matter how much you give him. [Trump] will not defend those bases.” The moment Senator David Shoebridge quoted our own Dr Emma Shortis on the Senate floor! #auspol @emmashortis.bsky.social @davidshoebridge.bsky.social

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026

Nine nuclear states are holding the rest of the world “hostage to annihilation”, but the Australian government is yet to act on a global ban. @nuclearban.bsky.social's Melissa Parke joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 🎧 theaus.in/3Vhc7xS

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NEW EPISODE | “Part of the problem”: why Australia, US haven’t joined nuclear weapons ban treaty
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Defence officials today tried to prevent the sharing of public evidence on social media at a hearing into Defence land sales. The fact I am posting this should tell you how that went.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/09/2026

Light touch regulation has failed. It’s time to break up Australia's 'big four' consultancies. @joshbornstein.bsky.social & @skyelark.bsky.social discuss the scandal-plagued sector on the latest episode of Follow the Money with @ebonybennett.bsky.social. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/465ksXO

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/09/2026

"I think that we hide behind the ANZUS treaty as a way of not thinking through what the real relationship is & what drives it." Allan Behm & @emmashortis.bsky.social on 75 years of ANZUS & the state of the Australia-US relationship. Hear more on After America 🎧➡️ theaus.in/4i8e3lP

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The latest Dollars & Sense ep is out: Data centres, profit growth and getting ready for next week's GDP australiainstitute.org.au/post/will-th...

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Will the data centre “boom” make us better off?

Profits are surging and living standards are not. Will the AI boom be any different?

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 26/08/2026

House prices have fallen modestly over the last few months. So, what changed? Not migration numbers or the number of new houses, but the tax system, says @maiyazize.bsky.social. "I think that points us in a pretty obvious direction about where the problem was." #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4cbA7IA

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/08/2026

Is Trump spiralling? "Let's just say there there weren't nearly as many George Washington & Trump AI pictures before I left..." Chas Licciardello from @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social on the latest episode of After America. 🎧 theaus.in/46iQQWT

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/08/2026

What might the midterms mean for an historically unpopular president? Chas Licciardello from @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the latest from the midterm primaries & the “civil war” between democratic socialists & establishment Democrats. 🎧 theaus.in/46iQQWT

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NEW EPISODE | Will the midterms be NOT NORMAL? with Chas Licciardello
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

BREAKING: rugby league on a public television in Victoria

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

As the Australian government continues to shield itself with words, here’s Chris Sidoti on what Australia could be doing in the face of Israel’s assault on Palestinians and the rule of law.

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Australia's Gaza hypocrisy

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/08/2026

Australian foreign & security policy "is based on the assumption that these guys, who are treating their own servicepeople like this, are gonna keep us safe." "That's a joke." @emmashortis.bsky.social on US Defense leadership amid reports of dire conditions on the USS Lincoln. 🎧 theaus.in/4xEjqxI

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 19/08/2026

Australians have been dudded by the gas industry. It’s past time governments admitted it. On Follow the Money this week, @richarddenniss.bsky.social & @ebonybennett.bsky.social discuss how the gas industry tricked Australia – and how we can stop it happening again. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4goevdi

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NEW EPISODE | How the gas industry tricked Australia with Richard Denniss
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We spoke in detail about the fundamental flaw at the heart of Australian defence policy on After America this week.

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Our little show is creeping up those rankings!

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/08/2026

If the US government isn’t caring for its own military personnel, how could policymakers expect the US to come to Australia’s aid? @emmashortis.bsky.social examines reports of dire conditions aboard the USS Lincoln, the implications for Australia & the impact of USAID cuts. 🎧 theaus.in/4xEjqxI

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NEW EPISODE | USS Lincoln exposes fundamental flaw at the heart of Australian defence policy
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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Important analysis from Chris Sidoti & @emmashortis.bsky.social about the many ways the Australian government could be doing better.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/08/2026

"It's the United Nations as a whole that is being attacked by the Trump administration. "And that's a matter of grave concern for everyone everywhere." Human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti & @emmashortis.bsky.social on the Trump administration's attacks on the UN. 🎧 theaus.in/4cat5Uk

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 06/08/2026

"I want to see more of our retired generals calling out what's happening to women in the service. "We have captains of industry, law firms, universities - all engaged in various forms of capitulation to this government." @cfr.org's @lrobinson.bsky.social on After America. 🎧 theaus.in/45IlKHO

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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The latest Dollars & Sense ep is up. @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social & I talkin about wealth, inflation and supply shocks australiainstitute.org.au/post/were-qu...

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We're quadrillionaires. Also, things seem terrible.

Wealth on Earth is up, apparently.

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 31/07/2026

"It's really like we're living in a nightmare." "It's not just misogynistic language, but there really are no barriers anymore to anyone saying anything. That's how it feels most days." @lrobinson.bsky.social from @cfr.org on the Trump administration's misogyny & her new book, 'Women in Power'.

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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Me, forever:

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 29/07/2026

"He's doing a lot of decorating..." @mattbevan.bsky.social & @emmashortis.bsky.social on the bizarre world of the Trump administration & the US president's crypto investments. Hear more on the latest episode of After America 👇 🎧 theaus.in/4pKBG5F

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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 28/07/2026

🎙️ NEW EPISODE 🎙️ @emmashortis.bsky.social reflects on Trump’s “joke” about serving a third term, before If You’re Listening host @mattbevan.bsky.social returns to the show to discuss the midterms & Trump’s finances. 🎧 theaus.in/4pKBG5F

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NEW EPISODE | Matt Bevan on the midterms and where Trump’s money comes from
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts

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