Reposted by Jack ThrowerKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 25/06/2026If Europe chooses massive, oversized EVs rather than right-sized EVs, it will have to pay an extra 36 billion in car charging bills + an extra 2,500 people will be killed by cars uploads.transportenvironment.org/production/f... 69629
Reposted by Jack ThrowerAlice Grundy @alicektg.bsky.social · 05/05/2026"Rich Kid, Poor Kid reinforces the urgency and devastation of the school funding problem in Australia. @janecaro.bsky.social delivers the story in a way that should propel readers into action" says Elisa Di Gregorio in The Conversation theconversation.com/australias-f...theconversation.comAustralia’s frighteningly unequal funding system favours private schools, argues Jane Caro. How can we fix it?Rich Kid, Poor Kid highlights the urgency and devastation of the school funding problem in Australia. 19747
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Shell Oil suggested they were putting $1m into the Aus Energy Producers advert campaign because its adverts need to meet "Advertising Standards" "unlike those from The Australia Institute" So @jack-thrower.bsky.social & I decided to fact check their advert live.thepoint.com.aulive.thepoint.com.auThe Point Live: Business and gas companies have their say on gas tax proposals.Representatives from the Business Council, Shell and ConocoPhillips are among those fronting the gas tax senate inquiry today, while the health minister lays out proposed changes to the NDIS. 39947
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 20/04/2026"Norway and Qatar show Australia doesn’t have to give the gas industry a free pass" by @jack-thrower.bsky.social @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...thepoint.com.auNorway and Qatar show Australia doesn’t have to give the gas industry a free passFor decades, Australia has tolerated a rapidly growing gas industry that pays little tax and royalties, employs few people, pushes up gas and electricity prices for Australian families and businesses,... 223574
Reposted by Jack ThrowerKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/04/2026Incredible @jack-thrower.bsky.social chart here for @thepointau.bsky.social - the # of utes FAR exceeds the number of tradies and farmers in Aus These are land-based luxury private jets, fossil-fuelled,heavily subsidised by the gov't and justified on flimsy pretence thepoint.com.au/off-the-char... 118330
Reposted by Jack Throwerkristin (she/her) @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org · 01/04/2026With fuel restrictions likely to be announced tonight & presumably no meaningful COVID-scale support package to come with it, I think folks who assume Labor can’t possibly lose the next election are vastly overconfident. Morrison alleviated discomfort with COVID restrictions by HELPING people. 25720
Jack Thrower @jack-thrower.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Following up from last night's shocking Four Corners, great analysis from Dr @marijataflaga.bsky.social, Dr Francis Markham and Distinguished Professor Keith Dowding on the broken governance structures that lead to these scandals. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auLessons from ANU for Australia’s university governance crisisThe Australian National University (ANU) has spent the past eighteen months in a state of rolling crisis. The headline issues are now familiar. In October 2024, a large projected deficit was announce... 02513
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Australia's gun laws in major need of reform. 200,000+ gun owners in don't use their weapons for the reasons stated on their licence. This is a major security risk for the community Great story on SMH front page on important new @australiainstitute.org.au research. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw... 2169
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Subsidies to mining companies growing faster than the NDIS, child care, aged care. Australian gov fossil fuel subsidies now at $30,000 every minute of every day. Great piece on @australiainstitute.org.au latest research www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAustralian governments subsidising fossil fuel use by more than $30,000 a minute, analysis findsAustralia Institute data finds state and federal subsidies for coal, gas and oil products increased 10% in past year, growing at a faster pace than funding to NDIS 7181125
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 03/03/2026"Is the Australian dream to own your own home or someone else’s?" @jack-thrower.bsky.social Angus Taylor seems to think the capital gains tax discount helps achieve the Australian dream. But as Jack points out... it's only for investment properties! live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...live.thepoint.com.au 38033
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Do beer drinkers pay more tax than gas companies? Yes, they do! Beer excise > PRRT Beer drinkers' income tax > gas company income tax Thread below, full details here: australiainstitute.org.au/report/tax-b... 614971
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Policy analysis from actual homelessness case worker. Proud to have helped with this piece. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auThe last stop on the train line of Australia’s social failures: Tales of a homelessness case worker on the NSW South CoastLife as a homelessness case worker is brutal. You often feel like the last stop on the train line of our country’s social failures. Hardest of all is knowing that people aren’t helped as well as they ... 38535
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Let's get this straight. Adani donates $600k the Qld LNP before election. After the election, Qld LNP ends legal action over $400 MILLION in unpaid royalties. Dodgy, dodgy, dodgy. Thread. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... 26336188
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Native forest logging is driving extinction and climate damage by Bob Debus for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...thepoint.com.auNative forest logging is driving extinction and climate damageThe revelation that the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is proposing to log a cloud forest in southern NSW teeming with threatened species is another reminder of the spiralling decline of the nati... 26434
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Triple J Hottest 100 out tomorrow! Last year just 27 Aus songs made it. Lowest since 1994!! Why? – Streaming favours the USA Thankfully, DJ Albo is in the house and can turn this around! Thread on how. 35320
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Excellent post by @jack-thrower.bsky.social on what the media gets wrong about protests and why the lines about "where are the protests against Iran" are pretty stupid. #ThePointLive live.thepoint.com.au#037390705alive.thepoint.com.auThe Point Live: Parliament returns early for Bondi condolence motionsAnthony Albanese has recalled parliament early for condolence motions to remember the 15 people killed at Bondi Beach terror attack, on 14 December. Tibor Weitzen, Matilda, Rabbi Yaakov Levitan, Marik... 14513
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Miners exaggerating tax. Again. What's new is that this is so demonstrably false. Will they take down false ads? If you see this ad after today, please let me know. Debunked on @thepointau.bsky.social here, more below: thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2... 613784
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The Albanese govt is considering an East Coast gas reservation policy. And ok... but how about putting a 25% tax of gas exports so we stop giving it away for free? 1634999
Reposted by Jack ThrowerAndrew Norton @andrewjnorton.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The ATEC legislation makes it look like student contribution reform is off the political agenda. andrewnorton.id.au/2025/12/01/t...andrewnorton.id.auThe Australian Tertiary Education Commission legislation – Part 3, Per student funding and student contributionsSince it came to office, Labor has deferred dealing with Job-ready Graduates student contributions. First it added student contributions to the Universities Accord list of issues. In February 2024 … 012
Jack Thrower @jack-thrower.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Important piece about a mostly missed element of the EPBC changes 011
Jack Thrower @jack-thrower.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Govt cowardice all that is delaying gambling reform www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...thenewdaily.com.auOnly thing in way of gambling reform is government's cowardiceGambling reform has the support of the public and a cross-party committee – only the Albanese government's cowardice is holding it back. 164
Reposted by Jack ThrowerGreg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 24/11/2025"Albanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet again" @jack-thrower.bsky.social #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/news/251124-...thepoint.com.auAlbanese Government set to use social media ban as cover to water down gambling reforms yet againIf Albanese is serious about ‘progressive patriotism’ he could start by prioritising the livelihoods of Australians over the profits of gambling companies. 1214159
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Adani have scammed Qld out of $100s of millions and the LNP Gov are fine with that. Great to see Labor and Greens pursuing this in QParl and the media. Features numbers from @australiainstitute.org.au research. 46532
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Why does the Albanese Government treat Japan’s energy security as more important than our own? Let's hope someone asks Japan's Ambassador when he speaks at the National Press Club today! My piece at @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/251... 33313
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/10/2025The Federal Government's plan for university reform is welcome and much needed. Australian unis are overseen by Vice-Chancellors paid vast sums of money, who preside over a sector failing its staff and students. 📺Senior Economist Jack Thrower on WIN News @jack-thrower.bsky.social #auspol 34622
Reposted by Jack ThrowerBill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 21/10/2025What did we learn from yesterday's election data drop and why will we have to wait till February for the full picture? @rashidajourno.bsky.social explains on SBS News. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...sbs.com.auBig bills, no seat: Some of the federal election's big spenders didn't actually winIndependent candidates received and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get elected to federal parliament — some unsuccessfully. 01510
Reposted by Jack ThrowerBill Browne @browne90.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Many NSW residents don't realise that the "Westpac" Rescue Helicopter's operations aren't funded by Westpac, but by taxpayers. Ripper piece from @sydmorningherald.bsky.social www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw...smh.com.au‘Every dollar counts’: Westpac Rescue spends big on high teas, golf days, lavish ballsThe service, which has announced an investigation into allegations of a toxic and unsafe workplace, splashes more on fundraising and events than other agencies. 58547
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/10/2025The ANU says it's in crisis. Does this look like a financial crisis to you? 1117778
Reposted by Jack ThrowerMarija Taflaga @marijataflaga.bsky.social · 25/09/2025open.spotify.com/episode/1OPE... In this week's DS episode @jennaprice.bsky.social, Sinclair Davidson, Mark and I discuss the governance crisis in the Australian University sector. It is telling when folk from across the political spectrum agree on the problem and most of the solution A thread🧵open.spotify.comUniversities in crisis 1119
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/09/2025"The core problem is a vacuum of accountability. In the university sector, no one is held responsible for failure, at least no one at the top." @jack-thrower.bsky.social in the Canberra Times Read: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906393... 14511
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 03/09/2025Tickets are on sale now for our Revenue Summit 2025! Speakers include Steven Miles, David Pocock, Kate Chaney, Jordan van den Lamb, and more! 📅Wed 29 Oct 📍Parliament House, Canberra Get your tickets! 👇👇 #auspol 2176
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 19/08/2025I'm speaking at Monash Uni tomorrow about Australia's gas policy mess and Woodside in particular. @australiainstitute.org.au @nteumonash.bsky.social 48130
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/07/2025"Australians should insist that the country’s leaders represent the interests of Australians, not multinational gas corporations," writes @markogge.bsky.social. Why is the Prime Minister gaslighting Australians on North West Shelf? – @thenewdaily.bsky.socialthenewdaily.com.auWhy is the PM gaslighting Australians on North West Shelf?Given Labor's climate-change assertions, its approval extension of the most climate destroying fossil project in Australia is shocking. 315969
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/07/2025Fix the GST to unlock more than $2 billion for SA Noah Schultz-Byard, director of the Australia Institute South Australia asks whether South Australia will accept our shrinking share of the GST and risk even deeper service cuts by 2030, or will we fight for tax reform. #sapolindailysa.com.auFix the GST to unlock more than $2 billion for SA - News | InDaily, Inside South AustraliaWill South Australia accept our shrinking share of the GST and risk even deeper service cuts by 2030? Or will we fight for tax reform? 11710
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 30/06/2025Today is the LAST CHANCE to make your tax-deductible donation before the End of Financial Year, and double your impact! Thank you to everyone who has already donated! 🧡 theaus.in/EOFYbsky1 01910
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/06/2025Nearly a quarter of the seats in parliament are "non-classic" contests - where either 1st or 2nd is not a major party - incl the seats held by the ALP, Lib & Nats leaders #OffTheCharts @browne90.bsky.social @skyelark.bsky.social @joshuablackjb.bsky.social australiainstitute.org.au/post/for-maj... 25723
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 17/06/2025ANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secret @jack-thrower.bsky.social in the Canberra Times, writes on the ANU's scandals and lack of transparency.canberratimes.com.auANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secretStaff trust is necessary for any successful project. 14512
Reposted by Jack ThrowerOur ANU @ouranu.bsky.social · 16/06/2025“In other words, the ANU is saying that the success of their work depends on the public staying in the dark about how ANU staff members are actually feeling.” @jack-thrower.bsky.social with yet more evidence of opacity and poor governance at ANU. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/899301...canberratimes.com.auANU attacks union poll for lack of integrity, but keeps its own survey results secretStaff trust is necessary for any successful project. 041
Reposted by Jack ThrowerThe Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/06/2025Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it. We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS. ✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry 36753371
Reposted by Jack ThrowerEmma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Members of the crossbench have written to Deputy PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles, calling for an urgent parliamentary inquiry into Aukus. In April, polling by @australiainstitute.org.au found 56% of Australians support such a move. 1032897
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Oh look, Env Minister Murray Watt could approve a brand new coal mine in the next 10 days. @australiainstitute.org.au #CoalMineTracker 1/2 105139
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 02/06/2025"Confected outrage at the very wealthy paying slightly more tax is misguided and misdirected." Great piece on proposed super changes by @gemkillen.bsky.social womensagenda.com.au/latest/dont-...womensagenda.com.auDon't let the confected outrage fool you, the super tax reform is good for womenConfected outrage at the very wealthy paying slightly more tax on their super is misguided and misdirected. 19737
Reposted by Jack ThrowerRod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Very excited that @ketanjoshi.co is working with @australiainstitute.org.au!!! Check out his post on Woodside, dodgy offsets and the safeguard mechanism... australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-saf... 110043
Reposted by Jack ThrowerMark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Presumably he will tell him there is no way his government will approve a 50-year extension Woodside’s climate destroying North West Shelf gas EXPORT terminal that will cause 4.3 BILLION tonnes of emissions and make floods more frequent and extreme…. 610640
Reposted by Jack ThrowerMark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Woodside’s North West Shelf gas EXPORT terminal has caused WA gas and electricity prices to triple since @walabor.bsky.social stupidly let them to export WAs domestic gas reserves from Waitsia Will @australianlabor.bsky.social approve a 50-year extension- decades of higher energy bills for WA? 🧵👇 46640
Reposted by Jack ThrowerMark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Claims that North West Shelf (NWS) extension are necessary for firming electricity are pure gaslighting. NWS is about EXPORTS It exports more of WA’s domestic gas reserves than it supplies to WA. NWS = LESS gas for WA Receipts in 🧵👇 thewest.com.au/politics/fed... 24125
Reposted by Jack ThrowerMark Ogge @markogge.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Read that again. One giant gas export project, worse than all Australia’s coal power stations. 6 BILLION + tonnes of emissions. Will @australianlabor.bsky.social approve it? If so, their climate climate credentials will be in tatters. Worse than Morrison. reneweconomy.com.au/new-legal-ch... 611460