The Centre for Independent Studies and The Sydney Institute are being paid by the Reserve Bank. Say no to public funds going to hard-right think tanks.

Australia is at a tipping point. Choosing the brave route – taxing gas and raising revenue – would also, in this case, be the right one.

ALT: Small Waterfall Flowing Over Mossy Rocks

It seems Anthony Albanese would rather only One Nation spoke to voters’ “searing anger”, even if it means more seats for the right than the left.

News Corp continues to make serious money in Australia while paying no tax. But even the Murdoch monolith isn't the nation's worst tax dodger.

<p><strong>Eleven years ago, public outrage at large local and foreign corporations engaging in tax evasion or avoidance, legal or otherwise, compelled the Australian Taxation Office to release an ann...

Exclusive: Climate Change Authority chair says planning commission did not account for climate-related economic damage in NSW

Seeking refuge in the shadow of fascism A new podcast uncovering the hidden legal histories of refugees who reshaped Australia. Coming 1st October, 2026.

Avoiding a rise in unemployment is important for the RBA – but apparently not a dealbreaker

I spent all my working life in coal mines before retiring in 2020. Since then I have become a passionate advocate for establishing renewable industries in areas where coal mines will close.

A solar plant built in the 1980s in a remote opal mining town has been recognised for its pioneering contribution to the renewable energy industry.

Union figures and leading academics want big tech companies building Australian data centres to help fund the local AI industry through a levy.

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

A record 157,957 new EVs were sold nationally between January and June, according to the Electric Vehicle Council

Shoebridge over troubled Waters? A huge earthquake in environmental politics happened in Australia today. And no, I don't mean the change in Greens leadership. Important as this event is - and I wi...

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

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Australians should be furious that Anthony Albanese has opened the floodgates to American AI companies

Albanese used his UN address to champion international law, dialogue and Australia’s credentials as a middle power. The real test lies in whether those principles are applied consistently, from Gaza a...

At least 260 educational programs in Australia are sponsored by fossil fuel companies, according to a report by a climate advocacy group.

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

Rising seas and environmental degradation are disrupting traditional Pacific practices, eroding Indigenous cultural connections and severing their relationships with ancestral lands and oceans accordi...

Most Australian government entities are running outdated technology – and AI systems may reveal their weaknesses, intentionally or not.

For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.