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Rod Campbell

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Economist and Research Director at @australiainstitute.org.au Honorary Fellow, Deakin University. NOT the author of "Dear Zoo", "Oh Dear" and other classics.

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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"Corporate Canada couldn’t be happier. They have a trusted investment banker in charge of the country, implementing core demands they advanced long before Trump was elected" writes @jimbostanford.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/TPGSnOvn
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"Australian households do not set petrol prices. Not buying fuel is not an option, and the increase in petrol prices was the most recent driver of headline inflation" writes @amyremeikis.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/MWOeCP5I
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Senator Lidia Thorpe explicitly named detention centres as “sites of systemic child abuse, operating in direct violation of this country’s domestic and international human rights obligations and all morality." Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/THUZhU4A
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026
Australia’s multibillion-dollar online gambling industry is effectively regulated by a NT body with no full-time staff. @justinedavismla.bsky.social joins @ebonybennett.bsky.social to discuss how the NT became the de facto national regulator & her proposal to lift standards. 🎧 theaus.in/4jhnKz9
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NEW EPISODE | How the NT won Australia’s race-to-the-bottom on online gambling regulation
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 01/10/2026
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
Listen to the latest episode of Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Far from taking pride in it, the men who killed this magnificent animal should be deeply ashamed. That swift, sleek, wonderful monster, flashing with holographic colours, reduced to a dead black lump. www.devonlive.com/news/devon-n...
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Monster 282kg tuna landed in Brixham is 'heaviest ever' catch
Giant £4,000 Bluefin tuna caught off Devon coast could be heading to Michelin-starred restaurants
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The latest corporate tax data just dropped. And congrats to Santos Ltd - 11yrs in a row of no company tax.
Table of Santos ltd company tax 2014-15 to 2024-25

Year	Total income	Company Tax
2014-15	$3,389,399,798	$0
2015-16	$3,476,002,729	$0
2016-17	$3,715,263,715	$0
2017-18	$3,498,043,596	$0
2018-19	$4,360,612,850	$0
2019-20	$5,013,931,702	$0
2020-21	$4,070,327,153	$0
2021-22	$4,746,037,784	$0
2022-23	$6,257,384,778	$0
2023-24	$8,210,276,022	$0
2024-25	$5,117,008,013	$0
Total	$51,854,288,140	$0
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"JobSeeker now sits at just 41% of the minimum wage, and Youth Allowance is even worse at 34%" writes Charmaine Crowe, Program Director for Social Service at the ACOSS. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/h5nIyjVF
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punterspolitics.bsky.social @punterspolitics.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This Politician Rorted $21K and Was Only Fined $2K This week, we dig into the Gold Coast mayor still running the council that approves his own property developments. We score Albo's poker face against a journalist's "gotcha" question, and launch a new segment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjU7...
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Dodgy Dealings From The Gold Coast Mayor, The New Gas Bill that Does NOTHING, & Albo's Deflection
YouTube video by Punters Politics Podcast
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“The RBA argues this is about inflation, but that has absolutely nothing to do with Australians earning too much, spending too much or an overheating economy,” said @grogsgamut.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/ADbShnLo
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Independent breweries have less than 10 per cent of the Australian beer market. Yet our economic and social impact is far greater" writes Evin Craney, Chair of the Independent Brewers Association. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/RyGE55el
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“Renters have to pay a bond. So do onshore mining companies. Yet offshore oil and gas corporations do not” said Greens spokesperson for healthy oceans Senator Vanessa Bleyer. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/kin2TzIJ
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"It's not just rates that are on the rise" a new cartoon from Fiona Katauskas (@fionakatauskas.bsky.social). See today's cartoon on The Point: sbrew.link/FuJcoK5x
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"The “fierce independence” of RBA Governor Michele Bullock is championed today, but in the past, the central bank’s independence has been challenged by government ministers and RBA members who have conceded it" writes James Watson. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/qrYdc7kA
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/09/2026
"Other people in the rest of the world are making a fortune out of Australia's gas exports....You're not alone in thinking that Australia is getting taken for a ride." Join the call for a national plebiscite: gas-plebiscite.australiainstitute.o…
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"For those of us awake to the worsening climate emergency, there’s an added dimension to the pain Dockers fans carry. Since 2010, fossil fuel giant Woodside Energy has been the major sponsor of our beloved club" writes Sophie McNeill. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/iPUED8lD
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Important and historically significant story!
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Southern Highlands campaigner Jessica Ryall described the data campus as a rural industrial site the “size of 134 football fields” on bushfire-prone land within Sydney’s drinking-water catchment. Read the full piece on The Point: sbrew.link/F0b6407O
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 22/09/2026
Australia Institute research shows voters across the political spectrum overwhelmingly support a 25% tax on gas exports, which could raise an estimated $17 billion in revenue each year. Yet the Australian Parliament has failed to act. This new ad highlights the important issue.
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Glenn Connley @glennconnley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The gas industry hates this campaign. So please share this. Big Gas Is Taking The Piss ... the sequel!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6Jf...
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LICK THE PLATE - Tax the Gas Industry
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“This is a wholly unreasonable and frankly grossly irresponsible proposal, which shows contempt for local residents" said Senator Sarah Henderson. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260923-goodman-…
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/09/2026
NEWS: Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has secured a record $131.5 million settlement from DoorDash after a NYC investigation found the company underpaid or failed to properly pay 264,000 delivery workers. 1/
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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Australia is about to co-host COP31 in Turkey but Australia isn't really talking about climate change. To help fix this, Lyndal and I arranged this talk about why the biggest threat to the human species remains the biggest story going. When: 6pm, 29 September. How: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lyndal Rowlands and Royce Kurmelovs talk climate journalism and COP31. Riot starts Tuesday, 29 September at 6pm. Registration required.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Have you signed up to help keep the spotlight on petrostates like Australia that're all, "There’s no avoiding the scale of our responsibility – or the cost of inaction”, then merrily approving yet another Coal/Gas new/extension project❓ 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
New Intergenerational Report from the Australian government thinks disaster funding will just be a nice smooth requirement into the future with only a small difference between "paris aligned" [code for 1.5C, which we know will be exceeded already] and "more than 3C" which would be catastropic. !WTF!
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“What use is a report forecasting the next forty years by a government failing to tackle the greatest challenge of our time?” said Anjali Sharma. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260922-intergen…
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
WTAF??!!?
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An independent politician in the Northern Territory is taking on some of Australia’s biggest betting companies, after accusing the Albanese government of squandering its chance to tackle the powerful sector. Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/new/260921-n...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Do you want more guns or less guns in Australia? The NSW Gov wants less, while the NSW opposition, Vic gov, SA gov, Qld gov all want more. Interesting times. australiainstitute.org.au/post/gun-num...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 18/09/2026
Inequality is a political choice. On this episode of Dollars & Sense, @grogsgamut.bsky.social & @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social discuss the shocking number of Australians dying on Jobseeker & the government’s immigration policy announcements. #auspol 🎧 theaus.in/4yKHWxG
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NEW EPISODE | A shocking number of Australians on Jobseeker are dying – it doesn’t have to be this way
Listen to Dollars & Sense now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Even for a government, $10 billion per year is a lot of money. It is one of the largest expense items in the federal budget, usually costing more than running either the Australian Army or the Royal Australian Air Force.” Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Groucho Marx wouldn't join any club that wanted him as a member. I was refused entry into the ATO's consultation group on Australia's biggest fossil fuel subsidy, the fuel tax credit scheme. 😪 But there is some good news. Read all about it: thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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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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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Really important piece by Greg. "There really is no reason why people on jobseeker should die more often than those not on welfare. We are a rich country with supposedly universal healthcare."
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Glenn Connley @glennconnley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Demonising those seeking a better life in Australia has been political gold for a generation. It's also a pot of gold for some. thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Why is Australia propping up Nauru Airlines to keep offshore detention alive?
Here’s a question you’ve probably never asked yourself: Why does Nauru Airlines exist? There’s a simple answer – Australia’s offshore detention regime. Australia’s “resettlement” program in Naoero req...
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Ebony Bennett @ebonybennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Inequality does not merely impair economic performance; it is also a profound and direct threat to democracy," writes Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social in @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Extreme inequality is not a given. It is a political choice and we can unmake it
After a year examining global inequality alongside leading economists and experts, Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz describes the crisis as both vast in scale and dangerous in trajectory. He outlines a ...
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Nobel Prize economist Joe Stiglitz writing on inequality for @thepointau.bsky.social. A great piece and a big get for The Point!! thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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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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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"Most people will know the story about the boiling frog. "We're turning up the temperature of the pot that we're sitting in." - co-CEO Leanne Minshull opens today's #ClimateIntegritySummit26 @leanneminshull.bsky.social
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
Offsetting fossil fuel emissions is like thinking that going for a walk makes up for having a cigarette. That's the logic our governments use to justify fossil fuel expansion. 📺co-CEO Richard Denniss delivers his keynote address at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026 @richarddenniss.bsky.social
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"The transition away from fossil fuels must remain firmly anchored in the best available science and strong political will." - Tuvalu Minister for Climate Change and Environment the Hon Dr Maina Vakafua Talia at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"If we had started this transition 40 years ago, maybe there was room for these delaying, slower tactics to reduce emissions." "Carbon offsets should be the last option." The Hon Senator Rosa Galvez at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026 @senrosagalvez.bsky.social
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"[The Safeguard Mechanism] allows the unlimited use of offsets to enable fossil fuel expansion. "So it's not a constraint. It's a release valve." - The Wilderness Society CEO Dr Kirsty Howey at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
Rosa Galvez is an Independent Senator for Québec (Bedford). She is a speaker at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026. Read more from her here:
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Australia and Canada can learn from each other on climate if we separate action from declaration | Rosa Galvez
Climate integrity means being honest about the gap between emissions reduced on paper and emissions reduced in the atmosphere
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
"[One study] covered one billion offset credits...and found that less than 16% would be verifiably real." "So 85% of offset credits don't pass the first hurdle. They're not real." - University of Melbourne Senior Research Fellow Dr Kate Dooley at today's #ClimateIntegrity Summit 2026
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵
Fiorinamarietta on Threads writes: "The death of department stores as an EXPERIENCE needs to be studied. You used to be able to buy a dress, have lunch, get your hair done, smell every perfume in existence and leave carrying beautifully wrapped boxes. Shopping used to be an event."
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You're 9x more likely to die if you're poor in Australia. Shocking data from @aihw.bsky.social, great post by @grogsgamut.bsky.social live.thepoint.com.au?post=7543a9e...
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Gadget @gadget44027447.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 The judge has ruled that Andrew and Tristan Tate are “quintessential flight risks with the capacity to flee.” The court rejected their argument that them not being "billionaires" and their assets being seized/frozen in Romania meant they lacked the financial means to flee.
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Rod Campbell @rodcampbell.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nice piece on phasing out gas and equality in Aus.... thepoint.com.au/opinions/260...
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Gas pruning could help make Australia’s energy transition cheaper and fairer
The people most affected by climate change are missing out on the benefits of the energy transition and household electrification. As more and more extreme weather events occur, everyone is impacted b...
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