Bernie Fraser Oration 2026

Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP

We are delighted to announce the Treasurer of Australia, Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP will deliver the 2026 Bernie Fraser Oration.

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Revenue Summit 2026

The Australia Institute’s 2026 Revenue Summit will bring together Australian policymakers, academics, and independent experts to promote evidence-based policymaking.

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What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss

What’s the Point? with Richard Denniss explains the political and economic decisions shaping the lives of everyday Australians lives, answering key questions along the way.

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More Fool Me (Vantage Point Issue 6)

The global gas industry has pulled off the greatest con in Australia’s history, and we’re living with the consequences. Order More Fool Me: How the gas industry tricked Australia today.

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National Gambling Toll

Money estimated to have been lost by Australian gamblers since 1 July 2023, just after the final report of the Murphy Review was handed to the Commonwealth Government.

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A koala is seen at the Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve near Canberra, Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The federal government yesterday announced a national audit of koala populations as a key component of an $18 million package to help protect Australia’s iconic species.

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Policy to ‘save’ forests so bad it split the Greens

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Digital duty of care laws don’t go far enough – poll

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The quarter of a trillion dollar shortfall leaving states and territories scrambling

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The quiet disaster hurting Australians just as much as high prices and interest rates

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Online gambling giants win billions, pay no company tax

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Polling – Digital duty of care In September 2026, YouGov conducted a survey of 1,042 Australian residents on behalf of The Australia Institute on a range of attitudes related to online platforms. Key res...

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Koalas for Coal How the Improved Native Forest Management Method Ties Koala Protection to Fossil Fuel Expansion

by Fergus Green

GST shortfall How to better fund the states

by Matt Grudnoff

Specialist care for all Australians A submission to the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability Inquiry into Access to Medical Specialists

by Luke Slawomirski and Morgan Harrington

Polling – gambling advertisements In June 2026, The Australia Institute commissioned YouGov to conduct a nationally representative sample of 2230 Australians on their attitudes towards gambling advertisements...

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Upcoming events

VIC

4 days to start

New Game, New Rules: A Foreign Policy for Dystopian Times

co-hosted with Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria

Tue, Sep 22, 2026 6:00 pm AEST Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria

5 days to start

Webinar

Access to health care for all Australians

Wed, Sep 23, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

7 days to start

Webinar, Australia's Biggest Book Club

Nuclear Archipelago with Elizabeth Tynan

Join Elizabeth Tynan as she discusses her new book, Nuclear Archipelago: Secrets, power and the biggest atomic blast in Australia

Fri, Sep 25, 2026 2:00 pm AEST Zoom

13 days to start

Webinar

How to Fix Australia’s University Crisis

Thu, Oct 1, 2026 11:00 am AEST Zoom

ACT

25 days to start

Bernie Fraser Oration

Hon Dr Jim Chalmers MP | Bernie Fraser Oration 2026

Tue, Oct 13, 2026 7:30 pm AEDT Shine Dome